On January 23, Confederation College announced a partnership with Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong, to offer free, in-person Office Administration training to Treaty 3 members. The first full intake with 15 students will commence on January 23 in Fort Frances. Courses will be mainly delivered at the Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong offices, with the rest […]
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Giant balloons and flying vegetables The Kif-Kif Sisters brought loads of laughs with their comedy and audience interactions at the first Kids and Company performance since before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Chopping cucumbers with a fan, making French fries with a tennis racket and dancing inside giant balloons were highlights […]
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Hometown winners The Rainy Lake attack (left) topped the Emo Express Mixed team (Bottom left) for first place in the FFMHA U11A home tournament last weekend. The Gillons Sharks (Bottom right) beat the FFGWHA Leafs for third place. MVPs in the finals were Tarryn Libiak from Emo Express at defence, […]
Record: 6-1 Q: How has the season gone so far? A: Our season is going really well so far. We are undefeated in our NorWOSSA League with a 6 – 1 record. We also did well in our Tournament in Thunder Bay, winning the consolation final. The Sr. Boys play […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@gmail.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@gmail.com
Two women’s teams at the Northern Ontario Curling provincials will represent curling clubs in the Rainy River District. Team Jacki McCormic will curl out of the Stratton Curling Club and Team Hailey Beaudry will represent the Fort Frances curling club. Both teams will face some challenges as neither of them […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Before sharing the results of last weekend’s squash tournament here is a brief history of the tournament as recounted by organizer Bob Tkachuk. The Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual home tournament dates back to 1988 according to Tkachuk. That year 20 players came together from Fort Frances and Kenora and […]
By Fakiha Baig
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
The mayors of three communities in northwestern Ontario say they need immediate support from the province to deal with rising policing costs. The mayors of Sioux Lookout, Kenora and Pickle Lake formed a coalition last year to address the issue they say is being driven by an increase in calls […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 198 occurrences between Monday January 9, 2023, and Sunday, January 15, 2023, including: Rainy River OPP laid 13 charges under the Criminal Code and 20 under the Highway Traffic Act.
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle Journal
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) made a deputation to city council seeking approval for a $500,000 city investment toward a veterinary program at Lakehead University. The group cites a critical shortage of veterinarians in their request. Being a subsidiary of the city, they […]
By Mia Rabson
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
HAMILTON – Canada’s premiers are waiting to see if the federal cabinet can make headway towards a new deal on health-care funding as the ministers meet for a retreat in Hamilton this week. On Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most of his cabinet trickled into the city west […]
By Sylvie Corbet
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PARIS (AP) – Paris is rushing to finish construction work in time for the 2024 Olympics with just 18 months to go. Delays are being experienced in part because of the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on the steel industry. A venue, which was due to be finished this […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Police in Toronto say two transit workers have been injured following a report that close to a dozen youths attacked them on a bus Monday afternoon. A post on the force’s Twitter account says police responded to Kennedy Road and Merrian Road in the city’s east end for a report […]
