By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal

The James Whalen has arrived at her final resting spot on Wednesday at the Thunder Bay Transportation Museum. An effort from volunteers, tugboat and barge services, and cranes and lifts made it possible for pieces of the Whalen tug to make their final journey up the Kaministiquia River, along the […]

By Sonal Gupta,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer

On a summer morning beside a flowing stream on Christian Island in southern Georgian Bay, Ontario, high school students bend low to scoop water and peer into its depths. Equipped with scientific tools and curiosity, their tasks are prosaic: they test the water’s quality, search for aquatic insects and map […]

By Clint Fleury,
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com

THUNDER BAY – In its first meeting the city council’s growth standing committee gave Science North its blessing to move forward with acquiring waterfront property for an $80 million new facility. Coun. Trevor Giertuga (chair), Rajni Agarwal, Kasey Etreni, and Dominic Pasqualino were in attendance. Mayor Ken Boshcoff was absent. […]

By Abdul Matin Sarfraz
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada’s National Observer

A bird with no name hovers daily over mountains of waste at a Toronto landfill — as flocks of gulls flee in every direction. Toronto sends hundreds of thousands of tonnes of garbage to the Green Lane landfill every year, where the waste attracts hundreds of gulls that can spread […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

The Fort Frances Lakers kicked off the 2025-26 Superior International Junior Hockey League season with two wins over the weekend. Head Coach and GM Luke Judson said he was pleased with the weekend following game two, a 2-1 shootout victory over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. “It’s a great start,” […]

By Laura Balanko-Dickson
Staff Writer
lbalankodickson@fortfrances.com

To improve student success over the summer break, the Rainy River District School Board (RRDSB) had a selection of summer programming available for students. From a Credit Recovery program, or a co-op placement, to further helping students earn high school credits before high school, and more, the RRDSB helped students […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Last Friday saw the Fort Frances High School Muskies win the 76th Homecoming football game with a 61-21 victory over the Beaver Brae Broncos out of Kenora. The Homecoming win on Friday, September 19, 2025, marks three straight at home victories to start the Muskie football season. The black and […]

By James Matthews
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
jmatthews@fortfrances.com

Rainy River District residents can avail of a single repository on information when searching out community services. The District of Rainy River Services Board (DRRSB) recently launched an online directory of community services. Christie Cousineau, the board’s housing and homelessness prevention programs supervisor, said the directory lists ways to contact […]