Singer-songwriter scheduled to play Hallett Brewing on August 20, 2025 After six [mostly] quiet years, Jack Pine is back on the road. The Ottawa/Gatineau alt-folk singer-songwriter — known for his fiery mandolin work, heartfelt lyrics, and live-wire performances — is hitting the highway solo this summer for a long-awaited tour […]
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By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
KENORA — A new dedicated initiative based in Kenora will aim to protect vulnerable young people from being sexually trafficked and help those who have been victimized. Alicia Rogerson, the executive director of Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services, told Newswatch in an interview that the new Kenora Children at Risk of Exploitation (or CARE) […]
By Clint Fleury
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Coming from Port Coquitlam, B.C., the same hometown as Terry Fox, Tyler J. Ashton said he expected to “feel something” when he reached Thunder Bay on his first cross-country bicycle tour, “ I don’t think it’s till this second time through that it is finally hitting me.” […]
–Allan Bradbury photos
There was plenty to see along the route of this year’s Soil and Crop tour that ran Thursday, July 31, 2025. The tour started with the Gerber’s egg operation near Fort Frances with stops at Cornell Farms, a Canada Food Grain Bank project, and Purity Seeds in the middle and […]
From the Dawson 4-H Beef Club
On July 21, 2025, Dawson Beef Club’s second meeting was held at the Jenson residence. The meeting began with a pledge, followed by the reading of the minutes, a roll call discussing favourite cuts of meat, slip-knot practice, and a relay game. The meeting focused on the cow frame and […]
By Steven Sukkau
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
In Roland, Manitoba, there is a man quietly working without a spotlight or fancy title, doing a job few people might notice. But he’s doing the sacred work of tending to the grief of his community. His name is Matt Offspring, and he cuts grass for the dead. It began […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
WEBEQUIE — The chief of Webequie First Nation says a recent royalty payment from one of its business partners will be budgeted to improve the bottom line of the community’s various departments, like education and economic development. Officials and staff with North Star Air were in Webequie, a remote First […]
By Randy Barba
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bullet Point News Stouffville
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bullet Point News Stouffville
Entering the York Regional Forest’s Porritt Tract, one doesn’t need to walk far before finding an invasive species. Just steps from the Kennedy Road entrance, a growing patch of dog strangling vine is going to seed, pushing ever deeper into the forest. Dog strangling vine (DSV), the common name for […]
By Steven Sukkau
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
At night, Justin Oertel cleans classrooms at a Brandon school. By day, he informs nearly 150,000 Manitobans whether it’s safe to mow the lawn, drive to Dauphin, or brace for a wall of wind. He’s not a meteorologist by degree. He doesn’t work in an office stacked with Dopplers and […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
When Barb Rickards, a Regional Food Distribution Association (RFDA) volunteer, watched empty beer cans being tossed in the rubbish at the Fort William Gardens in 2019, she began a fundraising journey that would take six years to reach her goal. This month, Rickards has successfully raised $10,000 from collecting empty […]
– Allan Bradbury photos
In recognition of the World Day Against Trafficking Persons on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, the Fort Frances and Area Human Trafficking Coalition saw out a busy day full of family fun and municipal collaboration. The day began with a flag raising at the Fort Frances Civic Centre, where mayor Andrew […]
By Sydney Romyn
United Beef Club press reporter
United Beef Club press reporter
The United Beef Club funday meeting was held on Saturday, July 26, at the Leblanc residence. The meeting was scheduled to begin at 9 but due to a rain delay, it got pushed back an hour. At 10 a.m. the meeting was called to order by president Kennah Leblanc, followed […]
