The Town of Fort Frances is now accepting applications for portions of the $101,000 allotment the municipality has received for this year’s Moffat Family Fund grant. Managed by the Winnipeg Foundation, the Moffat Family Fund’s primary goal is to support and advance the economic, social, physical and intellectual well-being of […]
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By Times Staff
In a press release Thursday morning Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper announced it will no longer be producing newsprint after the first quarter of 2026. Citing a uniquely large decline in demand for newsprint over the past several years, Thunder Bay Pulp and Paper announced today that it will file […]
By Times Staff
OPP officers in the Kenora region have had a busy start to their year dealing with impaired drivers and an investigation that has seen three people charged in connection with drug trafficking. In a release from earlier today, the OPP revealed that a drug trafficking investigation was conducted in Kenora […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
KENORA — Dangerously cold conditions are persisting across the region. Environment Canada is maintaining orange-coded cold warnings from the Manitoba boundary east through Shabaqua and points north. The weather office says with the wind, conditions will feel like -40 C to -45 C. In the very far north near Hudson […]
By Sandi Krasowski
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Members of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) returned from the Rural Ontario Municipal Association Conference in Toronto this week where sessions reaffirmed provincial commitment to advancing priorities of the Northwest’s 37 municipalities. Rick Dumas, NOMA president, told The Chronicle-Journal that they met with provincial ministers, associate ministers, parliamentary assistants, […]
By Anna Smith
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Medicine Hat News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Medicine Hat News
Last year made the top 10 in insured weather damage, with costs exceeding $2.4 billion. According to Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc, 2025 is the 10th costliest year on record for weather-related insured losses. The most costly event was the late-March ice storm in Ontario and Quebec, at $490 million […]
By Thomas Kent
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Woolwich Observer
As farmers plan for the 2026 growing season, many are making deliberate decisions about which technologies to leave on the shelf. Despite a steady stream of agricultural innovation, from biological inputs and precision equipment to artificial intelligence, adoption across Canadian agriculture remains uneven. The reasons are not rooted in resistance […]
By Daniel Smeenk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Lake Report
It’s 7:30 a.m. on a Friday. Niagara-on-the-Lake was just hit with a huge snowstorm the day before, but on this day, the weather is calm, sitting at around -11 C with a light wind. The sun is rising over Niagara College’s teaching winery, where dozens of students are huddled among […]
By Matt Prokopchuk
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBnewswatch.com
IGNACE — It’s not up to federal officials whether to extend a month-long public comment period for the proposed deep geological repository near Ignace. That’s according to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. It, along with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, is responsible for the integrated impact assessment process that […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lneilson@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
lneilson@fortfrances.com
Newcomers from various fields and backgrounds are establishing themselves in Fort Frances as several new career-oriented individuals, including a law student, Economic Development Officer, and optometry student, have recently join its ranks. Silas Young Working to complete his legal studies at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont., Silas Young has […]
By Times Staff
Grand Council Treaty #3 is advising members who live in or are passing through the United States to take precautions when they cross the border or visit the U.S. after reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are targeting First Nations citizens. “Recent reports indicate that some First Nation […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Canadian rock, reggae, and blues outfit Big Sugar will open the 2026 portion of the Tour De Fort concert series at the Townshend Theatre next Wednesday night. Active off and on since 1988, the band is currently the re-release of their 1996 platinum selling album Hemi-Vision and will play through […]
