Sarah Pruys Shelby King, 12, left, Asyia Shields, 13, Austin Strom, 13, Luke Holland, 14, and Evan Loyie, 12, jumped into the upper Rainy River yesterday afternoon on the count of three. The friends cooled off by swimming at the dock across from Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle—a popular place […]
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Staff With “Quest for the Best” rapidly approaching, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Annely Armstrong has revealed the 20 acts that will be vying for the grand prize. Quest, which is providing entertainment for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship Friday night under the big tent down at the […]
Lucas Punkari Gavin Paull (#16) and Jamie Davis battled for the lead Saturday evening at the Emo Speedway in the WISSOTA Modified feature. When the dust settled, it was Davis who took the checkered flag in his first trip back to the track since last year’s Emo Fair. The other […]
Sarah Pruys Chelsey Skirten, left, and Julia Quast, 16, were busy scrubbing a truck clean Saturday morning at Lakewood Tire as an “Italy Trip” fundraiser for the Travel Club at Fort High. More than a dozen club members came out to help wash the lineup of vehicles and hold a […]
the OPP The OPP’s Underwater Search and Rescue Unit recovered the body of a male from the Winnipeg River shortly before 11 a.m. yesterday. The male had jumped into the water from the Darlington Bay bridge on Saturday at 9:10 a.m. and failed to surface. The victim was identified as […]
Christopher Lee Jack, 38, a resident of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, passed away tragically on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at his brother’s home. Chris’ favourite pastime was spending time reading, researching, and studying the constellation systems. Many a night he would look at the constellations, and he also would […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday while there was only one new blaze Saturday. Nipigon Fire #53 is a 116-hectare, lightning-caused blaze about 60 km southeast of Webequie. No values are threatened, however, and it is listed as “being observed.” Meanwhile, there are 31 active […]
the OPP Around 7 p.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP officers, the Emo Fire Department, and Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services responded to the report of a missing 27-year-old male. Emergency personnel were called to assist after two males tried to swim out into the Rainy River and return […]
Heather Latter Participants of a musical “Gleek Week” camp struck a pose on the Townshend Theatre stage during their routine to the Carly Rae Jepsen song, “Call Me Maybe,” as part of their final production Friday evening. Directed by Renée Martin-Brown and choreographed by Trevor Barker, a total of 47 […]
Sarah Pruys Museum curator Sherry George, centre, poured Tropical Current tea for Lucille Botsford, left, and Eva Thornton, right, yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. The popular “Tea and Scones” event at the museum serves up homemade scones, and tea from the local business, Smashing Tea, on fine china […]
Sarah Pruys A sure sign of summer, Gerber’s “Mini-Mart” is up and running in the Canadian Tire parking lot with a variety of fresh fruits and veggies available, along with fresh bread and jam. Sarah Milling, left, Michaela Nydegger, Aara Kabatay, and Simone Gerber were kept busy restocking their supply […]
the OPP On Wednesday, officers of the Ignace Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 10 kilometers west of Ignace. The deceased driver of the pick up truck has been identified as Cordell Majcher, 53, Winnipeg, Manitoba. A post mortem […]
