Lucas Punkari Amy Norris, left, Brookelyn Marchuk, and Isabella Avis (background) skated around the centre ice face-off circle at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday evening as they participated in CanSkate lessons with the Border Skating Club.
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the OPP Thunder Bay OPP received notice yesterday afternoon of an overturned kayak on Black Bay of Lake Superior. Earlier in the day, a group of people went out kayaking and a woman became separated from the others. A short time later, the group noticed she was missing and at […]
Staff Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty has thrown his support behind Outremont MP Thomas Mulcair for the NDP leadership. Mulcair announced yesterday morning that he would be seeking the job left vacant following Jack Layton’s death from cancer in August. Rafferty was among four Ontario MPs who showed their […]
Duane Hicks After considering the notion of moving the 54th-annual “Parade of Lights” to the riverfront, organizers have decided to keep the route nearly the same as previous years. Brenda Kellar, of Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd., said the parade, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, will start at […]
Press Release Newly elected Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell has wasted no time getting down to business. After spending the early part of the week getting her constituency offices in Dryden, Fort Frances, and Kenora up and running, Campbell attended her first caucus meeting yesterday in Toronto. “It was a […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers saw their four-game winning streak come to an end last night in Sioux Lookout, falling 5-4 in a shootout to the host Flyers. Trailing 3-0 early in the second period, the Lakers peppered the Flyers’ net with 43 shots during the final two frames […]
Staff In addition to giving out candy to costumed kiddies this Hallowe’en, local residents also will be visited by Fort Frances High School students looking for non-perishable food items to give to a good cause on Oct. 31. The youth group—FFHS Saving Faces—participated in an event last year called “Hallowe’en […]
Staff George Bell, manager of Community Services for the Town of Fort Frances, will be retiring as of June 30, 2012. In a press release issued yesterday afternoon, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig noted the town has accepted Bell’s notice of retirement with great appreciation for his 18 years of […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Breast Health Network is pleased to announce the upcoming “Luncheon of Hope” will take place Saturday, Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets cost $25 each, and are on sale now at Pharmasave, Shoppers Drug Mart, Emo Health Centre, Rainy River […]
Staff Six new fires were reported in the West Fire Region between Sunday and yesterday evening, the Ministry of Natural Resources said in a release. As of this morning, there were 34 active fires in the region, with 24 of these listed as “being monitored.” Nine of the fires are […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP recently investigated incidents involving property damage. These cases remain open, and officers are asking the public to notify police if anyone has information regarding them. On Aug. 30, culprit(s) broke into a garage on the 1000 block of Second Street East in Fort Frances […]
the OPP Around 4:15 p.m. yesterday, Thunder Bay OPP officers were called to the Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park and interacted with a male subject. During the interaction, the male fell into the Kakabeka Falls canyon and died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained. The OPP notified the Special […]
