There were three new forest fires confirmed yesterday evening in the region. Fort Frances fire #12 is not under control at 0.1 hectares in size and is located near Price Lake, approximately 44 kilometres west of Atikokan. Kenora fire #45 is not under control at 0.5 ha. and is located […]
District News
Staff
There were four new forest fires confirmed yesterday in the region. Fort Frances fire #11 was located near Calm Lake, but has been declared out at 0.1 hectares in size. Sioux Lookout fire #29 is being observed at 0.7 ha. and is located near Petownikip Lake, approximately 57 kilometres west […]
From the OPP
The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a missing person complaint in Quetico Provincial Park. On Friday, officers responded to the complaint of a missing youth on Basswood Lake, a boundary water within Quetico Provincial Park. The youth intentionally wandered away from his group […]
From the OPP
Over the Canada Day long weekend of June 28 to July 1, members of the Ontario Provincial Police in the Rainy River District area investigated multiple incidents which resulted in impaired driving charges. On Monday evening, members of the Rainy River District OPP Atikokan Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired […]
Sam Odrowski
While celebrating Canada’s birthday was the focus for many families this past weekend, some also took time to learn about fire safety and prevention at the Chapple Fire and Emergency Service Open House on Saturday. “It was a great success overall and we had a good time,” noted Chapple, Emo, […]
Press Release
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that this year’s Annual Canada Day Cash Lottery raised a net profit of approximately $25,000! These profits will go towards the purchase of a mammography monitor which will allow residents of the Rainy River District to continue to receive breast health […]
Press Release
The 2018 Lieutenant 2018 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration Governor’s Medal of Distinction in Public Administration, Ontario’s highest honour for public service, has been awarded to Dryden native and now-Thunder Bay resident David Cleaveley. David retired from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) fire program […]
Sam Odrowski
A threatened species of horse is being bred by a local woman in the west end of the district. Jenna Jarvis, who studied breeding production at Olds College in Alberta, birthed her first independently-owned pair of foals, Treasure and Queenie, over the past few weeks and both are in good […]
Staff
Former member of parliament and life-long New Democrat John Rafferty passed away over the Canada Day long weekend. His wife, Pam Cain, confirmed his death on Facebook on Sunday evening. Rafferty, 65, died of cancer. He would have been 66 tomorrow. Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath released the following statement […]
From the MNRF
There were three new forest fires confirmed in the region by yesterday afternoon. Red Lake fire #42 has been declared out at 0.1 hectares in size. It was located in Pikangikum First Nation. Red Lake fire #43 is not under control at three ha. and is located near Trough Lake, […]
Press Release
July 1 is soon approaching, and the Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service would like to remind the public that the use of fireworks in the Town of Fort Frances is prohibited. The up and coming July 1st fireworks display at the Point Park is operated by Canfire Pyrotechnic Ltd. […]
Press Release
The Dryden & District Museum’s summer exhibit, “Inside Out: Objects en Masse,” will feature artifacts from the permanent collection not normally exhibited. This exhibit will be on display from Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, Sept. 13. This exhibit will include different display areas such as: “What’s in Your Smartphone,” showcasing […]
