During “Operation Corridor” last Thursday and Friday, members of the Rainy River District detachment stopped 96 Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV). As a result of these contacts, seven charges related to equipment were laid, including four that required the CMVs to go out of service. Operators of commercial motor vehicles are […]
District News
From the OPP
Shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday, members of the Rainy River District detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a male who was in distress and receiving CPR. Officers attended the scene on Saganaga Lake near the Cache Bay Ranger Station. First responders from the Grand Marais […]
Staff
The forest fire hazard in the North West Fire Region ranges from moderate to high throughout most of the Northwest Region, with some areas north of Red Lake showing an extreme hazard. But unsettled weather conditions in the Fort Frances District, and the south end of the Kenora and Dryden […]
Staff
After a nearly 15-year hiatus, the “Rubber Ducky Race” returned to Rainy River this past weekend. Around noon on Saturday, close to 750 ducks were dumped into the river near the Sorting Gap Marina and floated along a 100-yard stretch, ending at a crescent shaped barrier that guided the rubber […]
From the OPP
The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has partnered with McDonald’s Restaurant to bring positive ticketing to the Fort Frances area this summer. In addition to its outstanding public awareness, education and community engagement benefits, the personal impact achieved one youth at a time, by an OPP […]
Press Release
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment Senate has announced plans for the construction of a memorial to the First World War’s “52nd (New Ontario) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force” to be built in Current River Park off North Cumberland Street in Thunder Bay. Once the funds have been raised, construction will begin […]
From the MNRF
The forest fire hazard ranges from moderate to high throughout the Northwest Region, with some areas near Red Lake showing an extreme hazard. No new fires were discovered yesterday. At the time of this update, there were 12 active fires in the region: two of which were not under control, […]
From the OPP
The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to take the time to remind members of the public about bicycle safety. With school coming to an end and warmer weather; the streets often see more bicycle and pedestrian traffic. It is important that all motorists […]
From the OPP
Shortly after 9 a.m. on Tuesday, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) discovered a residential fire on the 400 block of First Street East in the Town of Fort Frances. At approximately 1 p.m., the fire department was released from the scene and […]
Ken Kellar
The Government of Canada is providing a top-up to local municipalities through the gas tax fund. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak made the announcement in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre here in Fort Frances on Friday. The federal government will be giving $1.1-million to municipalities in Rainy […]
Press Release
Create change for people affected by dementia by participating in our IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s on Saturday, June 15 at the Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances. Registration opens at 8 a.m., with the walk getting underway by 10:30 a.m. and after warm up and speeches. T-Shirts, IG […]
Sam Odrowski
Close to $100,000 in funding will be allocated to multiple not-for-profit groups throughout Fort Frances on June 24. At town’s council meeting on Monday, Coun. Mike Behan said the $93,000 that’s been allocated for local organizations this year is about a 50 percent increase in allotment over last year. “I […]
