Press Release The board of health overseeing the Northwestern Health Unit will have some new faces around the table in 2019. Eight of the 11 seats on the board are filled by representatives from municipalities within the region and on the heels of the recent municipal election, the board will […]
District News
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-26 C (15 below zero F) and north-northwest winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will be sunny but bitterly cold, with a high of just minus-18 (zero) and low plunging to minus-25 (13 below). Look for west-southwest winds […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Dec. 16-22 were Yvonne Treffers (Atikokan), Mike and Bev McCoy (Devlin), Brenda Boettele (Fort Frances), Tom Johnson Sr. (Mine Centre), Barry Marcotte (Fort Frances), Teresa Haney (Atikokan), and Donna Calvelli (Atikokan). […]
Sam Odrowski The Competition Bureau has announced it will examine gasoline prices in Northwestern Ontario. Energy minister and local MPP Greg Rickford wrote to the Competition Bureau on Nov. 30 requesting an investigation after seeing gasoline prices remain stagnate in the region even after the Ford government cancelled the cap-and […]
Another five-10 cm of snow is expected tonight, with an overnight low of minus-16 C (three) and north winds gusting up to 37 km/h. Tomorrow will see gradual clearing, with a high of just minus-14 (seven) and low around minus-23 (nine below). Look for north-northwest winds gusting up to 32 […]
Sam Odrowski Bill 67 was passed Thursday at Queen’s Park to prevent a strike or lockout at Ontario Power Generation in what the government calls an effort to avoid putting the province’s power supply at risk. The bill is intended to prevent large-scale power outages across Ontario. “The people of […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-14 C (seven F) and north winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with a high of minus-eight (17) and low around minus-12 (10). Look for east-northeast winds gusting up to 13 km/h. Cloudy skies are […]
From the OPP On Feb. 16, 2017, members of the Dryden Police Service attended a residence in response to a child in medical distress. A three-year-old boy was transported to the hospital and pronounced dead. The OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit commenced an investigation following a request for assistance […]
From the OPP On Dec. 18 around 11:40 a.m., Dryden OPP officers conducted a stop for Highway Traffic Act offences on Highway 17 in Machin Township, west of Dryden. As a result of the stop, police seized a large quantity of drugs with an estimated street value of $ 36,200. […]
Sam Odrowski The provincial government introduced legislation on Monday to prevent a strike or lockout at the Ontario Power Generation, which Energy minister and local MPP Greg Rickford has deemed necessary to avoid power outages by this weekend. If the bill passes, the Ontario Power Workers’ Union and Ontario Power […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Emo Legion Br. #99 will host its annual $1,000 dance this Saturday (Dec. 22). Local band Nite Hawk will perform. Tickets are available at the Legion daily from 3-6 p.m. or Tompkins Hardware in Emo (age of majority is required). This is always a fun-filled evening and […]
Sam Odrowski A 200-page report released last week by the Ontario Independent Police Review Director found strong evidence of systemic racism in the Thunder Bay Police Service. “Our community has been waiting for this [report] for two years,” said Rainy River First Nations Chief Robin McGinnis. The OIPRD investigation was […]
