Press Release The local Alzheimer Society’s “Music Project” is all about bringing joy into the lives of people living with Alzheimer disease or other forms of dementia. The approach is simple. The project reconnects people with the “sound track of their life” using iPods. The program is available at no cost to […]
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Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The first barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms will be R&B singer Mark Reeves on Monday, June 11 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mark won a scholarship to Boston’s Berklee College of Music at 19, paid his dues in the blues clubs, made a record […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The rural areas of the district are feeling sadness over the recent “passings of county folks.” Norbert Bragg, a well-known person throughout the entire Rainy River District, passed away Sunday after a short battle with cancer. Driving bus for years, Norbert was a very active and social […]
Looking for a chance of thunderstorms late tonight, with an overnight low of 10 C (50 F) and south-southeast winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow will see spotty morning thunderstorms giving way to sunshine, with a high of 23 (74) and low around seven (44). Look for west winds […]
From the MNRF The Northwest Region logged a single fire incident by yesterday afternoon. Fort Frances Fire #11 resulted from a downed tree on a power line near Highway 71 north of Little Pine Lake. The 0.1-hectare blaze since has been declared “out.” Just two active fires remain in the […]
From the OPP On June 3 at 9:10 a.m., the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 at Couchiching. Both motor vehicles sustained substantial damage and were towed from the scene. A Fort Frances man was transported to hospital with minor injuries. During […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of six C (42 F) and east-northeast winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see increasing cloudiness, with a high of 22 (72) and low around 10 (50). Look for southeast winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Possible morning thunderstorms […]
From the OPP On Friday around 11:45 a.m., members of the Kenora OPP responded to Beaver Brae Secondary School to a report of a weapon on school property. The OPP immediately advised nearby schools as a precaution and searched the area. As a result, a 15-year-old male was arrested but […]
From the MNRF No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by late yesterday. As well, the number of active fires in the region has been reduced to two. Red Lake Fire #30, a 3,739-hectare blaze that crossed the Manitoba boundary into Ontario on May 22, was listed as […]
From the OPP On May 29 around 1:45 a.m., members of the Fort Frances OPP received information about two unwanted parties at a residence in Fort Frances. Officers subsequently attended the residence and located two individuals. Both parties were removed from the residence. One female was found to be wanted […]
Staff Charges have been laid in connection to a fatal crash that occurred two years ago in Chapple Township. A 28-year-old Fort Frances woman was charged with causing death by criminal negligence, dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, and impaired operation of a vehicle causing death. She also was […]
From the OPP The Atikokan OPP has responded to two moose collisions over the past weekend on Highway 11 east of Atikokan. The collisions, which saw one of the vehicle occupants suffer minor injuries, took place during the dark evening hours. The Rainy River District OPP detachment would like to […]
