Expect cloudy skies and occasional flurries tonight, with an overnight low of minus-14 C (seven F). Tomorrow will see some snow in the morning, with a high of minus-10 (14) and low around minus-17 (one). Cloudy skies also are forecast for Thursday, along with a high of minus-nine (16) and […]
District News
From the OPP In the early-morning hours of yesterday, several police units executed a search warrant at a Fort Frances residence. A quantity of crystal meth (methamphetamine), along with cash, ammunition, and a firearm, were seized. Two males aged 39 and 29, along with four females aged 37, 29, 27, […]
Press Release Back on Oct. 8, four Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service team members responded to a motor-vehicle crash in the vicinity of Turtle River Road on Highway 11. One occupant was trapped in a vehicle, which was on its roof. Dave Crichton, Doug Wright, Gavin Payne, and Real […]
Nicholas Donaldson A new video has been released highlighting the impact of technology in the classrooms of the Northwest Catholic District School Board. The video, entitled “The Impact of Learning Technologies,” was a collaboration with the Kenora Catholic District School Board and is the culmination of an eight-month study on […]
Staff Council will make $500 donation to the Fort Frances Choraliers to help with the cost of renting the Townshend Theatre for their Christmas cantata this Sunday (Dec. 3). Prior to last year, the Choraliers had performed at the New Beginnings Fellowship here, but an increase in the number of […]
Nicholas Donaldson A university research project has made its way to Rainy River District, but it only will be passing through. “Metal Earth,” a $104-million research project by Laurentian University in Sudbury, has been in the area this week performing its seismological study using some impressive equipment easily noticeable as […]
Press Release The fourth-annual report released by the Northern Policy Institute earlier this fall puts the spotlight on the importance of partnerships and collaboration, as NPI builds on its work to inspire new ideas and identify opportunities that will lead to stronger, more sustainable communities across Ontario’s northern regions. “Our […]
Press Release Fish and wildlife in Northern Ontario is facing a crisis created by years of mismanagement and hidden agendas of politicians who have little or no clue how to manage this northern resource. Too often, politicians have used this ministry to win over voters in the large urban centres […]
Look for occasional flurries tonight, with an overnight low of minus-11 C (12 F). Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, with a high of minus-four (25) and low around minus-seven (19). Cloudy skies also are forecast for Sunday, along with a high of minus-three (27) and low dipping to minus-nine (16). […]
Expect partly cloudy skies tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (27 F). Tomorrow will see evening flurries, with a high of four (40) and low around minus-10 (13). Clearing skies are forecast for Saturday, along with a high of minus-four (24) and low dipping to minus-eight (17). Then […]
Nicholas Donaldson Local farmers received a talk on agriculture plastics disposal and regulations during the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s “Ag Day” on Saturday at the Emo Legion. Cathy Debney, a senior environmental officer with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, gave the presentation on a very important […]
From the MNRF Daniel Ballard, of Glenville, Ill., and John Farrald, of Del Rey Oaks, Calif., jointly were charged and each fined $3,000 for possessing more walleye than allowed. They also were suspended from fishing in the province for two years. Court heard that on Aug. 15, officers contacted the […]
