From the OPP On Jan. 1 around 12:10 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers were on patrol within the Town of Fort Frances when they observed a Highway Traffic Act infraction on the 500 block of King’s Highway. Officers then conducted a traffic stop. The driver, a 22-year-old woman from […]
District News
Staff A fire at Kenora Forest Products overnight Saturday resulted in the loss of a building and two kilns used to dry lumber. But sawmill operations were expected to continue at the site this week. Kenora MP Bob Nault issued the following statement Sunday regarding the fire. “Although I was […]
From the OPP On Sunday around 1 p.m., police and emergency services responded to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Pearl Road 5. Preliminary investigation found an eastbound pickup truck crossed into the oncoming lane and collided with a westbound tractor-trailer. A secondary collision subsequently occurred between the pickup […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-27 C (16 below zero F). Tomorrow will see occasional light snow, with a possible accumulation of one-two cm (up to an inch). Look for a high of minus-16 (three) and low around minus-24 (11 below). Cloudy skies are forecast […]
Staff A local man has turned himself in following a hit-and-run collision over the weekend. On Sunday around 5 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a motor-vehicle collision on the 200 block of Sixth Street West in Fort Frances. The driver of a motor vehicle struck a taxi […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-20 C (four below zero F). Tomorrow will bring occasional snow and flurries, with a high of minus-nine (15) and low again around minus-20 (four below). Mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Saturday, along with a high of minus-13 (nine) […]
Expect occasional snow and flurries tonight, with an overnight low of minus-18 C (zero F). Tomorrow will be sunny but cold, with a high of minus-12 (10) and low around minus-19 (one below). One-two cm (up to an inch) of snow is forecast for Friday afternoon, along with a high […]
From the OPP On Sunday around 5 a.m., the Rainy River District OPP responded to a motor-vehicle collision on the 200 block of Sixth Street West in Fort Frances. Officers are looking for assistance in locating the driver of the vehicle that struck a taxi cab and fled the scene. […]
Falls JournalFrom the Rainy Lake Oil Co. remains open today after a huge fire at its site on County Road 332 last night. Janelle Heem, who works in the office, told The Journal this morning that the company still can supply home heating needs immediately. “With the holidays, we don’t […]
From the OPP Members of the Kenora OPP are investigating a motor-vehicle collision involving a police cruiser. On Tuesday shortly after 6 p.m., a member of the Kenora OPP was conducting an investigation on an abandoned motor vehicle on the side of Highway 17 near the Manitoba border. While stopped […]
Press Release Ontario is transferring the operating and research programming of the Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station to Lakehead University to help foster innovation and strengthen Ontario’s competitive edge by expanding agri-food research in Northern Ontario. Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Bill Mauro made the announcement Friday at the Thunder Bay Agricultural […]
Nicholas Donaldson Funding for the consolidation of Atikokan High School and the North Star Community School into one K-12 school is starting to come together. During its regular monthly meeting held last Tuesday (Dec. 5), the Rainy River District School Board approved three resolutions from the Finance Committee to have […]
