Staff Two teachers from St. Francis School, along with a teacher and an educational assistant from St. Michael’s School, will receive the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s “Recognition of Excellence” at its regular meeting tomorrow morning. Artina Gurski and Karen Papineau, pastoral leaders for St. Francis, will be recognized for […]
District News
From the OPP A man was charged after the tractor-trailer unit driver he was driving became stuck on the railway crossing on Railway Street in Kenora. Police were notified of the truck being stuck on the crossing just before 8:30 a.m. yesterday. Traffic was backed up and had to be […]
From the OPP Around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, Greenstone OPP received a report of a male submerged in the water at High Hill Harbour off Highway 580 north of Beardmore. Police responded to the call, along with Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Beardmore Fire Department. At around […]
From the OPP The Schreiber OPP responded to a report of a bear entering a restaurant in Terrace Bay yesterday. Police attended and located a sow and two cubs inside. The bears had entered a rear door of the open and occupied restaurant, and were causing damage. Employees were able […]
Staff An 18-year-old Fort Frances man has been charged after a break-in at Anicinabe Park in Kenora. OPP reported a cash register was stolen from a building there just after midnight on Tuesday. Police located the culprit in the area shortly thereafter. He was arrested and charged with break and […]
Heather Latter Cindy Ottertail always has wanted to be a nurse. She applied for the program in the past, but didn’t have the necessary requirements. But after hearing about the Pre-Health Sciences program being offered at Seven Generations Education Institute here, Ottertail knew it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass […]
Staff Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region over the Labour Day long weekend. Sioux Lookout Fire #35, a human-caused blaze reported Sunday, is now “out” at 0.3 hectares in size. Red Lake Fire #23, meanwhile, was reported Friday in the community of Deer Lake, about 175 km […]
From the MNRF One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region by the late afternoon yesterday. Fort Frances Fire #20, located about 55 km north-northeast of Fort Frances, was listed as “not under control” at 0.2 hectares in size. The forest fire hazard forecast is “moderate” to “high” in […]
Staff The 14th-annual “Ride for Memories” and poker derby was a success yet again Saturday, raising more than $36,000 for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts. A total of 152 riders participated in this year’s ride, with many hailing from Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora. Some came from Sioux […]
Duane Hicks The essence of art therapy lies in helping participants imagine new possibilities for change and implement different ways of engaging their world. Now Community Living Fort Frances and District (CLFFD) is bringing that perspective not only to its service users, but the community at large, after having hired […]
From the MNRF Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Services resources are in transition. Fire crew levels have been reduced by about 35 percent across the province as seasonal staff contracts are ending and many personnel are returning to school. There are adequate resource levels of personnel, aircraft, and equipment to […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking assistance from the public. On Monday, Aug. 22 around 8:30 p.m., OPP officers were advised of an assault on the 600 block of Victoria Avenue in Fort Frances. Anyone with information on this incident, or who may have witnessed the […]
