From the MNRF One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday afternoon. Kenora Fire #38, located near Pistol Lake, was declared “out” at 0.1 hectares. Sioux Lookout Fire #31, meanwhile, has been declared “out” at 2.0 ha in size. There currently are 13 active fires in the region, […]
District News
Staff Whether or not the rule curves for Rainy and Namakan lakes will be changed or retained will be the focus of a series of public meetings this week. There will be six meetings, two in each country, this evening through Thursday, with all of them starting at 7 p.m. […]
Staff International Falls resident Dr. Kimmie Ondo hit all the right notes Friday night to earn the grand prize during the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. “I’m still shocked—it feels amazing,” Dr. Ondo enthused after being awarded the top […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region as of yesterday afternoon but three were confirmed Saturday. Two of those blazes were located in Sioux Lookout District, with the other one in Nipigon District. All three have been declared “out.” There currently are 14 active fires in the […]
From the MNRF As many as 10 new fires were confirmed across the region yesterday, with more reports being investigated as of late afternoon. Fort Frances Fire #10, located about 25 km east of Fort Frances, was a lightning-caused blaze. It is now “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. Meanwhile, […]
From the MNRF One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Thunder Bay Fire #26, located about 10 km west of Pays Plat, was a human-caused blaze involving smouldering railway ties. The fire is now “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. One new fire also was […]
Staff Power has been restored to Hydro One customers in the district who were without power for about four hours during the early-morning hours. Some 1,705 customers in Fort Frances, Alberton, Miscampbell, La Vallee, Dance, Lake Despair, Emo, Chapple, Aylsworth, and Rainy Lake 17A FN were affected by the outage. […]
Press release
The local Stewardship Youth Rangers had a blast in Week 2 getting familiar with our new responsibilities for the summer and engaging in a wide variety of training initiatives! The week included a day spent canoeing in Quetico Provincial Park, where we completed a Level 2 trip through the Ontario […]
Joey Payeur Next month, it will be the Olympic Summer Games in Rio. Then come September, the World Cup of Hockey will serve as the battleground. But the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is getting the jump on kick-starting a good old-fashioned cross-border sporting rivalry between the Great White North […]
Heather Latter Despite only securing a few “felons,” the Fort Frances Voyageurs Lions Club’s annual “Jail or Bail” still is going ahead. Set for this Saturday from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, the event date was changed this year to be held […]
Cameron Penney If you’ve noticed a recent surge of people gathering around town while staring mindlessly at their cellphones—fear not. They’re simply playing a popular new mobile game called “Pokémon Go.” “‘Pokémon Go’ is a mobile game where you walk around the real world catching and training creatures called ‘Pokémon,’” […]
Heather Latter Emo’s “Local Market” has been running each Friday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. next to Rainy River Meats on Front Street since June—and organizers would like to see more vendors participate. “We’ve really only had a couple of people come out so far,” noted Krista Anderson of the Northwestern […]
