Cameron Penney A dream Joe Medicine had in 2012 finally has come to fruition. A monument created in recognition of survivors of residential schools was unveiled Saturday morning at Rainy River First Nations after several years of hard work and dedication. Inscribed on the front of the monument is a […]
District News
From the MNRF High winds in the Northwest Region have caused trees to topple over power lines and start grass fires. One new fire was confirmed by yesterday afternoon. Dryden Fire #17, located about one km north of Ignace, was a grass fire sparked by a tree over a power […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed by Saturday evening in Red Lake District near Pikangikum. Red Lake Fire #13 was listed as “not under control” at 0.7 hectares at last report. Red Lake Fire #14, burning on an island south- southwest of Pikangikum, was reported as “being observed.” […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday afternoon. Nipigon Fire #19, a human-caused blaze near Jackfish Lake, was listed as “being held” at 2.1 hectares in size. Meanwhile, Nipigon Fire #18, located near Neys Provincial Park, was “under control” at 0.2 ha. The fire […]
From the OPP The OPP was asked Tuesday to assist the Lac Seul Police Service in connection with the death of 56-year-old Lac Seul First Nation resident Donald Wesley. Under the direction of the coroner, a post-mortem examination was conducted at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora. The […]
Staff Three new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday. Dryden Fire #16, located near Blue Lake Provincial Park, was listed as “not under control” at last report. The 0.1-hectare blaze was human-caused. Sioux Lookout Fire #12, located near Angling Lake First Nation, also was “not under control” at […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances “Relay for Life” is gearing up for its annual event, which will take place June 25 from 11 a.m.- 11 p.m. at the Sorting Gap Marina, in conjunction with the fifth-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival. Both parties are thrilled with the partnership, with dragon […]
Heather Latter There is plenty of work going on at New Gold’s Rainy River Project north of Barwick—in all different areas of the development. “We’ve been working on the east access road, getting the ditches done and the accesses to some of the private lands finished up,” general manager Grant […]
Cameron Penney A dozen Grade 11 and 12 students in the Business Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program at Fort High recently returned from a trip to Toronto. Held May 29-June 1, the students aimed to take advantage of hands-on learning that could never be conveyed properly in the classroom. […]
Staff The wet weather kept fire activity relatively quiet over the weekend, with just one new blaze reported in the Northwest Region. Nipigon Fire #17, located about 80 km northeast of Thunder Bay, was a grass fire ignited Saturday by a tree over a power line. The Hurkett fire department […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP has located two missing youths. Trinity George, 13, and Nikki Lockman, 14, were located safe at an Alberton residence at 12:50 p.m. today. They last were seen yesterday near Point Park in Fort Frances. The OPP wish to thank the public for […]
From the OPP Over the past several weeks, members of the Rainy River District OPP were called to investigate suspicious grass fires. These incidents occurred in the Township of La Vallee and Emo. Anyone with any information relating to these incidents is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If […]
