On Sunday at 5:40 p.m., Rainy River District OPP officers and the Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the scene of a motor-vehicle collision on Development Road in Chapple Township, near Bolen Road. The collision occurred when the driver entered the ditch, striking a hydro pole. The […]
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Heather Latter For the very first time, local performers from the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts have qualified for the provincial competition in Manitoba later this month. As previously reported, the Festival this year joined with the Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals (AMAF), which offers a number of […]
Heather Latter The top performers from this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts took to the stage last Tuesday evening at the Townshend Theatre to showcase their talents during the annual “highlights” concert. The most prestigious awards—the coveted Rose Bowls—were presented to Katelyn Bruyere (intrumental), Mira Donaldson […]
Heather Latter The 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadets held their 13th-annual ceremonial review last Wednesday night at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium, handing out a number of awards while recognizing the squadron’s achievements of the past year. “What a fantastic demonstration of drill and dress this evening,” enthused Lt.-Col. Rebecca […]
Heather Latter Joelle Barron always has been interested in birth and pregnancy, and recently was trained as a doula to be able to offer support services during births here. “I almost went to school for midwifery but then I decided to go for writing instead,” noted Barron, who received her […]
Press Release After resuming rough lumber production in early February, Kenora Forest Products (KFP) continues to expand finishing operations with the start of the first shift in its new planer mill today. “There are now almost 70 Unifor members working at the mill,” noted Unifor national representative Stephen Boon. “And […]
Staff The forest fire hazard in the Northwest Region currently is “moderate,” but it is expected to rise throughout the week. One new fire was reported in the region by yesterday evening. Red Lake Fire #7—a human-caused blaze—is now “out” at 0.1 hectares in size. Meanwhile, there were two active […]
Staff Local high school teachers have set this Thursday (May 19) as the date for their next one-day strike. It will be the fourth in as many weeks since teachers escalated strike action in their contract dispute with the Rainy River District School Board. As such, the board has cancelled […]
Staff Just one new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday. Thunder Bay Fire #16 was listed as “not under control” at 0.3 hectares in size. Two new fires were confirmed Saturday—both in Kenora District—but these have since been declared “out.” There’s currently four active fires in the region, […]
From the OPP At 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Ear Falls OPP responded to a single motor-vehicle collision involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Upon speaking to the driver, officers suspected alcohol was a factor and administered a roadside screening device. Upon failing the device, the driver was arrested and taken […]
From the MNRF No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, Kenora Fire #8, located in the Ingolf area about 55 km west of Kenora, was not expected to spread due to current weather conditions. It was at 5,800 hectares in size as of Wednesday […]
Staff Margaret Froh of Barrie is the new president of the Métis Nation of Ontario. Ballots from the May 2 election were tallied Tuesday and yesterday, with the official results announced last night. Froh garnered 1,834 votes to beat Hank Rowlinson of Sudbury (1,469). Gary Lipinski of Fort Frances did […]
