From the OPP On Tuesday around 7 a.m., members of the Kenora OPP received a complaint of several stolen vehicles from a business on Highway 658. Police learned three all-terrain vehicles and two utility terrain vehicles were taken and entry was gained into the business. Then around 8 a.m., police […]
District News
From the CMHA (F.F. branch) Mental health is key to our well-being. We can’t be truly healthy without it. It involves how we feel, think, act, and interact with the world around us. Mental health is about realizing our potential, coping with the normal stresses of life, and making a […]
Cameron Penney Austin Arpin squished his hands into a concrete mold with the help of his mom, Sarah, yesterday evening at Belluz Concrete and Rentals. Creating the concrete handprints was part of a Mother’s Day fundraiser for the Fort Frances Community Chest.
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in speaking with anyone who may have had dealings with a young male cyclist/pedestrian on Highway 11, about two km east of Emo, yesterday around 6 p.m. Anybody having any such dealings is asked to call the […]
From the OPP On Sunday at 1:15 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP responded to a report of an assault in the west end of Fort Frances. Local detachment members, assisted by members of the North West Region Emergency Response Team, Fort Frances Crime Unit, and K-9 Unit, […]
Duane Hicks The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is sending staff to help fight the raging wildfire that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alta. More than 100 personnel from across the province will be deployed, including five from the local MNRF fire headquarters. “Currently we have one of […]
Heather Latter You may remember them as “Sandy” and “Danny” from last year’s production of “Grease.” Now Anne Jean and Andrew Eldridge are returning to the stage to star in Fort Frances High School’s rendition of “Ghost: The Musical,” which opens tonight and runs through Saturday at the Townshend Theatre […]
Heather Latter Grade 6 and 7 students at J.W. Walker School got a preview to what high school will be like when they move into Fort High this fall during a session held there Friday. Bill Daley, System Principal/Transition Co-ordinator, indicated the activity day—planned by the FFHS student leadership council—is […]
Heather Latter Emo singer/songwriter Maverick Judson released his latest single called “Stay,” and an accompanying music video, on Monday and he’s hoping local residents will enjoy it. “It’s really fun and makes you feel good,” Judson said about the song he wrote about a year ago while tinkering away in […]
From the OPP Between early May and late June, expect to see Statistics Canada employees surveying your neighbourhood. OPP are reminding residents that about 35,000 Statistics Canada employees will be working within neighbourhoods and communities across the country this spring to conduct the census. According to police, every enumerator and […]
From the MNRF Three new fires were confirmed yesterday in the districts of Kenora and Thunder Bay. Between April 30 and May 1, an additional seven new fires were confirmed in the districts of Kenora, Nipigon, Sioux Lookout, and Thunder Bay. Most already have been declared “out.” The fire hazard […]
Staff Rainy River District School Board trustees will hear a presentation tonight on how the Student Work Study Teacher (SWST) initiative supports the enhancement of “student voice” throughout the system to further develop a strength-based learning approach. Local SWS teachers Pam King and Kari-Lyn Beckett currently are working in seven […]
