Duane Hicks Recently-elected Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak is working with his team to set up lines of communication with constituents before Parliament resumes Dec. 3. “I’m committed to being in the region as much as possible,” pledged Rusnak, who was in Fort Frances on Saturday to meet with […]
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Staff Emergency services responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 11 east of Fort Frances, near The Great Bear, early this morning. A vehicle struck a rock cut around 2 a.m. The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames when members of the Watten Fire Department, OPP, and Rainy River District […]
From the OPP The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant as result of her breach of parole. Michelle Stephanie Morris is described as a 33-year-old First Nations’ female, standing 5’6” and weighing 137 pounds, with black […]
Brad Robinson (Fort Frances) won the $100 up for grabs Nov. 1 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Nov. 1-7 were Mona and Lloyd Hartnell (Fort Frances), Stuart and Theresa McIvor (Fort Frances), Erin and Adam Howe (Waterford, Ont.), Dennis Brown […]
Heather Latter McKenna Begin didn’t know much about diabetes until last August when her younger brother, Matthew, now 13, was diagnosed with Type 1. Now the Grade 12 student at Fort High is bringing awareness to the disease—and raising money for the cause—with an event she’s spearheading, with help from […]
Heather Latter The “Friends of the Museum” held its fourth-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum and deemed it the group’s most successful event to date, raising about $3,200. Called “Cut A Rug,” the event tied into the museum’s current exhibit, “The Artistry of Rug Hooking,” […]
Heather Latter Local parent Randy Thoms wants school buses to include cameras mounted on the outside to deter drivers from blowing past them when their signal signs are flashing. “What’s happening is, especially in front of our place, is people aren’t stopping for the school bus,” Thoms told trustees at […]
From the OPP The OPP has been receiving an increased number of complaints from local bus drivers and concerned citizens regarding vehicles not stopping for school buses that are stopped with their overhead red signal lights flashing. It is important for drivers to remember the Ontario Highway Traffic Act section […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP officers responded to a mischief on the 1200 block of Second Street East around 9:30 p.m. yesterday. Several residences and motor vehicles in the area were “egged.” Police obtained descriptions of those involved and located two youths in the area. Two 13-year-olds, […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is thanking the public for assistance in locating a missing Rainy River woman. Julie Tesarsky was located Friday in Rainy River. She had been last seen there Oct. 31.
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing Rainy River woman. Julie Tesarsky, 61, was last seen Saturday, Oct. 31 leaving the Rainy River liquor store on foot. She was wearing a blue coat with a grey hoodie underneath, and large, […]
Heather Latter Just three weeks after pitching the “Families for Families” initiative for Rainy River District to sponsor a Syrian refugee, the community already is one-third of the way to its goal. Kathy Mueller noted that as of Monday morning, the total amount raised was $12,485 of the $35,000 target. […]
