From the OPP Thunder Bay OPP received a report of a stolen vehicle Sunday around 8:10 a.m. The vehicle—a blue 1969 Ford Mustang—was stolen from an address on Lyyli Road (Shabaqua area) sometime between 8:30 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday. Police are asking anyone with information regarding […]
District News
From the MNRF Ontario is supporting forest fire-fighting efforts in the United States. Some 108 personnel were deployed yesterday to Missoula, Mont., including FireRanger crews, a fire behaviour analyst, and agency representatives. Meanwhile, Ontario continues to supply equipment, including fire hose, sprinkler kits, pumps, and chainsaws, to Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, […]
Staff The Township of Emo once again is asking its residents to refrain from non-essential water use. The Emo Spray Park and truck filling station also have been closed to conserve water. “We had our raw water pump fail a few weeks ago and we’re waiting for our new ones […]
From the OPP Rainy River District OPP charged an adult male with impaired driving just after 6 p.m. on Aug. 14. During routine patrol, officers stopped a 1997 pick-up truck on 800 block of Wright Avenue in Fort Frances after observing a male who was known as being a suspended […]
From the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Fort Frances Fire #17 already has been declared “out” at 0.1 hectares. But Thunder Bay Fire #45 was listed as “not under control” at 0.3 ha in size. The lightning-caused blaze is located near Whitefin […]
Staff Jim Scheibler is trying to promote Muskie sports of all kinds. One way he will be doing that is setting up a booth in the arena at this year’s Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fair, running in Emo today through Saturday. He also has made a float for the parade […]
Heather Latter Picture partly-assembled Tonka trucks—only on a much larger scale. That is what the site of New Gold’s Rainy River Project currently looks like; a large gravel pad filled with massive yellow truck components and a crew diligently working to piece the equipment together. “It looks much different out […]
From the OPP At 12:59 a.m. on Saturday, officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle in the rear alley of the 200 block of Scott Street in the Town of Fort Frances. After speaking with the […]
From the MNRF There was one new fire confirmed by yesterday afternoon. Kenora District fire #46 was located near Kilvert Lake. It was declared “out” at 0.1 hectares There was one new fire reported on Saturday. Kenora District fire #45 was located near Canoe Lake. It was “out” at 0.3 […]
From the MNRF No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. The forest fire hazard is forecast to be “low” in the southwest sector of the region and “moderate-high” in the north and east ones. Meanwhile, the out-of-province deployment of Ontario fire management personnel is coming […]
Bill Wilson (Fort Frances) and Leah Collier/Brent Cameron (Tempe, Ariz.) won the $100 up for grabs July 31 and Aug. 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for July 26-Aug. 1 were Sam O’Flaherty (Atikokan), Rob Hicklin (Thunder Bay), Alvin Haw […]
Staff Chris Lindberg will be among this year’s inductees going into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame next month, it was announced yesterday afternoon. Lindberg earned success as both an amateur and professional athlete. Learning the game of hockey growing up in Fort Frances during the 1970s and ’80s, […]
