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 […]
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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, […]
Lindsay Campbell District farmers once again were on hand last Wednesday evening to check out the Emo Agricultural Research Station. The annual open house took place at 7 p.m. and although the weather was a little rainy, it didn’t stop those on hand from getting a glimpse at this year’s […]
Lindsay Campbell Barwick residents had the chance to commemorate the first picnic held there 100 years ago this past weekend. When the first picnic was held in August, 1915, the goal was to hold one every year after that. But because of the First World War, only one more was […]
the MNRF The August long weekend was a relatively quiet one for forest fires, with only two new blazes reported in the Northwest Region. Thunder Bay Fire #40, confirmed Sunday, was started by lightning striking a single white pine tree on Paradise Island on Northern Light Lake, about 100 km […]
Staff Two boaters reported missing on Dog River, east of Upsala, were found safe yesterday. A female and an elderly male had gone fishing on Dog River on Wednesday. The pair were spotted by an OPP aircraft conducting an aerial search of the area. A helicopter from Wisk Air was […]
the OPP Yesterday at 8:55 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a serious motor-vehicle collision on the 800 block of King’s Highway. As a result of an investigation, officers arrested a male driver at the scene. The 33-year-old Couchiching First Nation man then was taken to […]
the MNRF Two new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Fort Frances Fire #15, a human-caused blaze located on an island on Rainy Lake, was listed as “being held” at 0.2 hectares. Kenora Fire #44, meanwhile, was classed as “being observed” at 0.1 ha. The lightning-caused […]
the OPP On July 24, the Rainy River District OPP received a call from a member of the public concerned for the well-being of a male he encountered in the Brent Lake area of Quetico Provincial Park. Police have identified the male as Aaron Nathaniel King of no fixed address. […]
Heather Latter Atikokan author Sophie (Hajdu) Fogg will be at the Fort Frances Public Library tomorrow (July 30) to do a book-signing for her book, “One Our Father: Protected the rest of my family from more gunshots,” which was published earlier this year. “This simple and true story is written […]
Lindsay Campbell The Borderland Quarter Horse Association will be giving back to the community once again this summer. The organization will host its fifth-annual “Charity Walk-Trot Class” on Sunday, Aug. 9 on the Emo fairgrounds—a laid-back event for inexperienced riders to show horses but also an opportunity to donate to […]
Staff Three new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the end of the day yesterday. Dryden Fire #21 is a 0.3-hectare blaze listed as “not under control” as of press time today. Sioux Lookout Fire #68 is a .04-ha fire while Sioux Lookout Fire #69 is a three-ha […]
