From the MNRF One new fire was reported by yesterday evening in the Northwest Region. Kenora Fire #50 was a lightning-caused blaze located in the Tetu Lake area about 50 km northwest of Kenora. It was listed as “not under control” at 0.1 hectares in size. Rain is in the […]
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From the MTO The Ministry of Transportation is advising motorists that traffic on Highway 72, at the Pelican River bridge in Sioux Lookout, will be controlled by flagging operations and a pilot vehicle starting Monday at 7 a.m. until the morning of Aug. 26. Traffic delays can be expected. These […]
Press Release “An Afternoon of Music with Friends” will be held this Sunday (Aug. 23) at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls. The program will include organ solos by Joanne Peterson (a guest organist from Oshkosh, Wis.), piano/organ duets by Joanne Peterson and Joe Belanger, and vocal […]
Staff Alberton Rec Committee members are keeping their fingers crossed that the weather clears up for the second-annual “Singing in the Swamp” tomorrow. The event tentatively is set to go from 3-7 p.m. at Alberton Millennium Park on Hill Road (off Highway 11/71 near Superior Propane). “Unless it is really […]
From the OPP Just after 2 a.m. today, the Rainy River District OPP received a complaint of a possible impaired driver in town. Officers located the vehicle, travelling at a high rate of speed, on McIrvine Road near Birch Street. The driver, a 21-year-old La Vallee Township man, was showing […]
Lindsay Campbell Caitlin Anderson achieved a lot more at this year’s Emo Fair queen competition than she expected. The 15-year-old, who was crowned the 2015 winner last Thursday, said she never dreamed of capturing the crown. She added her reason for entering the summer-long event purely was for the experience. […]
Joey Payeur For several years, Kristina Bombay has lived with the agonizing memory of two similar tragedies just three days apart. One took away someone close to her; the other claimed the man who was trying to make sense of the first situation that took away someone he had guided […]
Heather Latter Alyssa Chiasson has a lot to be proud of. While she didn’t bring home the Miss Teenage Canada crown from Toronto earlier this month, she did a superb job representing Rainy River District—finishing in the top 10 out of 82 contestants from across the country. “It was a […]
Heather Latter Lowey’s Greenhouse and the Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey program have joined together to provide the community with a new way to purchase vegetables. Hockey mom Melissa Gushulak noted the idea was mentioned during the hockey season. “Donna [Lowey] has always been wanting to do as many […]
Staff A Devlin-based manufacturer whose employees recently decided to unionize has closed its doors due to the owner’s religious beliefs. In a statement from Gingrich Woodcraft Inc., owner Leon Gingrich said that on Aug. 12, the majority of workers decided to join Unifor—and that’s a decision which goes against his […]
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 […]
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, […]
