the OPP The OPP has introduced an online incident reporting system called Citizen Self Reporting (CSR). This system is for members of the public to report selected incidents via the Internet. Using the CSR system, specific incidents can be reported online without attending a detachment or waiting for an officer. […]
District News
Cameron Penney Four members of the “First Responders” at Fort Frances High School recently had the chance to receive some hands-on learning outside their typical classroom environment. Lucas Jourdain, Madison Krikke, Dylan Roth, and Judy Wu, along with team co-ordinator John Beaton, travelled to Baltimore, Md. to attend the EMS […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club is set for its second-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” on Scott Street this Saturday, with plenty of businesses participating in the Easter celebration. “It’s expanded a little from last year,” said Kiwanian Toey Bone. “We’re pretty excited. Most of the businesses downtown are involved.” She noted […]
Staff Rainy River First Nation’s 25 mega-watt solar project, located just northeast of Pinewood on the Morley-Dilke Road, was not successful in earning a Game Changer Award by the Canadian Solar Industries Association. Representatives from RRFN traveled to Toronto last week for the awards gala hoping they would win the […]
the OPP Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Kenora Detachment Marine and Trails Unit (MTU), the North West Region Crime Unit and Technical Traffic Investigators are currently investigating a snow machine collision that claimed two lives over the weekend. On Friday, shortly before 7:30 […]
Staff Five people are facing drug charges following two simultaneous search warrants conducted at two separate residences on Couchiching First Nation on Wednesday. Police seized various quantities of hydro morphine, Oxycodone, dilaudid, and cannabis marijuana, with an estimated street value of about $12,000. Officers also confiscated drug paraphernalia, evidence of […]
Staff The Ontario government has released the salaries of public-sector employees who were paid $100,000 or more in 2014. Known as the “sunshine list,” the Town of Fort Frances has one more name on it. New to the list is firefighter Wayne Riches, who earned $102,559.95 last year. He joins […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River District has seen its first grass fire of 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reported. A 4.3-hectare grass fire was reported Tuesday on the wildland reserve in Dawson Township, about 10 km north of Rainy River. The Dawson fire department initially responded to the […]
the OPP The OPP wrapped up its “Distracted Driving” campaign with strong support from the public, the media, and other valued road safety partners. Officers from the Rainy River District detachment participated in the campaign and issued 18 charges. Public education is an important component of the OPP’s Provincial Traffic […]
Staff It didn’t even take a full season’s worth of work for Nathan Park to establish himself as the SIJHL’s most dangerous masked man. The Fort Frances Lakers’ netminder yesterday was named as the league’s top goalie this season—despite not joining the team until mid-December after spending the first part […]
Press Release Canada Border Services Agency officers have charged a Minnesota resident with smuggling firearms following a vehicle search last week at the Fort Frances port of entry. On March 17, two U.S. residents arrived to apply for Remote Area Border Crossing permits. Both had nil declarations but the primary […]
Staff Fort Frances won’t be the site of an Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony after all. The local ceremony—tentatively set for May 6—was dropped due to an insufficient number of recipients. Instead, local recipients will be invited to attend the ceremony in Thunder Bay on May 7. Fort Frances has […]
