Haley Anderson For more than 100 years, Girl Guides of Canada has been preparing young women to meet challenges head-on by teaching them resourcefulness and leadership skills. Since first joining as a Brownie years ago, Fort Frances resident Marnie Cumming has watched the organization evolve to fit the needs of […]
District News
Duane Hicks NDP candidate Sarah Campbell was re-elected for a second term as MPP for Kenora-Rainy River in last Thursday’s provincial election, with unofficial results showing her garnering 12,872 votes, representing 55.44 percent of the popular vote. And while Campbell was disappointed Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals secured a majority government, she […]
the MNR Flooding and road washouts continue to be a concern in Fort Frances District. Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services sent 3,000 sandbags to the Fort Frances District over the weekend, as well as 1,000 sandbags to Couchiching First Nation. Fort Frances District has about 40,000 sandbags on hand […]
the MNR There is a mixture of potential road washouts and floods in the southern sectors of the region while new forest fires started in the northwest sectors. The forest fire hazard reflects these variable conditions, with “low” hazards in the south and “moderate” to “high” hazards in the northwest. […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources (Fort Frances District) is advising area residents that a flood watch is in effect for the Atikokan, Fort Frances, and Rainy River areas. Recent rainfall has resulted in very high inflow conditions throughout all watersheds within the district, including the Seine River, Atikokan […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers came upon a wash-out section of Highway 11 this morning, located just west of Van Drunen Road in La Vallee Township. Heavy amounts of rain falling overnight have resulted in both lanes of the highway being completely washed out. Traffic travelling between Fort […]
Haley Anderson After nearly seven years in the works, a cross-border tourism initiative between northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Ontario is expected to launch this fall. The Heart of the Continent Partnership signed a contract with National Geographic earlier this spring in hopes of increasing tourism here. Committee members are asking […]
Duane Hicks With the first season of “Fool’s Gold,” the locally-made Discovery Canada series, having wrapped up last week, the Shotgun Exploration crew is hopeful it gets the go-ahead for a second season. The audience reaction to the show has been “unreal,” said Todd Ryznar, owner of the Straw Lake […]
the MNR Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region between June 6 and the evening of June 8. Both blazes were human-caused and both have been declared out. The first started on June 7 in Dryden District—a 0.5-hectare fire located near Sundial Lake, about 15 km north of […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources advises that due to the spring thaw and recent rain, Seine River has flooded a portion of Sapawe-Upsala Road, located 20 km east and six km north of Atikokan. The ministry closed the road yesterday between the Premier Road junction, 12 km north […]
Press Release The International Joint Commission is closely monitoring the extreme high water levels on Namakan Lake, Rainy Lake, and the Rainy River. It is being kept informed of current conditions by the Water Levels Committee of its Rainy—Lake of the Woods Watershed Board. The board advises that the dam […]
MNR The northwest sectors of the region were in “high” to “extreme” forest fire hazards this week, with four new fires reported in Red Lake District. Red Lake Fire #4 proved challenging, requiring ground and air attack. Located on Medicine Stone Lake about 20 km southwest of Red Lake, the […]
