the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers responded to the report of an intoxicated male driver leaving a local drive-through restaurant and proceeding east on King’s Highway in the early-morning hours of Sunday. Police located the suspect vehicle on the 100 block of Third Street West around 2:20 a.m. and […]
District News
Heather Latter The local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is issuing a challenge to the rest of the community—to stand up against bullying and show your support by participating in this year’s “International Day of Pink” on April 9. “It’s a day to promote anti-bullying—to stand up and […]
Heather Latter Many local families wrapped up March Break on Saturday by participating in “Snoasis 2”—billed as a day of fun activities at the Lions Park hosted by the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum. “It was a bona fide success,” enthused “Friends” president Duane Hicks. “We were all excited […]
Heather Latter Northwest Catholic District School Board trustees last night voted unanimously to postpone indefinitely the decision to close Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton. In addition, the board agreed to direct administration to provide updates relative to enrolment at the school three times each year, as well […]
Heather Latter Mira Donaldson said she “couldn’t really believe it” when she was notified in January that she had been selected to serve as a page at Queen’s Park in Toronto. “I was really excited,” enthused the Grade 7 student from Robert Moore School here. “I wanted a challenge and […]
Heather Latter Despite February temperatures that plummeted well below average here in Rainy River District, temperatures were much colder north of the Arctic Circle. That’s where Bombardier Micha Gerber, of the 116 Independent Field Battery, RCA in Kenora, was deployed for 10 days last month for training exercises. “We had […]
Duane Hicks “We can do better.” It was the slogan of Sara Mainville’s election campaign—and a belief she’s holding high after being elected the new chief of Couchiching First Nation last Thursday. The 44-year-old lawyer is no newcomer to First Nations’ politics. She was a Couchiching councillor from 1998-2000 and […]
Duane Hicks District businesses got their share of the limelight last Thursday during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 18th-annual Tbaytel business awards gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. Betty’s of Fort Frances was named Business of the Year—the second time the business has been so honoured in recent years as […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will be a happening place this summer with not one but two big events under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. In addition to the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship running July 24-26, a new event called the “Harmony of Nations Music Festival and […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP currently is investigating a break and enter at a grocery store in Emo. Around 12:33 a.m. today, a male was observed leaving the area of the store. He fled when approached by a witness. The suspect was described as a younger male, about 5’8” […]
the OPP On March 4, Rainy River District OPP officers were advised of a phone scam trying to deceive a local resident of cash in support of an initiative targeting bullying. The scam involved a male calling a Fort Frances residence and asking them to make a donation in the […]
Staff Sara Mainville has been elected the new chief of Couchiching First Nation. Yesterday’s band election also saw Ron Archie and Bill Perrault newly-elected as councillors. Re-elected councillors included Ed Yerxa, Dave Bruyere, Lucille “Bugsy” Morrisseau, and Christine Jourdain. A total of seven candidates were running for chief, with 29 […]
