the OPP The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists of the importance of activating your vehicle’s headlights and tail lights during winter conditions. As you are likely aware, most new model vehicles are equipped with daytime running lights that are always on. As it gets darker outside, […]
District News
Staff Nearly 200 Hydro One customers north of Emo were without power this morning. A spokesperson for the company noted crews had been dispatched “to patrol the line to see what the cause of the outage is.” The estimated time for restoration was 10:45 a.m. The “Storm Centre” page was […]
Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a little snow, and just minus-14 C (seven F) with northwest winds at five-15 km/h. Tomorrow will be snowy and much colder, with a high of minus-13 (nine) and a low dropping to minus-33 (27 below zero). Expect northeast winds to pick up to […]
Keith Robinson of Atikokan won the $2,500 Christmas Day prize in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for Dec. 22-28. Meanwhile, Bob Hammond (Fort Frances), Robert (Bob) Wilson (Fort Frances), and Shelly and Kelvin Caul (Devlin) each won $30. Marie Warburton (Atikokan), Jeff Dawydenko (Thunder Bay), […]
Duane Hicks A new First Nations’ engineering firm has become official, with four partners having signed on the dotted line at La Place Rendez-Vous here earlier this fall but which only recently was approved by Rainy River First Nations. RRFN, Naicatchewenin Development Corp., Saulteaux Consulting & Engineering, and TBT Engineering […]
Staff A new OPP Community Satisfaction Survey will be conducted starting in January. Speaking at this morning’s Police Services Board meeting here, OPP Insp. Steve Shouldice noted the telephone survey is a tool for gathering public opinion on policing issues and ratings on OPP services. The survey will run from […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Dec. 8-14 were Jim Hooker (Iroquois Falls), Arlene Byrnes (Fort Frances), Carol and Bob Angus (Emo), Judy Baker (Dryden), Paul Pirie (Fort Frances), Sandy Cenerini (Atikokan), and Brady Bujold (Atikokan). Winning […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking to review telecommunication services in Rainy River District. The RRFDC has applied for a Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) grant, and is looking for a consultant to undertake a review of the telecommunication services and infrastructure locally. “What we’re doing there […]
Heather Latter Three stroke survivors from Rainy River District have learned about strategies to manage the daily challenges of living with a stroke after completing a program called “MOST” (Moving On after Stroke), which was offered via teleconference through St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay. “The first month it […]
Heather Latter It now belongs to another family but regardless, the former Greensides General Store in Devlin will carry on with a family tradition. “It’s always been a family business—and we certainly have enough family who are willing to help out,” said Robin Payeur, who, along with her husband, Joey, […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-22 C (eight below zero F) and southwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will see some snow in the morning, along with a high of minus-six (21) and low around minus-24 (11 below). Expect southwest winds at 10-15 m.p.h. Thursday […]
the OPP Thunder Bay OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Finmark Road yesterday around 3:10 p.m. A Ford truck was eastbound when the driver lost control of the vehicle, entered the east ditch, and rolled over. A large fuel tank in the bed of the truck […]
