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 […]
District News
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 […]
the OPP Several charges have been laid stemming from a wave of property crime over the past year. Between July, 2013 and May, 2014, several break-and-enters were committed within the Rainy River and Kenora districts, including in Emo, Rainy River First Nation, Chapple Township, and Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Township. As […]
Heather Latter The third-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival once again is slated to take place July 1 at the Sorting Gap Marina here and organizers are looking for more teams to participate. “We need lots and lots of teams,” said committee member and site co-ordinator Cathy Tysz, noting the […]
the MNR No new fires had been confirmed in the Northwest Region as of yesterday afternoon. Heavy rain from storm systems that tracked across the Northwest Region between May 30 and June 1 reduced the forest fire hazard to “low” in the southern sectors, including Fort Frances, Dryden, and Thunder […]
the OPP On May 20, Rainy River District OPP officers were called to the report of two men in a physical altercation outside a residence on Gorrie Street in Atikokan. An investigation revealed that the accused, Oscar Daniel Desmeules, 40, of Atikokan, had assaulted another male with a hammer. The […]
the MNR There were six confirmed fires in the Northwest Region between Monday and yesterday evening in the districts of Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout, and Thunder Bay. Two were lightning-caused, marking the transition to both human- and lightning-caused blazes. The forest fire hazard continues to rise across the region, with […]
