Duane Hicks The Fort Frances area has a new lawyer now that Nicole Miller has joined Clint Calder at Calder Law Office here. The 37-year-old, who originally hails from Couchiching First Nation, moved back to the area last month, along with her husband, Craig, and daughters, Piper, seven, Davilyn, five, […]
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the OPP On Nov. 13, the Rainy River District OPP announced it was seeking public assistance in locating a missing 15-year-old Fort Frances youth. Police can confirm that Adrianna Copenace was located safe and sound at Mitaanjigaming First Nation on Nov. 16. The police would like to thank the public […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking public assistance in locating a missing teen. Adrianna Copenace, 15, of Fort Frances, was last seen leaving La Verendrye Hospital here on Monday (Nov. 11) around 7:30 p.m. She is described as a First Nation female, 5’2” tall, weighing 110 pounds, […]
Heather Latter Northwestern Ontario’s lone senator supported last week’s motion to suspend fellow senators Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin, and Patrick Brazeau. “I felt we treated them fairly,” Lynn Beyak said Saturday from her home in Dryden. “We have the disciplinary function as a senate, within our own parliamentary rules and […]
Heather Latter The second-annual fall wine-and-cheese fundraiser gala at the Fort Frances Museum, held there last Thursday night, was deemed a success by organizers. “We are very pleased with the way our fundraiser gala went,” enthused Duane Hicks, president of the Friends of the Museum, which hosted the event. “The […]
Heather Latter Kim Jo Bliss, a hard-working beef farmer who lives in Emo, is one of Ontario’s “Faces of Farming”—gracing September in the 2014 calendar produced by Farm and Food Care Ontario. “It was a really neat project,” enthused Bliss, who has purchased the calendar for the past eight years. […]
Staff Highway 17 is expected to be closed for most of the day due to a multi-vehicle collision between Vermilion Bay and Kenora. This means Rainy River District can expect to see higher-than-normal traffic volumes from the Trans-Canada traffic being re-routed via Highway 11, Fort Frances OPP Cst. Anne McCoy […]
Heather Latter It was a trip of a lifetime for Blake Yatchuk and his son, Tyler. The pair spent nearly a month travelling through Europe last fall to explore many of the museums, monuments, and battlefields pertaining to Canadian history. “I’ve always been interested in WWI and WWII for as […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances Traffic Safety Committee is pleased with the success of the “Kiss ’n Ride” programs implemented this fall at Robert Moore, J.W. Walker, and St. Francis. During a debriefing Monday afternoon, all committee partners indicated positive responses about the convenient, safe, and efficient procedure for dropping […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board last night voted in favour of keeping its committee of the whole meeting, scheduled for Nov. 19, at La Place Rendez-Vous here in Fort Frances. The meeting, being held as part of the process to determine the futures of Donald Young School […]
the OPP Yesterday shortly after 1 a.m., the Rainy River District OPP received a call of a stolen vehicle from a Fort Frances residence. Shortly after 1:30 a.m., officers spotted the vehicle in question being driven on King’s Highway and conducted a traffic stop. An investigation at the scene revealed […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Oct. 20-26 were Blaine LaRocque (Atikoka), Erin Williams (Atikokan), Roselyn Ritchat (Atikokan), John Laevens (Rainy River), Rose and Don Calder (Winnipeg), Peter Somer (Newmarket, Ont.), and Marie and Bill Whiting (Emo). […]
