the OPP Members of the Community Drug Action Team and Rainy River District OPP have concluded several drug investigations resulting in charges being laid. On Aug. 22, the Fort Frances CDAT, with the help from the North West Region Crime Unit, charged one adult male with production of marijuana after […]
District News
Staff A Vermilion Bay woman has died of injuries sustained when her vehicle struck two horses standing on Highway 17 last Friday night. Crystal Machendagoos, 38, was eastbound when the accident occurred around 8:20 p.m. in Wainwright Township. She was airlifted to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Centre with serious […]
the OPP The Kenora OPP responded to a call of a plane crash around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Beauty Bay area of Black Sturgeon Lake. Witnesses told police the Osprey floatplane was conducting “touch and goes” (i.e., take-offs and landings). At one point while taking off, the plane […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances Sparks unit of the Girl Guides of Canada is in danger of not opening this year—unless more volunteers step up to help out. “If we don’t have leaders, we won’t be opening the unit,” stressed leader Monica Armour, noting it is just the Sparks unit […]
Ken Johnston The public asked for it and they got it! A fifth—and likely final—meeting of the accommodation review for Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton was held there last Wednesday evening. Back in June, members of the public attending the fourth meeting asked if another one could […]
Staff The forest fire situation in the Northwest Region remains quiet. Nine long-standing fires were called “out” yesterday—five in Sioux Lookout District and four in Nipigon District. There now are just seven actives fires in the region—two in Fort Frances District, one in Nipigon District, one in Red Lake District, […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. recently experienced a prolonged period of unplanned information system (computer) downtime. “We wish to assure the residents of the Rainy River District community that at no point was patient safety or confidentiality affected,” stressed Riverside president and CEO Allan Katz. “We sincerely regret […]
Staff A combination of light winds, sunny skies, and cool temperatures has increased the forest fire hazard to “moderate” for the Northwest Region. Twelve fires remain active across the region. These include two monitored fires in Quetico Provincial Park and one monitored blaze on an island on Lake of the […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Stock in Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. soared more than 30 percent today—a day after U.S. forestry giant Louisiana-Pacific announced a friendly, $1.1-billion (U.S.) takeover deal for the Vancouver-based maker of products used in housing construction. Ainsworth shares rose 96 cents, or 32.65 percent, to $3.90 in morning […]
Duane Hicks A new program for Discovery Channel will be filmed in and around the Straw Lake mine area over the next couple of months. Production for “Fool’s Gold,” an eight-part series, is to start this month. The human interest comedy series features the company, Shotgun Exploration, whose owner has […]
Heather Latter Richard (Rick) Boisvert officially took on the position of director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board and secretary to the board this week, taking over the reins from Mary-Catherine Kelly, who retired Aug. 30. Although he didn’t officially start until Sept. 1, Boisvert arrived in […]
