the MNR Three new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday. The Kenora, Red Lake, and Nipigon districts all recorded new fires, but these were all small and manageable, with no problems anticipated. Fire activity in Northwestern Ontario continues at a steady pace. There are no problems anticipated with […]
District News
Dave Ogilvie After 44 years in the business, “Mel’s Well Drilling” is changing hands and owner/operator Mel Jack is retiring. Last Thursday, family and friends from across the district gathered at Mel’s shop for a barbecue to congratulate him on his retirement and to meet the new owners of the […]
Heather Latter Rainy River Resources once again is sponsoring the free seminar next month for youths and adults interested in learning more about mining and geology. This year, however, it will be held at the Barwick Hall, along with an open house there. Kyle Stanfield, the company’s vice-president of environment […]
Sarah Pruys The Fort Frances Museum’s latest exhibit—“Bone China: Gone with the Hope Chest?”—goes back in time when fine china was used frequently, filling the main floor gallery with elegant place settings for visitors to admire. “What we’re finding are a lot of our women past a certain age do […]
Heather Latter Darryl Galusha is thrilled to be doing what he loves, which is helping people, and doing it in a place he loves—his hometown of Fort Frances. Galusha and his family recently relocated to Fort Frances from Kenora after he accepted the position as the new administrator of Rainycrest […]
Sarah Pruys Given the uncertain future of the Resolute Forest Products mill here, some have been wondering if there are more houses for sale than in the past. But local real estate brokers Chad Jack (Century 21), David Kircher (Tichborne’s), Dan Cousineau (Cousineau), and Kathy Judson (RE/MAX) are sure this […]
the MNR Sioux Lookout and Red Lake each recorded one new fire yesterday while Fort Frances responded to its 10th fire of the season. Fort Frances Fire #10 was a human-caused blaze located on the Bearpaw Road area off Highway 502. It was declared “out” as of this morning. This […]
Staff As voting day nears for the Fort Frances Curling Club’s bid against a new outdoor track in Dryden in the “Kraft Celebration Tour,” volunteers are being sought to help man the computers at 10 voting locations around town on Friday. “We’re looking for people to help us out with […]
the OPP The OPP’s Underwater Search and Rescue Unit recovered the body of a male from the Winnipeg River shortly before 11 a.m. yesterday. The male had jumped into the water from the Darlington Bay bridge on Saturday at 9:10 a.m. and failed to surface. The victim was identified as […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday while there was only one new blaze Saturday. Nipigon Fire #53 is a 116-hectare, lightning-caused blaze about 60 km southeast of Webequie. No values are threatened, however, and it is listed as “being observed.” Meanwhile, there are 31 active […]
the OPP Around 7 p.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP officers, the Emo Fire Department, and Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services responded to the report of a missing 27-year-old male. Emergency personnel were called to assist after two males tried to swim out into the Rainy River and return […]
the OPP On Wednesday, officers of the Ignace Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 10 kilometers west of Ignace. The deceased driver of the pick up truck has been identified as Cordell Majcher, 53, Winnipeg, Manitoba. A post mortem […]
