Heather LatterDaune Hicks Some district municipal leaders are concerned about the possible reassessment of the mill property in Fort Frances heading into 2013. With the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board’s cost apportionment schedule based on weighted assessment, including payments in lieu, using municipal tax ratios for municipalities, and […]
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the OPP An Atikokan area man was charged following a motor-vehicle collision Thursday on Highway 11 east of Atikokan. Shortly after 6 a.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP responded to the scene and conducted an investigation which led to a male being arrested. As a result of further […]
the OPP Members of the Rainy River District OPP responded to 16 motor-vehicle collisions from Dec. 24-29. Many of the accidents occurred as a result of drivers failing to adjust their driving habits to meet weather and road conditions. Drivers are reminded that it is of the utmost importance to […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-26 C (15 below zero F) Look for west winds at five-10 m.p.h., causing wind chill values of minus-29 to minus-34 (20-30 below). Christmas Day will be partly sunny but cold, with a high of minus-19 (two below) and […]
Staff Ontario is supporting two Rainy River District businesses with dollars from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. Rainy River Cereal, a wild-rice cereal company based out of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, has received $47,000 to continue marketing and developing its product. Meanwhile, Finland Corners Family Restaurant, a 30-seat restaurant with […]
the OPP The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) squad is requesting the public’s help in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant as result of breach of parole. Stephen Richman is described as a white male, age 50, who is 5’8” and 161 pounds, along with blue eyes, […]
the OPP On Tuesday around 4:30 p.m., Fort Frances OPP officers responded to a two-vehicle accident on Highway 11 in Alberton Township, about 15 km west of Fort Frances. The collision involved an eastbound pickup truck that lost control, slid into the westbound lane, and struck a west bound pickup […]
Press Release Due to the current visitor restriction at Rainycrest, the annual Christmas dinner on Christmas Day regretfully is cancelled. The restriction continues as a result of the ongoing gastroenteritis outbreak there. We remind the public that visiting is restricted to family members only until further notice. Family members are […]
Heather Latter Staff with the Rainy River District Victims Services Program will be distributing gifts to local families this week after receiving nearly 100 donated items collected at the Makabi Inn here this holiday season. “We just want to thank the public for contributing,” said motel owner Terri Davis. Davis […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances artist Eric C. Keast is the featured artist for December at Baari Vakiopaine, a café in Jyväskylä, Finland. Keast’s friend, Will Lahti, who is from Minnesota, moved to Finland about nine years ago and was the one who asked Keast about putting on an art show […]
Heather Latter Diane Noonan has been interested in “Habitat for Humanity” since former U.S. President Jimmy Carter got involved with the organization in 1984. Wanting to help out, as well, the Fort Frances resident headed to Louisiana from Nov. 25-Dec. 3 to lend a hand. “I always thought that would […]
Staff Two Kenora men are facing second-degree murder charges in connection with a suspicious death there over the weekend. Peter Fisher, 20, and Ringo Carpenter, 22, also were charged with arson. Both were scheduled to appear in court yesterday in Kenora for a bail hearing. The investigation began Saturday around […]
