Duane Hicks The “Spirit of Christmas” is making a comeback. The very popular fundraiser, last held here in 2008, is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 25 at La Place Rendez-Vous. Linda Hamilton, who was part of the “Spirit of Christmas” organizing committee since its inception […]
District News
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an overnight low of minus-one C (30 F) and winds becoming southerly at five m.p.h. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and mild, with a high of 19 (66) and low around three (38). Look for sunny skies again Friday, with a high of […]
Press Release Next Tuesday (Oct. 2), the “Together We Can” campaign committee and 93.1 The Border will team up to reach the $650,000 goal to bring a digital mammography unit to the residents of Rainy River District. “We are 88 percent of the way to our goal and 93.1 The […]
Ted Brockie When it comes to breaking clay skeet targets, no one likes to leave them whole. Just as certainly, Len Noonan, soon to turn 76, can’t stand to leave a target in any other way but a thousand pieces. Consequently, Noonan has dominated the annual fall classic shoot-off at […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-one C (31 F) and northwest winds at five m.p.h., becoming calm. Tomorrow will be sunny and mild, with a high of 15 (59) and low around one (33). Expect mostly sunny skies again Thursday, with a high of […]
the OPP The OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit yesterday located the body of a 24-year-old Winnipeg man reported missing Saturday. The man was a passenger in a 14’ Lund boat on Gun Lake, south of Minaki, when it ran into waves and he was ejected. The operator of the […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend as the forest fire hazard remains “low.” There are 22 active fires in the region, including five still being monitored in Quetico Provincial Park. Provincial and regional resources remain at an adequate level to handle the […]
the OPP The Kenora OPP was advised Saturday of a missing boater on Gun Lake, south of Minaki. The two men were operating a 14-foot Lund with a 25 h.p. motor when they ran into waves and were ejected from the vessel. The operator of the boat, a 23-year-old Winnipeg […]
the OPP While transporting a prisoner to the Kenora OPP detachment, a marked OPP cruiser was involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer at the junction of Highway 17A and Highway 658 (Redditt Road) yesterday around 2 a.m. The 42 year-old female prisoner from Kenora was killed in the collision. […]
the MNR The forest fire hazard for the Northwest Region now sits comfortably at “low to moderate,” the Ministry of Natural Resources reported yesterday afternoon. Fall weather has relative humidity levels up to almost 100 percent in parts of the region, with cloudy skies and wet weather forecast to persist […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP hosted a recruitment workshop entitled “Pathway to Policing” here Saturday. Nineteen participants from across Northwestern Ontario attended the event in Fort Frances, including some from as far away as Balmertown, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, and Dryden. Confederation College provided the location for the event […]
Staff Rain has dropped the forest fire hazard to “low” across the entire Northwest Region, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported late yesterday. There was one new fire in the Fort Frances District yesterday, located at the north end of Quetico Provincial Park near one of the entry stations. Fort […]
