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 […]
District News
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 […]
Dave Ogilvie With 10 albums and over 30 years performing his songs across Canada and the UK, award-winning singer-songwriter Rodney Brown remains committed to his Northwestern Ontario (and Rainy River District) roots and is currently getting ready to release his new CD, “Songs of Fort William.” A special CD launch […]
Robin McCormick The annual harvest supper is coming up Sunday, Sept. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. Come enjoy turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, salads, and pie. Adults are $13, ages six-12 $6, and five and under Free. • • • Happy Belated Birthday to Maria Gibson, she […]
Ken Johnston The “Together We Can” fund-raising kick-off for a new digital mammography machine was a huge success last week. The event began in Rainy River with a pancake breakfast, then teams of cyclists took to the road from Rainy River Health Centre to Emo Health Centre and then on […]
