In addition to planning a memorial to commemorate the 17 lives lost in the Dance fire in October, 1938, a local committee also would like to have a book written about the tragedy. “More and more people are coming forward with stories and we’d really like to compile them all,” […]
District News
Smoke from large fires burning in northern Manitoba is expected to remain present over Northwestern Ontario for the next few days. The area affected by the smoke drift can be viewed through the NOAA Smoke Forecasting website by viewing the current 24-hour analysis and 48-hour forecast loop. For more information […]
The fire hazard is “low” to “moderate” across the southern and central portions of the West Fire Region, but increasing to “high” in the western and northern sectors. A drying trend is beginning today that could see fire hazards increase across the entire region through the coming week. No new […]
A Rocky Bay man has been fined $1,900 for illegal commercial fishing. Edward F. Panamick, 37, was fined $1,500 for selling fish without the authority of a licence and $400 for making a false statement to a conservation officer. He also was banned from commercial fishing for five years. As […]
Two Illinois men were fined $4,000 after pleading guilty to having 23 illegal walleye. Ronald L. Plumb, 38, and Chad E. Lemmon, 33, both of Rock Island, Ill., each were fined $2,000 and forfeited the fish to the Crown. On June 20, 2007, Plumb and Lemmon were fishing in Osbourne […]
Three Dryden men and two from Wisconsin were fined $12,300 after pleading guilty to a variety of offences in the illegal killing of a bull moose. Jason Skogstad, 37, of Eleva, Wis., and Scott P. Lobreau, 40, of Dryden each were fined $2,000 for illegally hunting a bull moose, $1,000 […]
A Wabigoon man has been fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to a variety of hunting offences. Pat Daignault, 52, was fined $1,000 for careless hunting, $500 for providing false information to a conservation officer, and $500 for illegal possession of a deer. He also was banned from hunting for one […]
An annual survey of Northwestern Ontario resource-based tourism businesses, conducted in April, asked them to report changes in 2008 bookings and changes in gross revenue for 2007. Key findings of the survey, conducted by the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) and Kenora District Camp Owners Association (KDCA), included: •79.6 percent […]
FORT FRANCES—The inventors of wild rice popped cereal have made it to the next round of competition in CBC’s “Dragon’s Den.” Andrew Atwell and Ron Allen, from Nicickousemenecaning First Nation, will be facing the judges of the show during a taping June 13 in Toronto. “When they called me to […]
No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. Cool, wet weather has reduced the fire hazard to low across all sections of Northwestern Ontario. FireRangers continue to focus on training and proficiency exercises across the West Fire Region. Pump set-up, hose lay training, hover exit certification, and […]
Despite storm activity, only six new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend. Five of those occurred in the Nipigon District, with the other one reported in Thunder Bay District. All the new fires were contained to less than one hectare. Excellent co-operation between the Ministry […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District speech contest for students in Grades 6-8 was held last Wednesday at the Robert Moore School gym. The majority of the schools in the district participated, from Robert Moore to St. Francis here in town all the way to Riverview in Rainy River. “Oral language […]
