On Thursday around 10 a.m., Fort Frances OPP officers were notified of a disabled vessel on Rainy Lake. Two participants in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship were operating the vessel and suspected to have broken down somewhere on Rainy Lake, but the exact location was unknown. OPP marine officers […]
District News
While western provinces continue to report more forest fire activity, there were no new fires in the West Fire Region by the end of yesterday. The region is holding at 99 fires since the official start of the fire season back on April 1. Strong westerly winds over the weekend […]
It was a quiet day in the West Fire Region yesterday despite rising fire hazards across the northern portions of the region. No new fires were reported, but crews were busy across the region as they worked through values protection exercises, crew audits for safety and fire suppression techniques, and […]
Being nominated by one’s peers, and receiving an award for one’s accomplishments in life, is a tremendous honour. Such is the case for Robert Animikii Horton (Bebaamoyaash), a 26-year-old Sociology master’s student at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and member of Rainy River First Nations (Manitou Rapids). Horton is one […]
All remained quiet on the fire front yesterday with no new fires reported in the West Fire Region. There are three active fires in the region—one each in Fort Frances District, Thunder Bay District, and Red Lake District—which continue to be monitored by fire managers. These fires are being managed […]
FireRanger crews in Thunder Bay and Dryden districts are helping area provincial parks with the clearing of downed and hazardous trees. High winds yesterday slowed progress of crews assisting in the clean-up. Crews in other parts of the region continue with ongoing training and other assigned duties. Kenora District continues […]
One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. Kenora District Fire #22, located about 25 km south of Kenora, is a 0.1-hectare blaze on a small island inside the Lake of the Woods Conservation Reserve. Under the Forest Fire Management Strategy for Ontario, and the Lake of […]
An automated fire weather station in the Red Lake District was discovered with severe damage caused by vandals, resulting in thousands of dollars in damaged equipment, and compromising the gathering of critical weather information required for forest fire management. The damaged weather station is located at an old mine site […]
The eighth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament is set to go this weekend (July 11-12) at Lake Despair Lodge. Bill and Nell Godin say “things are looking great.” There are 65 teams competing for the cash prizes. Teams this year are from Winnipeg, Kenora, Thunder Bay and even Indiana. The […]
The Emo Spray Park committee hosted a splash party at the Emo Lions Park on July 1. An enthusiastic crowd of children and parents enjoyed the warm weather, the giant water slide and some ice cream, Freezies and pop while the celebrated Canada’s 141st birthday. Thanks to everyone who came […]
When nominations closed at 4:30 p.m. on July 4 for the 15 Zone Directors on the new Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Board of Directors for 2009, there were four acclamations and 25 candidates for elections in the 11 other zones. Elected by acclamation were: Joe Vermunt for Huron and […]
With oil prices rising and the consequent rise in energy costs, homeowners are looking to alternatives in order to conserve as much energy and therefore as much money as they can. True Line Construction out of Emo, Ont. has responded to this demand, recently purchasing a piece of equipment called […]
