Two Devlin anglers placed second and third at the FFCBC. Taking second was Doug McBride and partner Morgan Cadene, with a three day weigh-in of 53.76 lbs. Following close behind, Bill Godin and partner, Norm Lindsay took third with a weigh-in of 53.71. The first-place winners were Mark Libitka (Kenora), […]
District News
Around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Sioux Lookout OPP were dispatched to a report of a deceased person in Pelican Lake at the “town beach,” located on Wellington Street in Sioux Lookout. The deceased was identified as Matthew Quedent, 19, from Lac Seul First Nation. The investigation is continuing, but foul […]
The Ontario government is making northern communities safer, and increasing protection for the region’s forest resources, by investing $4.4 million in the forest fire management complex at Red Lake, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced Thursday. “The Red Lake staff quarters will keep fire response staff close at hand, making […]
A notice to residents that there has been a ban on any watering of lawns until further notice. This has been in place for a couple of weeks, but unfortunately not everyone was informed. The town is allowing residents to water flower bed and gardens on their respective days, but […]
In the days of old, knowledge was passed on through stories. Come sit in front of a fire this Friday evening (Aug. 4) and listen to tales told as they were long ago. Join Lead Naturalist Jim DeVries from the Laurentian Environmental Center for an evening you will not soon […]
The driver of a pickup truck who was using his cellular phone and caused a serious motor vehicle collision has been charged. Just before 4 p.m. on Friday, Kenora OPP officers were called to a serious motor vehicle accident on Highway 17, near Inglis Lake Road. The one occupant of […]
Seven new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend, said the Ministry of Natural Resources this morning. Red Lake recorded three new starts, Dryden responded to two new fires, while Kenora and Nipigon each responded to one new fire start. The most active fire over the […]
Around 5:45 a.m. Friday, officers of the Dryden OPP detachment were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, near Mutrie Township. A tractor trailer unit driven by Jean-Francois Lanoie of Sainte-Helene, Quebec, carrying livestock was eastbound on Hwy. 17 when he collided with a pickup truck driven by […]
With no end in sight to the dry conditions the region has been experiencing of late, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported six new fires in Northwestern Ontario in the past 24 hours. Fire information officer Travis Moffatt said this morning that one of those fires was in Fort Frances […]
Kenora OPP has charged 12 individuals in relation to the blockade at Separation Bridge on English River Road. Police responded to the illegal blockade on Tuesday afternoon, when it was reported that protesters had set up a roadblock on the bridge and were preventing logging trucks from passing. On Wednesday, […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources reported only one new fire in the region in the past 24 hours—a small blaze in the east end of Fort Frances District. But this lightning-cause blaze, which was located in the northeast corner of Quetico Park, was declared “out” by the end of the […]
The Atikokan OPP is seeking public assistance regarding three separate investigations in which motor vehicles were stolen from there. In the first incident, a 2002 blue Ford F-150 Super Cab pickup truck, bearing Ontario licence plate 351 2N1, was stolen from the driveway of a Birch Road residence early in […]
