A total of 442 vehicles were stopped at OPP roadside checkpoints across Rainy River District during the first week of the annual Festive R.I.D.E. initiative. As a result, police charged two people with impaired driving offences and issued one 12-hour suspension. Two Liquor Licence Act charges also were laid. R.I.D.E. […]
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The Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary held its general meeting Nov. 10 in the Legion Hall with 35 members attending. After advancing the colours and the singing of “O Canada,” the charter was draped in memory of departed members Bernice Plasky and Doreen Wreggitt. President Silvia then initiated new member […]
As part of Safeway’s fundraising for the local Crime Stoppers, raffle tickets for a chance to win $100/week in groceries for a year are now on sale for $5 each. Tickets went on sale Saturday in conjunction with a “top-up day” featuring 35 “celebrity baggers” packing groceries. This raised about […]
The public is invited to attend a candlelight vigil outside the Fort Frances Courthouse next Monday (Dec. 6) in honour of the 14 young women who were murdered at l’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. The vigil, slated to start at 5:30 p.m., is being organized jointly by the United […]
The Township of Emo has been asked to provide a second boat ramp, located west of the current one, to facilitate the launch and recovery activities during the annual Emo Walleye Classic. A formal request was made to Emo council at its regular meeting last Thursday to put in a […]
Every winter, an average of 80 Canadians die from exposure, severe frostbite, or hypothermia—more than the total who die from floods, tornadoes, or lightning. But now, residents of Northern Ontario are less likely to be surprised by violent and potentially-dangerous weather in the future thanks to a new service being […]
If you think they just don’t make things the way they used to, you might want to check out the grand-opening of Rempel Furniture during “Holly Daze” in Emo this Friday and Saturday. Dave Rempel is in the process of moving his showroom from Stratton and will be ready to […]
While the Salvation Army is always busy around Christmas, this year might be even moreso than last, Capt. Angel Sandoval said Tuesday morning. The Salvation Army started handing out applications for its Christmas hamper program Monday—and saw 210 picked up by the end of that day. “Yesterday we gave out […]
Have no idea what to get someone for Christmas this year? Or have no idea even what store they would shop at if they could buy their own gift? Then the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has a solution for you as once again it is offering gift certificates redeemable […]
The OPP is seeking public assistance in solving a mischief and theft which occurred over the weekend in Dawson Township. Sometime between 5 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday, suspects shot and killed two cows at a farm located on Fadden Road. One of the cows was removed […]
Kenora OPP is continuing to investigate a domestic assault that eventually ended in the death of a Kenora-area resident. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Kenora OPP were advised that two Kenora men had come across a woman and a man fighting on Longbow Lake Road. The man was trying […]
A former Fort Frances resident is organizing the first-annual “Art Walk”—an event designed to showcase the talents of local artists from both sides of the border. Fourteen artists from as close by as Fort Frances and Ranier, and from as far away as Tucson, Ariz., will have their works on […]
