From the MNRF It was another busy day for lightning fire starts as the Northwest Region recorded 16 new fires by the early yesterday evening. Resources are strained as the fire load has increased to 111 active fires. Twenty-eight of those fires are “not under control,” 10 are “being held,” […]
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From the OPP On Sunday at approximately 2:25 a.m., a member of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a vehicle stop on King’s Highway in Fort Frances. The officer spoke with the driver, whom he determined was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported […]
From the MNRF There were 23 new fires in the Northwest region by the early evening yesterday. Widespread lightning over the past few days has yielded numerous new starts in the western and central areas of the region as fire hazard conditions rebound. At the time of this update there […]
Staff A full slate of candidates will be on the ballot for the municipal and public school board election here come Oct. 22. Rick Wiedenhoeft was the last candidate to put his name in prior to the 2 p.m. deadline on Friday. Wiedenhoeft was a town councillor for 11 years […]
Staff With one day left to file for the Oct. 22 municipal election, yet more district residents have stepped forward to run as school board trustees and for spots on their respective municipal councils. John McTaggart is the latest to put his hat in the ring to run for a […]
From the MNRF There were four new fires in the Northwest Region by the late afternoon yesterday. Nipigon fire #47 is a 0.2 hectare lightning caused fire located approximately 77 kilometres east of the far north community of Webequie. The fire is currently “not under control.” Nipigon fire #48 is […]
Press Release The International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board invites you to attend a meeting of its Water Levels Committee in International Falls, Mn. and a meeting of the entire board in Kenora. The Water Levels Committee meeting on the new Rainy and Namakan lakes rule curves will be […]
Press Release A Toronto-based gold mining company has been fined for an offence under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act. New Gold Inc. pleaded guilty and was fined $100,000 for failing to comply with the conditions of an approval under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act. Court heard that in […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars The “Quest” is over. Dylan Ossachuk’s powerful vocals took the judges by storm during his performance of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” on Friday night at the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition held under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars A new program offered through the Seven Generations Education Institute here is hoping to ease the current high demand of hairstylists in the Fort Frances area. The Hairstyling Diploma offered through SGEI’s satellite campus on King’s Highway, in partnership with Sault College, took a new intake of […]
Sam Odrowski “Tour de Fort” has joined forces with From The Grind Up to stage a double headliner show at the new Rainy Lake Square this coming Tuesday (July 31). The 11-piece brass-hop band, “My Son the Hurricane,” and the indie-folk rock band, “Shred Kelly,” are heading here for back-to-back […]
Sam Odrowski The Couchiching First Nation Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its annual open house this Saturday (July 28). Slated to run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., there will be no shortage of fire safety demonstrations, fun games, and friendly competitions for attendees to take part in. Volunteer firefighter Mike Thompson […]
