Staff With the exception of three days and one centimetre, water levels on Rainy Lake this year have remained within the mandated rule curve. “We did very, very well, basically because Mother Nature was kind to us this year,” Col. Michael Price, co-chair of the International Rainy Lake Board of […]
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the OPP The body of a missing Winnipeg man was recovered in Shoal Lake around 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Lucas Janz, 28, was reported missing Sunday after he went swimming and failed to return. His body was located by members of Kenora OPP marine unit and the OPP’s Underwater Search and […]
Press Release The Ontario government is proposing to expand protected leave from work by allowing caregivers to spend more time with family members who cannot care for themselves because of serious injury or illness, including cancer or stroke. Currently, Ontarians are entitled to an eight-week unpaid leave of absence to […]
Press Release Dr. Jeff Denis, a recent Harvard graduate and now assistant professor of sociology at McMaster University in Hamilton, will be in town to make a public presentation on local relations between natives and non-natives. Set for Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Métis Hall, the presentation […]
the NHU The Northwestern Health Unit has installed new permanent metal signs at municipal beaches across the region. The signs advise the public of the potential for elevated levels of bacteria in the water for up to 48 hours after heavy rain and/or strong winds. The health unit continues to […]
Staff The local Knights of Columbus will hold its 75th celebration dinner here on Saturday, Sept. 10. The celebration, set for La Place Rendez-Vous, is being held to honour long-standing members. The event will see K of C leadership coming in from Thunder Bay and Toronto, as well as local […]
Duane Hicks The town soon will be reaping the benefits of solar power to sell now that panels have been installed on four municipal buildings and soon will be connected to the grid. The solar panels recently were installed atop the water treatment plant, Memorial Sports Centre, Fort Frances Children’s […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit is advising the public that West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes have been identified from a trap in the Fort Frances area. This is the first documented case of WNV-positive mosquitoes in the Kenora and Rainy River Districts this season. The West Nile virus is spread […]
Staff As the old Robert Moore School’s red bricks come tumbling down, a few pieces of the historic building will be staying safe. Specifically, the dated bricks that have sat along the top edge of the school. These stones currently are in storage while the rest of the school is […]
Staff A 10-year-old boy from Dawson Township was fatally injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident yesterday. OPP officers from the Rainy River District detachment were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision involving an off-road vehicle around 5 p.m. Police determined the youth was operating an ATV on private property along […]
the NHU We all know about the health consequences of tobacco use–but did you know that workplaces also suffer when they employ smokers? Each smoker in the workplace costs their employer $3,396 per year in decreased productivity, increased absenteeism, increased insurance premiums, and additional expenses to maintain outdoor smoking areas. […]
the MNR A Kaministiquia-based business has been convicted of illegally-building on Crown land. Seargeant Picard Inc. was convicted of building on Crown land without a permit and fined $26,000. Court heard that in 2007, Seargeant Picard Inc. was contracted to design and build a home and outbuildings on Shebandowan Lake, […]
