the MNR Some Ontario firefighting resources in British Columbia have reached the end of their 14-day tour of duty and are returning to Ontario today. A total of 168 personnel are scheduled to return. Prior to this group’s return, Ontario sent an additional 206 personnel to B.C. on Sunday, which […]
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the OPP Between 1985 and 1987, the Thunder Bay OPP investigated a number of incidents in which a male wearing a disguise, and at times brandishing a weapon, entered homes and sexually assaulted the female residents. During a two-year period, police investigated five of these incidents in Conmee, Hagey, and […]
Staff A 15-year-old male from Bearskin Lake has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder in conjunction with an incident there during the early-morning hours of Sunday. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) were called to the nursing station in Bearskin Lake, where officers were advised that […]
Retailers and companies’ branded goods often require an overhaul to keep up with new shopping trends and customers’ choices. In a major reversal of previous direction, retailers now are reducing the amount of choices on their shelves. Following many years of luring customers with an ever-expanding collection of brands, sizes, […]
Staff Voyageurs National Park rangers had to rescue several boaters from Rainy Lake yesterday after high winds capsized their vessels. Chief park ranger James Hummel said three boats had departed their campsites in the park east of the Brule Narrows on Rainy Lake yesterday morning. Hummel said they chose to […]
Press Release Strike action that was supposed to take place at midnight last night has been postponed for up to 48 hours pending the outcome of renewed talks with Ainsworth Engineered LP scheduled for tomorrow morning here. “We met with the 130 members of Local 324-99 on Friday to inform […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources deployed a total of 140 Type 1 initial attack FireRangers and two agency reps to British Columbia yesterday from Thunder Bay and Dryden. As well, 60 Type 1 initial attack FireRangers and two agency reps were deployed to B.C. from Sudbury. These 204 staff […]
Staff An Indiana man was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle accident that occurred on Highway 17 about 20 km east of Terrace Bay. Nipigon OPP said a Dodge pickup truck with three occupants from Indiana was eastbound when it left the paved portion of the roadway and struck a rock […]
Press Release Mary Casanova of Ranier, Mn. is an award-winning author of children’s novels and picture books. Many of her works stem from her life on the Minnesota-Ontario border; yet some of her stories have taken her as far away as France, Norway, and Belize for research. Whatever the setting […]
Staff Fifth Street residents should be happy to know they’ll have a smooth surface to drive on before the end of the month. The grinding of the road surface will begin next Tuesday (Aug. 17) and probably continue through part of Wednesday, the town’s transportation superintendent said late yesterday. Public […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is planning to run weekly “Lunch and Learn” programs dealing with specific technologies starting next month—and now wants the public’s input as to what they would like to learn about. Technology co-ordinator Raj Sritharan, who started the job last month, said […]
Staff A 22-year-old Onigaming First Nation man has been charged with one count of second-degree murder. Thomas Ryan Indian was arrested Tuesday by members of the OPP and is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow (Aug. 13) in Kenora, police reported yesterday. The charge stems from a stabbing at an […]
