From the MNRF Two Winnipeg residents have been fined a total of $1,700 for fishing offences. Brent Kruger and Cynthia Nault each were fined $750 for having an over-limit of walleye, as well as $100 for packaging fish in such a way that they could not be easily counted. Justice […]

Press Release Most of us don’t realize how valuable our car keys are until we lose them. In recent years, remote starters and built-in unlock systems have sharply driven up the cost and complexity of the humble car key, with some owners paying hundreds of dollars in replacement fees. War […]

Duane Hicks A recent university grad with local ties has started a new job as parliamentary assistant to Vancouver Centre Liberal MP Hedy Fry–the longest-serving female in the House of Commons. Lindsay Campbell, granddaughter of local residents Bud and Dorleen Dyrland, has been in the new role since April 24, […]

Nicholas Donaldson If you recently received information about the Ontario Badger Project in the mail, and had questions about who they are and what they’re doing, don’t worry: you’re not alone. Josh Sayers, a biologist studying badgers in the area, sent out that information but quickly realized he should have […]

Duane Hicks By all estimates, it takes 2.1 million steps to travel by foot around the perimeter of Lake Superior. Not a task for the faint-hearted. But Bill Michl, past district governor for Lions District 5M10, is stepping up to the challenge to make the 1,985-km (1,300-mile) trek in 82 […]

Duane Hicks Need a little something to do this long weekend? Why not go through your book shelves and pick out some titles you’ll never read again and donate them to a good cause? The “Friends of the Library” will hold its annual book sale on Saturday, May 27 from […]

Joey Payeur While she walks her beat, Kristina Bombay also walks a fine line between hope and despair every day. The 29-year-old from Rainy River First Nation is coming up on the one-year anniversary of her first career posting as a law enforcement officer for the Pikangikum Police Station in […]

Nicholas Donaldson The Kenora-Rainy River Child and Family Services celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Supervised Access Program in Ontario with a small event here yesterday. Past and present staff gathered in the Fort Frances office to speak about the history of the program with a visit from former NDP […]

Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter A meeting to determine interest for a local Parkinson’s support group didn’t garner much attention Monday at the Sister Kennedy Centre. Marielle Henderson, the community development coordinator with Parkinson Canada, drove from Thunder Bay to help Tom Big George, whose mother suffers from Parkinson’s, organize monthly meetings […]

Duane Hicks While 3D printing is an amazing recent technology, it also can be daunting to a newbie. The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is looking to change that. Fort Frances High School co-op student Chris Silver is assisting information technology co-ordinator Jeremy Hughes to develop a 3D printer […]

Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter As a boy growing up on Rainy Lake, Chris Stinson always had been fascinated by the water and what lay beneath it. He was an avid outdoor adventurer and animal-lover, and enjoyed catching small frogs and bird-watching. At that age, he never would have guessed he’d become […]

Press Release Since 2014 the government of France has been awarding their highest medal, the Legion of Honour to Canadian veterans that participated in the liberation of France in 1944. Many veterans have now received this great honour but many veterans may not even know it’s available. The Legion of […]