the OPP Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, members of the Rainy River District OPP were dispatched to a sudden death at a Mosher Avenue address here. A 69-year-old Fort Frances male was pronounced dead after being transported to La Verendrye General Hospital. The Rainy River District Crime Unit, along […]
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the OPP On Tuesday around 3:30 p.m., the Thunder Bay OPP was called to the Kaministiquia River, in the area of Highway 102, regarding a body that had been located in the water. Officers attended the scene and recovered a deceased male from the water. An autopsy was conducted in […]
Staff One down, hopefully many more to go. The Sight & Sound Wolves beat Bowen FP (Illinois) 6-2 count in their first game in the ‘A-Major’ division at the 2014 North American Fastpitch Association World Series in the Quad Cities region of Iowa and Illinois. A four-run first inning propelled […]
Staff Elvis will be “in the building” next Friday (Aug. 15) at the Townshend Theatre here. “A Concert with the King,” featuring Elvis tribute artist Daylin James, will kick off Community Living Fort Frances and District’s campaign to raise $3.5 million for its new multi-purpose facility at the former Sixth […]
Press Release A Fort Frances native is among three athletes, two builders, and a national championship team that make up the 2014 slate of inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in Thunder Bay next month. John “Gino” Gasparini, one of the two builders being inducted, enjoyed […]
Staff Win and move on. Lose and go home. So it goes for the fourth-place La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs U18 squad and fifth-place Senior Pharmasave as they battle tonight at 6:30 p.m. to open the Borderland Soccer League men’s division playoffs. The two teams had a dress rehearsal for tonight’s […]
Press Release In addition to the traditional “bragging rights,” the take-home swag for this year’s Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival is truly spectacular! Now that the festival is in its third year, and steadily growing, the organizing committee has decided its time the team trophy reflects this. As well, for […]
Submitted The new Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival trophy, topped with a bronze sculpture of a dragon encircling the feet of Qu Yuan, dragon boating’s legendary founder, is up for grabs this Saturday.
the MNRF One new fire was confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Kenora Fire #11, located near Scout Bay on Lac Seul, was listed as “under control” at 0.1 hectares in size. The other active fire in the region, Red Lake Fire #17, was “being observed” at last […]
the OPP Members of the Rainy River District OPP were advised of two different thefts of prescription medication from Atikokan residences between May 26 and June 2. An investigation was conducted and Jodi Human, 46, of Atikokan subsequently was charged with several counts. These included one count of break and […]
Haley Anderson Folk singer John Wort Hannam, who hails from rural Alberta, was the featured artist last night during the season’s second barn concert at Cornell Farms in La Vallee. The charismatic singer had those on hand roaring with laughter and breaking into chorus following local talent Brittany Hayes as […]
Staff There’s no more room for error. The Fort Frances Juniors and Couchiching Lady Raiders are down to their last lives after both squads lost second-round games last night in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League double-elimination playoffs. Second-ranked Northwest Bay scored a run in the bottom of the […]
