the OPP Over the weekend, Rainy River District OPP officers investigated the report of a missing grandfather and grandson from Wisconsin believed to be travelling in Rainy River District. The pair was scheduled to rent a cabin in the Sapawe area to go fishing over a five-day period. When the […]
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Staff No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region yesterday, but there were a total of four on Saturday, including one in Red Lake District, two in Sioux Lookout District, and one in Nipigon District. Multiple fire starts in recent days challenged the Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services […]
Heather Latter Garrett Paull, six, took a look at Kip Sharp’s 1974 Dodge Charger on Saturday morning during the “Scott Street Show ’n Shine” presented by the International Early Iron Car Club. At total of 56 classic cars were parked on the 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street, drawing […]
Lucas Punkari Tayla Trimble (66t) edged passed Justin Besch (11) and Raice Westover (15) in a Novice class race at the Emo Go Kart Track on Friday. Racing takes place there each Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Sarah Pruys Seven-year-old Kayla Boshkaykin, left, and her friend, Sasha Kabatay, five, couldn’t stop laughing as they sprayed each other with noodle water guns at Pither’s Point Park on Saturday afternoon.
Heather Latter Classes at Robert Moore School joined their paper chains together to create one long one that lined the entire playground during a rally there yesterday. Each link represented an act of kindness recorded by the students since September when they participated in “Rachel’s Challenge.” The program was sustained […]
Staff Employees at Warehouse One here are getting involved in a number of activities, both locally and out-of-town. On Sunday, a group will be in Winnipeg to take part in a “Walk for Arthritis,” which they will do on behalf of friends, relatives, and co-workers who have—or are expected to […]
Press Release Local MPP Sarah Campbell is calling on the minister of energy to ban the sale of energy contracts on the doorstep. Speaking in Queen’s Park on Tuesday, Campbell said companies employ misleading tactics to sign unsuspecting consumers to long-term, high-priced contracts. “These salespeople will use any trick in […]
Lucas Punkari Eric Matthews prepared to throw a pass downfield yesterday evening as he took part in an offensive drill during the Muskie football team’s annual week-long spring mini-camp at Fort High. It wraps up tonight before the players will reconvene for the opening day of training camp in late […]
Sarah Pruys One-year-old Sophia Tanguay was quite happy to play with toy trains at the “Block Party” yesterday evening on the parking lot at Fort Frances High School. Families with young children were invited to come out and learn about the importance of play at 22 different play centres. Organized […]
Staff A U.S. man drowned Monday evening while on a canoe trip through Quetico Provincial Park. The victim was identified as Jacob Jones, 27, of Ruston, La. Police said two men were fishing in their canoe around 8:30 p.m. when one of them suffered a medical emergency which caused the […]
Staff Six new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by the end of yesterday, bringing the total number of active fires to 19, covering 712.4 hectares. The new blazes included one in Dryden District, one Red Lake District, two in Sioux Lookout District, one in Nipigon District, and one […]
