the OPP On Saturday around 9:05 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP was called by a local family to help locate an elderly male with Alzheimer’s. A 79-year-old Fort Frances male left his residence to walk his dog around 4 p.m. When he failed to return home, his family called […]
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Dave Ogilvie The Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary is in the process of collecting pennies. They have just over $3,000 left to pay off the CR reader/X-ray upgrade, and also will be pledging to the upcoming digital mammography campaign. If anyone would like to help hard-working auxiliary members by donating […]
The Canadian Press SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont.—Two Winnipeg men are OK following a bear attack in Northwestern Ontario. Police said the men were camping on Dunbar Lake, north of Sioux Lookout, when the attack occurred early Saturday. Investigators said a 65-year-old man suffered bites and scratches when a black bear dragged […]
Heather Latter After plans were announced late last year indicating the Ontario Court of Justice’s intention to relocate the resident judge for Rainy River District to a base in Kenora or Dryden, area lawyers and municipal leaders voiced their concerns and pushed to retain a full-time resident judge here. But […]
Press Release Summer has arrived! Along with summer, welcome to the summer job search for students! Lucky for those students, NCDS in Fort Frances has the Summer Jobs Service Program. The SJS Program serves the entire Rainy River District, including Fort Frances and Atikokan, as well as out to Nestor […]
Sarah Pruys The local “Relay for Life” has entered into a partnership with the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, committee chair Jenn Anderson announced. “Every dollar over our goal goes to the Foundation,” Anderson noted. “The goal is $44,500, so every dollar over that,” she explained. Last year, the local […]
Heather Latter The Township of Emo recently agreed to purchased a $36,000 ultraviolet light (UV) for the Emo Spray Park so it would be able to open this summer. “Apparently it’s mandatory to have it,” noted Mayor Vince Sheppard. “Without it, you can’t guarantee safety of the people using it,” […]
Lucas Punkari While the weather forecast had looked dire heading into the day, and rain had fallen elsewhere in Rainy River District, the season-opener of racing at the Emo Speedway went without a hitch Saturday night. In the WISSOTA Modifieds division, defending champ Gavin Paull picked up right where he […]
Heather Latter Jack Hedman remembers years ago when Fort High athletes crowded around the front of the bus to hear the stories told by driver Sid Asselin. Now a retired teacher, Hedman had coached several sports and while travelling hundreds of kilometers to compete against rival teams, Asselin would entertain […]
Duane Hicks J.W. Walker student Cameron Lidkea scored a K.O. at the Canada-Wide Science Fair last week in Charlottetown, P.E.I., winning the bronze medal “Award of Excellence” for Grade 7/8 students for his science project, “Striking Difference.” The Grade 7 student was awarded a certificate, $300 in cash, and a […]
Heather Latter After plans were announced late last year indicating the Ontario Court of Justice’s intention to relocate the resident judge for Rainy River District to a base in Kenora or Dryden, area lawyers and municipal leaders voiced their concerns and pushed to retain a full-time resident judge here. But […]
Heather Latter Dozens of Fort Frances residents joined local MPP Sarah Campbell’s rally here Saturday in support of tourism and to show the provincial government that the Ontario Travel Information Centres in Northwestern Ontario are not for sale. “The fight is not over,” Campbell told those who gathered outside the […]
