The Ministry of Natural Resources had to deploy waterbombers and crews on foot to battle a tall brush fire that broke out along the railroad tracks east of the Noden Causeway on Tuesday afternoon. The heart of the blaze was located near LCB Logging on Highway 11, with MNR vehicles […]
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Join park guide Mary Jo Eisenach this Friday (Aug. 10) for a fun-filled presentation about the gulls of Voyageurs National Park. Learn about the unique role of gulls in the park, including some ways they are a little like us. Meet Mary Jo and her friend, Henrietta the Herring […]
Throughout the weekend, Voyageurs National Park continued to actively manage the fire that began on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 2 on the east end of the Kabetogama Peninsula. A 20-person crew from the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center (MIFC), a 10-person park crew, and a strike team leader have been […]
The McGuinty government is protecting ecologically-significant lands by investing in a partnership that identifies and secures natural heritage areas on private lands, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced late last month. “Ontario’s partnership agreements with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the Ontario Land Trust Alliance […]
Children learned to identify different species of fish native to Northwestern Ontario during the annual “Family Fishing Weekend” earlier this summer at Blue Lake Provincial Park. Dick deGroot, a Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer in Dryden District, presented the program to a group of about 25 children and […]
Despite a new temporary stop sign for southbound traffic at the corner of Mowat Avenue and First Street East, OPP Sgt. Dave Saunders was out directing traffic there for three hours Friday afternoon. The stop sign, which came down today, was installed in hopes of alleviating traffic congestion at that […]
Seven new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by 5 p.m. on Sunday. The new fires were both person and lightning-caused, and required aggressive initial attack by firefighters to contain. The largest fire currently burning in the region is Kenora Fire #41. It started on the afternoon of […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres held their first camp over the weekend complete with two scrimmages, coming away with a pair of signees, including 20-year-old Fort Frances native Shaun Egan. Sabres’ head coach Wayne Strachan said in a statement that he was impressed with Egan’s skating and ability to […]
Jagger Lockman, 13, practised tricks and jumps with his new fancy trick bike at the Kiwanis Skate Park here yesterday afternoon.—Amanda Roy photo
Ashley Payne decorated her cookie with chocolate icing and sprinkles yesterday during a “Wild West” party at the Fort Frances Public Library. The children ate snacks, made cowboy vests, danced, and played games with library staff.—Amanda Roy photo
In the third race of the Wednesday Night fall series, Ron Bowman’s winning streak almost came to an end. The “Mad Hatter,” steered by Mary Bartlett, performed well in the strong westerly winds. However, after the handicaps were applied, Bowman came out on top again, finishing just 32 seconds […]
The forest fire reporting line began ringing by early afternoon yesterday as high hazards and windy conditions brought lightning-caused fires to life across the region. High winds added to the challenge of fighting the new fires and aggressive ground and air attack was required. People are being asked to […]
