Ninety-six percent of anglers stopped on local highways during two enforcement blitzes conducted June 22–23 were obeying the rules. Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers from the Dryden and Red Lake districts, together with OPP officers, conducted checks for both angling and motor vehicle offences on Highway 502, south […]
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Joan Allison drew a ticket for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s Canada Day lottery on Sunday at the Harbourage. Shirley Brown of Nestor Falls took home the grand prize of a 2007 Dodge Caliber SX, while cash prize winners included Todd Hamilton ($2,000), Leo Penny ($1,000), Lori Gregory ($500), […]
Holly Strain was all smiles Sunday after she was crowned the 2007 “Fun in the Sun” queen during Canada Day festivities at Pither’s Point Park. Paula Vangel and Rachel Dutton were named First and Second Princesses, respectively. —Amanda Roy photo��
Nicickousemenecaning First Nation Chief Gary Allen handed out pamphlets to motorists along Highway 11 on Friday to raise awareness of Grand Council Treaty #3. The initiative was part of the Aboriginal National Day of Action.—Amanda Roy photo
With wet weather putting a damper on the regional forest fire situation, only one fire remains burning in Northwestern Ontario after the Canada Day long weekend—a longstanding blaze in Red Lake District covering 1,400 hectares. Not only were no new fires reported by the Ministry of Natural Resources but […]
The Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service responded to the report of a fire alarm sounding in an apartment on the 1000 block of Webster Avenue around 8:25 p.m. yesterday. Upon arrival, fire personnel discovered a pot had been left on the stove, which produced smoke that activated the […]
Travellers in Northern Ontario may face long waits on the Trans-Canada Highway tomorrow as workers haul a tractor-trailer out of a lake near Kenora. Police say a truck driver managed to swim to safety Friday after his rig left Highway 17 and sank to the bottom of Energy Lake. Sgt. […]
Cecil Ogden thanked the board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. for working with him over the past nine years during the corporation’s annual meeting on Thursday in Emo. Ogden, along with Emily Watson, left the board after serving three three-year terms on the board.—Heather Ogilvie photo
Melissa Gushulak, far right, questioned four-year-old Jace Dittaro as judges Shanna Ewald, far left, Tanya Dolph, and Krista Luchka looked on during the “Fun in the Sun” Mini King pageant yesterday during the Business Improvement Association’s “Mall Days.” Dittaro was crowned the 2007 “Mini King,” chosen from a total of […]
The Kiwanis team will have to try again tonight to repeat as the Major ‘B’ Little League champions. The Fort Frances-based team struggled for five innings yesterday evening in the Falls as their rival Moose posted a spattering of small-ball runs—most of them on errant throws—before breaking the game […]
The body of a Minnesota resident who was presumed to have drowned near Manitou Rapids on Sunday afternoon has been recovered. “They found the body last night, so it will now allow the family to move on,” Rainy River First Nations manager Dean Wilson said this morning. Chief Jim […]
A gloomy forecast for Canada Day has organizers wondering how the weather will affect the “Fun in the Sun” activities planned for the day. The Weather Network is calling for a 100 percent chance of rain here on Sunday, “at times heavy.” “We have no plan ‘B’ in place,” […]
