Lin Boileau picked the winning ticket yesterday morning for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s trip-of-the-month draw for August while Alan Zucchiatti looked on. The lucky winners were Keith and Tammy Kellar of Fort Frances, who will be heading off to London, England. —Amanda Roy photo
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Five new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by 5 p.m. yesterday— all lightning-caused blazes in the districts of Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, Dryden, Red Lake, and Kenora. Cloud cover and small amounts of rain reduced the number of new fire starts—compared to the 23 new forest fires […]
The Northwestern Health Unit has issued a boil-water advisory for Atikokan. It said the safety of the drinking water cannot be guaranteed due to low levels in the clearwells at the Atikokan water treatment plant. Residents are asked to boil drinking water for one minute prior to consumption. They […]
The Rainy Lake Conservancy will hold its annual general meeting here Sunday afternoon, with speakers from the Canadian Border Service Agency being brought in to speak about border-crossing issues for lake residents. “This arose because some residents had questions being raised about just what is being asked of us, […]
