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 […]
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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,” […]
Hugh Dennis, left, co-ordinator for the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, McDonald’s manager Bev McCoy, and Insp. Dave Lucas, OPP detachment commander for the Rainy River District, launched the summer program to encourage kids to wear bike helmets at McDonald’s yesterday. —Melanie Béchard photo
“Fun in the Sun” queen contestant Rachel Dutton danced with her father, John, during the pageant’s entertainment night Tuesday at the Townshend Theatre. All of this year’s contestants, including Sydney Boustead, Danielle Payne, Holly Strain, and Paula Vangel, showed off their talents. —Amanda Roy photo��
Chris Pronger of the Anaheim Ducks raised the Stanley Cup up for all to see Wednesday afternoon at the Dryden Regional Health Centre. Yesterday was declared “Chris Pronger Day” in the City of Dryden as Pronger brought the Cup to his hometown. A parade took place downtown followed by an […]
The Northwestern Health Unit would like to advise the public that a dead crow collected in Sioux Lookout has been confirmed positive for the West Nile virus. The Northwestern Health Unit was advised Monday by the Canadian Co-Operative Wildlife Health Centre in Guelph that a dead crow submitted by the […]
The OPP and Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition once again are partnering up to offer incentives to kids to wear their bike helmets this summer. “We’ll issue coupons to young people who are found by police wearing their bike helmets,” said RRVSC co-ordinator Hugh Dennis The coupons can be redeemed […]
