OPP from the Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls office are currently investigating a report that two local residents inadvertently ingested cookies laced with marijuana. The residents ate the cookies after they found a bag of baking hanging on their door. Believing that a friend had left the baking for them while […]
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Think of Four Paws Pet Supply’s obedience training as a finishing school for dogs. The six-week session, which begins tomorrow evening at the store, teaches basic obedience training to give owners more control over their pet. “We give owners stuff that they can build on, so that they can then […]
Several properties were damaged and phone lines knocked out as high winds hit Emo and Manitou Rapids area. The farm of Ralph and Jacquelyn Hunsperger, on Off Lake Road north of Emo suffered substantial damage as the winds ripped apart their barn and several sheds. “My husband got up to […]
A suspect has been apprehended and police are investigating after a youth was stabbed and killed behind 1024 Webster Avenue North this morning. The OPP have reported that at 3 a.m. this morning a severely-wounded male youth was found behind the apartments on the corner of Webster Avenue and Sixth […]
Highway 17 was closed 26 km west of Ignace for several hours Sunday evening after a tractor-trailer, carrying frozen seafood, caught on fire. The driver, a 24-year-old Kitchener man, pulled over around 7 p.m. when his vehicle’s engine began to smoke. He got out of the truck and it became […]
Moist ground and high humidity prevented any forest fires from lighting in the Fort Frances area. “Fort didn’t have any fires this weekend at all,” noted Arlan Hahkala, local MInistry of Natural Resources sector response officer. “We were at low to moderate [fire hazard] and after last night’s major rain, […]
Last year, 0.4 pounds was the winning margin as a local team took home the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship for the first time. But at the final weigh-in Saturday, they had close to a three-pound cushion. That’s right. They. All three of them. Topping the competition were brothers Steve […]
Kenora OPP and the Canadian Transport Safety Board are investigating the report of an overturned airplane near Johnson’s Island by Golf Course Bay this morning. The incident occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. when the American-registered Cessna 260, carrying a pilot and one passenger, was in the process of taking off […]
Even though the Fort Frances OPP is investigating the theft of fishing rods and equipment that occurred at the Bayview Motel here overnight Thursday, police said there have been few incidents–and no serious problems–so far at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. “Everything’s been going very well,” said Cst. Al […]
Day One of the 2001 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship was the wrong time for defending champions Denis Barnard and Clint Barton to have one of their worst outings on Rainy Lake. The local duo weighed in just 5.50 pounds Thursday to sit in 110th place of the three-day tournament–well […]
The Fort Frances Highlanders received $18,800 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to fund equipment, instruments, and uniforms. “These Trillium funds will greatly improve both the appearance and function of the Fort Frances Highlanders,” said Pipe Major Bruce Lidkea. “We are thankful for Trillium’s commitment to arts and culture,” he added. […]
Shielding their eyes against the early-morning sun, about 200 people braved a cool wind on the government dock at Pither’s Point to watch anglers take off for the first day of 2001 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Thursday. Before the first flight departed at 7 a.m., spectators scanned the […]
