On Sunday around 1:10 a.m., officers from the Rainy River District OPP conducted a traffic stop on the 600 Block of Reid Avenue in Fort Frances,
As a result, a 23-year-old Winnipeg man was charged with impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol level over .08 mg.
He was released on a promise to appear in court here on April 8 at 9 a.m.
Yesterday around 11:50 a.m., the Kenora OPP was dispatched to a building on fire in the 100 block on Main Street South in the downtown core.
Police arrived on scene shortly after, along with Kenora Fire and Ambulance.
A single deceased male was located inside the structure.
No other victims are known at this point and details will be made available as they come in.
Members of the OPP's Anti-Rackets Branch, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, and the Ontario's Serious Fraud Office are warning Ontario residents to check their e-mails, phone messages, and computer pop-ups.
All are tools that criminals can use to extort money and personal information from you.
From Monday, March 11 through Sunday, March 17, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be participating in the March Break Distracted Driving Campaign.
This campaign will be conducted by officers with the OPP throughout the entire province including officers within the Rainy River District.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public to plan ahead when it comes to recreational snowmobiling. In the past few weeks there has been a surge in calls for help from stranded sledders on local lakes.
The substantial snowfall this winter has produced extreme slush conditions wreaking havoc on area lakes.
Members of the Kenora OPP, the Marine and Trails Unit (MTU), and the Forensic Identification Unit are investigating a fatal fire on Lake of the Woods.
On Monday, Feb. 18 around 1 p.m., the Kenora OPP was advised of a structure on fire on Kendal Inlet Road on Lake of the Woods.
Due to a high volume of snow, and changes in the temperature in Fort Frances and surrounding areas, there is a significant amount of slush and high snow drifts on Rainy Lake.
The OPP is advising the public to plan ahead when it comes to recreational snowmobiling.
In the past few weeks, there has been a surge in calls for help from stranded sledders on local lakes.
Shortly before 3 a.m. on Feb. 24, members of the Rainy River District OPP were called to investigate a traffic complaint on Portage Avenue North.
As a result, a 20-year-old Fort Frances male was charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level over .08 mg and operating a vehicle while impaired.
He also was charged with resisting a police officer.
On Feb. 7 around 7:05 p.m., the Red Lake OPP received a report of an animal attack from staff at the Red Lake Margaret-Cochenour Memorial Hospital in Red Lake.
A 38-year-old female had attended the hospital with wounds to her legs, indicating she had been attacked by a “large black dog-like animal.”
On Monday around 2:30 p.m., the Kenora OPP received a report of a three-vehicle collision at the junction of Highway 17 and Highway 596.
The driver of the passenger vehicle, who was the lone occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The female driver was identified as Katherine Pidgursky, 38, of Buchanan, Sask.
