Local News

A crane operator working on a construction site near Fort Frances was sent to the hospital after the crane he was working in toppled over Monday.

A jump in multi-family housing units has led to a big increase in overall housing starts in the city last month. The bulk of the 48-per cent increase is due to a 24-unit condo building started at the corner of Grenville Avenue and Adelaide Street.

Police in Kenora are investigating a highway crash that killed a pedestrian Sunday.

New fires continue to burn in this region as Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources reported nine new fires in the past 24 hours. There are now 76 of the province’s 81 fires burning in Northwestern Ontario.

Etiquette and niceties usually surround the sport of golf. Unfortunately not everyone shares those sentiments.

Police are looking for a missing angler near Ear Falls. Officers with the OPP say they received a report of a missing fisherman from Minnesota. The 73-year-old man was reportedly fishing on Wenasaga Lake during the morning of Saturday, July 9.

More than 700 bikers are expected to roll into town at the end of the month. The bikers will be driving in for the Ontario Harley Owners Group Rally that starts on Saturday, July 30.

OPP officers heading into the second week of a major campaign that targets distracted drivers. The OPP launched its Phone in one Hand, Ticket in the Other distracted driving campaign.

The Lakehead Region Conservation Authority Family Fishing Day didn't attract many participants but a coordinator for the event says it is still a good way to introduce people to the outdoors.

Eric Cline says living like a voyageur keeps him coming back to Fort William Historical Park every year. The 50-year-old technologist with Lakehead University has attended the Old Fort’s annual rendezvous event for the past 27 years.