Victim in Incident at CN Rail yard Identified

Ontario Provincial Police says a Fort Frances man was killed after being struck by a train yesterday.

Ontario Provincial Police says 28-year-old Justin Degagne was walking along the tracks in the CN's rail yard, west of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, when he was hit by a westbound freight train leaving the yard.

The incident happened around 2 a.m. yesterday morning.

Police Release Accident Photo

Thunder Bay Police are releasing a disturbing photo of a vehicle that was involved in a drunk driving accident over the weekend.

Police Spokesperson Chris Adams hopes it will send a message to party goers.

The 21 year old woman lost control of her car causing it to flip several times and trap her inside.

Fatal Investigated

OPP and CN Rail police continue to investigate an apparent fatal incident on the CN line in Fort Frances.

Few details have been released, but investigators were on the scene yesterday near the area of Fourth Street West and York Avenue.

CFOB News has since learned the victim was a man.

More information is expected later this morning.

More Downtown at Fort Frances Mill

More downtime for Resolute Forest Products workers in Fort Frances.

The company says it will shutdown the kraft mill at Christmas, restarting at the end of January, depending on markets conditions.

About 300 workers will be impacted.

The company curtailed its paper making operations at the end of November with a projected restart in early January.

Industry Association Upset with Environment Commissioner

The Ontario Forestry Industry Association is adding its voice to concerns with the province's Environment Commissioner and his assertion that caribou protection measures won't harm forestry in northern Ontario.

Spokesperson Scott Jackson says the Commissioner is well off base.

The group says the regulations will reduce harvest volumes by more than twenty percent in some parts of the region.

Visitor Restrictions at Atikokan Hospital

Visitor restrictions have been imposed at Atikokan General Hospital because of an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness.

The restrictions impact visits to patients in the Acute Care and Extended Care units.

Hospital officials says the illness is circulating throughout the community.

They recommend that if you're are experiencing vomiting and/or diarrhoea to stay home.

Nelson Street Park Rezoning By-law Tonight

Despite resident opposition, Nelson Street Park in Fort Frances could soon be turned into housing lots.

A by-law to rezone the park comes before town council at its meeting tonight.

Councillors are being recommended they approve it based on a report from town planner Faye Flatt who addresses comments made by residents at a meeting a week ago.

In her report, Flatt says most residents outlined no land-use planning reasons for opposing the rezoning.

She also states a petition gave no reasons for opposition either.

Familiar Faces Back

Some familiar faces are back at the helm of the Fort Frances Police Services Board.

John McTaggart returns as chair for a one year term.

Former mayor Glenn Witherspoon will again hold the position of vice-chair.

Their appointments came during last week's Police Services Board meeting.

NDP Leadership Hopeful Visits

A visit yesterday to Fort Frances by one of the candidates looking to become the new leader of the federal New Democrats.

Romeo Saganash held an town hall meeting to outline his campaign and garner support for local NDP faithful.

Saganash says he's now visited every part of Canada, making him one of few candidates to do so.

Poll Results- December 19

Most respondents to our question on B93.ca won't be going to church on Christmas.

61 per cent said they had no plans to attend a religious service.

Today's question, have you supported a local Christmas charity of any kind this year?

Tell us at b93.ca

A Warm Day

Yesterday brought some weather records to the Rainy River district.

Atikokan's high of 4 C was just a tick over the 3.9 C set back in 1931.

The temperature at the Fort Frances airport of 3.3 C was a degree over the mark set in 1977, but no where near a reading of 7.2 recorded at a former weather station in town back in 1895 and tied in 1918.