Theft From Wedding

A newly-wed couple in Fort Frances is hoping to get some special memories from their wedding back.

Maryan Fracziewicz says wedding gift cards, along with a safe containing cash from bar sales, were taken sometime after their reception Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre.

Fracziewicz isn't expecting any money contained within cards to be recovered, but because of their sentimental value to the cards, given by friends and family, he's they can be found at least.

Anyone who finds the cards can return them to our station or OPP.

Sturgeon Being Followed On Rainy Lake

Sturgeon in Rainy Lake and the Namakan River are continuing to get a lot of attention from researchers.

They're tracking the movements of fish implanted with transmitters.

Lakehead University associate professor Brian McLaren says they've already gained some interesting data about spawning habits.

The study has been funded for another two years.

Active Fire Weekend

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Rain likely to give a hand to easing the forest fire situation in northwestern Ontario.

Over sixty fires are now considered active by the Ministry of Natural Resources, including three in the Rainy River district.

Two are located within Quetico Provincial Park and another near Fredrickson Lake, south of Mine Centre.

Most of the current fires have been lightning caused.

Overdue Boaters Make Way To Safety

Some damage to their boat, but a happy ending to a journey for three Fort Frances men forced to spend a night on an island on Rainy Lake last week.

OPP were called Thursday morning after family members reported the men overdue from an excursion the night before to a restaurant on the U.S. side of the border.

Police say when the men were returning, their boat struck a reef, forcing them to an island.

The men flagged down a vessel the next morning who returned them to the mainland where they called home to report they were safe.

Cars Destroyed in Transport Fire

Six cars being trailered by a transport have been destroyed by fire.

OPP says the incident happened Friday night on the Trans Canada Highway west of Dryden.

The highway was closed for about two hours.

The cause of the fire was not identified.

Rainy River College Woes Canadians

A relationship between Universities of Minnesota and Manitoba is helping to draw some Canadians to Rainy River Community College.

Recruiter Barb Fisher says being able to use the International Falls college as a stepping stone has been a strong selling point to Canadian students.

Fisher says keeping tuition rates for Ontario students the same as those paid by Minnesotans has also helped attract prospective students.

About 10 per cent of the College's enrolment each year currently comes from Canada

More Help To Combat Bullying Needed

Education advocates say new anti-bullying legislation coming to Ontario schools in September is a step in the right direction.

But Annie Kidder, with the group People for Education, says the only way to help stop bullying is by helping both the bullies and their victims.

Kidder says bullying is usually caused by mental and psychological issues.

Bass Tournament Needs Volunteers

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Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be looking tonight for volunteers for next week's tournament.

It's holding a sign-up event at Boston Pizza between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Over 100 volunteers are needed.