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CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Fort Frances cyclist airlifted to trauma centre after being struck by truck
A 50-year-old cyclist suffered critical injuries after being struck by a pickup truck in northwestern Ontario on the weekend, police say. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Second Street East and Portage Avenue in Fort Frances around 11:40 p.m. June 7, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release. "Officers attended and found a cyclist had been struck while crossing the roadway," OPP said. 'A pickup truck travelling along Second Street East as the cyclist crossed the roadway on Portage Avenue.' The cyclist was first taken to the local hospital before being airlifted by ORNGE Air to a trauma centre in Thunder Bay. Investigators trained in collision reconstruction collected evidence at the scene while the road was closed. 'Police are seeking the public's assistance with any information regarding the collision. Police are asking anyone in the area who witnessed the collision to please contact the Fort Frances OPP at 807- 274-3322 or you can call 1-888-310-1122,' OPP said. 'Rainy River District OPP values your contribution to building safe communities. If you have information about suspected unlawful activity, please visit Crime Stoppers at: or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)."
Associated Press
22-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Storm Exploration MOU with Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 22, 2025 / Storm Exploration Inc. (TSX-V:STRM) ('Storm' or the 'Company') announced today that, further to its news release dated November 6, 2023, the Company is providing additional details regarding its Memorandum Of Understanding ('MOU') signed on October 27th, 2023 with the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation (the 'NFN') concerning the Company's Gold Standard Project (the 'Project') located 65 km north of the community of Fort Frances in northwestern Ontario. 'Storm is pleased to be working with the Nigigoonsiminikaaning on the exploration and development of the Gold Standard Project,' said Storm's President and CEO, Bruce Counts. 'With this agreement in place, Storm is in a position to plan a drill program to test the large VMS target identified on the project.' The MOU establishes a framework for ongoing consultation with the NFN and provides the community with an opportunity to participate in the project through employment, training, and business development. Under the terms of the MOU, the Company will make quarterly contributions to a community fund established by the NFN in an amount that is proportional to its exploration expenditures on the Project during the duration of the MOU as follows: In addition, the Company will issue an aggregate of 1,300,000 common shares of Storm (each, a 'Share') to the NFN, subject to the Company conducting exploration activities on the Project, as follows: Gold Standard Project The Gold Standard is located within the Manitou-Stormy Lake greenstone belt and is prospective for gold and base metals. The property hosts three historical small-scale gold mining operations that date from 1901 to 1903. These gold showings have seen little modern exploration and have never been tested with drilling. In 2022, Storm confirmed the high-grade nature of the old workings with grab samples that returned grades up to 166 g/t Au ( see Storm news release dated 27-Sep-2022 ). A property-wide airborne electromagnetic survey conducted by Storm in October of 2022 identified a large conductivity anomaly with a strike length of more than five kilometres (see Figure 1) and occurs in host rocks that are often associated with Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide ('VMS') mineralization. This is supported by copper and zinc mineralization noted in shallow historical drill holes completed between 1969 and 1971 ( see Storm news release dated 8-Feb-2023 ). It is important to note that no assays were reported for the historical drill holes and that all were less than 30m deep, suggesting that the potential for discovery at Gold Standard remains strong. The road-accessible Gold Standard Project comprises 284 mineral claims covering 6,016 and is located 65 km north of Fort Frances, Ontario. The project lies within the traditional territory of the Naicatchewenin and Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nations. Figure 1: Gold Standard Project Mineral Deposit Inventory of Ontario Qualified Person The technical contents of this news release have been reviewed and approved by Bruce Counts, P. Geo., President and CEO of Storm Exploration Inc. and Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101. About Storm Exploration Inc. Storm Exploration is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the discovery and development of economic precious and base metal deposits on four district-scale projects in northwest Ontario: Miminiska, Keezhik, Attwood and Gold Standard. Forward Looking Information This news release includes certain information that may constitute 'forward-looking information' under applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to: the cash and share payments under the MOU, exploration costs incurred and the Company's planned exploration activities. Forward-looking information is necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results and future events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including the Company's exploration activities on the Project and failure of the Company to have sufficient funds to make the payments required under the MOU. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. All forward-looking information contained in this press release is given as of the date hereof and is based upon the opinions and estimates of management and information available to management as at the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. For further information, please contact: Storm Exploration Inc. +1 (604) 506-2804 [email protected] SOURCE: Storm Exploration Inc. press release
CBC
15-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
Wildfires in Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout Ont., districts force evacuation alert, travel restrictions
Evacuation and travel alerts have been issued in the Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout districts in northwestern Ontario as wildfires continue to grow in both areas. As of Thursday morning, ten forest fires are burning in the northwest region, half of them are not under control. In the Sioux Lookout district, Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) issued an implementation order Thursday afternoon. The order aims to protect the public, while also allowing crews to carry out suppression efforts. It includes the area around the fire known as Sioux Lookout 3, which was first reported on Tuesday afternoon. The fire is burning north of Savant Lake, Ont., covering over 2000 hectares of land. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has closed Highway 599 , and travel is restricted on Highway 516 east of Houghton Lake. Fort Frances district wildfire forces evacuation alert Further south, a wildfire called Fort Frances 4 by the MNR, is covering over 3,200 hectares of land. The MNR issued an evacuation alert Wednesday afternoon, which encourages people to prepare to evacuate on short notice. Fort Frances 4 is burning just north of Crystal Lake, and is not under control. The alert has been issued for all areas accessed by Camp 111 Road, Crooked Pine Road and all roads accessing Crystal Lake. The MNR alert also covers the following areas: Nydia Lake Eva Lake Kawene Lake Marion Lake and Marion Lake Road Crystal lake Niobe Lake Nickleby Lake Road and Nickleby Lake Sapawe Lake and Sapawe Road Upsala Road Premier Lake Road Marmion Lake, Reserve Island, Hoist Camp Narrows, and Reserve Bay Osinawi Lake Pipeline Road Sawbill Road Cloven Road Pinecone Road Caldwell Road and Hardtack Road. People in these areas are urged to stay up to date on the fire situation, and to prepare an emergency bag with essential items like medicine, passports and legal documents. As of Wednesday evening, eight crews were working on the Fort Frances district fire, and helicopter bucketing operations were ongoing through the day, according to the MNR's Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services. The restrictions and evacuation order in place in the Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout districts follow similar measures in the Kenora district issued earlier this week. The forest fire situation began to escalate in northwestern Ontario last week, as much of the region experiences dry and hot conditions. The weather forecast has about 15 to 20 mm of rain expected across parts of the region over the next two days. A fire official said if the rainfall materializes, it will help moderate the extreme fire behaviour in the region.
