This past weekend was a busy one for competitive bass anglers across Northwestern Ontario. The 22nd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship took place on Rainy Lake while up in Kenora, the 10th-annual Bronzeback Classic took place on Lake of the Woods. Both events had fields of over 100 teams and […]
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By Gary Sliworsky Ag and rural rep The following is the first of a two-part article on lowering predation losses by Barry Potter, OMAFRA: Livestock predation costs. Predation costs the farmer time, money, and emotional stress when production animals are destroyed. Predation also costs the government time, money, and emotional […]
Joey Payeur It was a fantastic three days for three Fort Frances-based swimmers in southern Ontario. The only shame is that it could have been better if not for an administrative decision that left at least two of the locals shaking their heads. Cassidy Roach and Jacy Gagne of the […]
Staff The league’s best regular-season team against its lone expansion team. It reads like a script for a blowout. Then again, games are never won on paper. The eighth-ranked Emo Renegades pulled off the first big upset of this year’s Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League playoffs Monday night—upending the […]
Joey Payeur Molly Carlson’s exit from her last junior diving meet on Canadian soil was pure grace with a touch of gold. The Fort Frances native, who now calls Toronto home, bid farewell at her final Speedo Junior Elite National Championships in dramatic fashion—taking gold in the women’s Group A […]
Cameron Penney Local youngster Alexandra Malgo admits she loves her hair—but that doesn’t necessarily mean it has to be difficult to part ways with it. “I loved my hair a lot,” the nine-year-old remarked. “[But] it feels good [to have it all cut off].” “It was sort of hard when […]
Cameron Penney Grade 11 student Ellie Petsnick wanted the opportunity to be her own boss—so she created her own business called “Ellie’s Crêpe Cart,” which has been roaming around Fort Frances all summer. “My mom thought that I should start my own business because I didn’t want to work for […]
Duane Hicks Get your motor running! Motorcycle enthusiasts have one full month to collect pledges for this year’s “Ride for Memories” and poker derby. The fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts is set to go Saturday, Aug. 27 Now in its 14th year, the ride and subsequent […]
Cameron Penney While International Falls resident Dr. Kimmie Ondo wasn’t rolling on the river Friday night, she was on a roll under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina during the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition. Dr. Ondo wowed the judges with her rendition of Tina Turner’s […]
Cameron Penney The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has appointed Caroline Goulding as its new CEO. Goulding, who was born in St. Catharines but considers Oshawa home, is eager to get started here. “It’s a great opportunity in what seems like a really wonderful town,” she enthused in a […]
Heather Latter Some 19 youngsters participated in the first-ever “Mind Over Metal” welding camp last week offered by Seven Generations Education Institute, in partnership with the Canadian Welding Association Foundation and the Rainy River District School Board. “The kids really seemed to enjoy the camp and the experience,” enthused S.G.E.I. […]
Joey Payeur The first time Troy Norman and Jay Samsal tried to climb the mountain that is the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, Rainy Lake buried them in a pile of boulders. Could they actually have believed at that point that one day they would be standing on the peak? […]
