Lucas Punkari Although a fifth-place finish at the national championships certainly is an accomplishment that shouldn’t be diminished, it easily could be viewed as a letdown for the Rainy River Community College girls’ hockey program. The Voyageurs, who had won three of the last four ACHA Division II titles, fell […]
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Lucas Punkari The fine-tuning process was underway for the Muskie boys’ hockey team this week as the black-and-gold prepare for the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championships next week in Peterborough. Having captured the NorWOSSA crown for the sixth-consecutive season on March 3 after sweeping the Kenora Broncos in the best-of-three final, the […]
Lucas Punkari Having qualified for the Dominion Curling Club Championships in Charlottetown, P.E.I. two years ago, Fort Frances skip Raymond Roy is anxious to make it back to the nationals once again. Roy, along with third Mark Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere, began their quest over the […]
Heather Latter Two-year-old Elijah Mortimer gave a kiss to “Winnie,” who was being held by his mom, Leslie, during an event last Wednesday morning with Burton Penner of Borealis Sled Dog Adventures from Vermilion Bay. Children from the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal “Head Start” program, as well as from other programs within […]
Duane Hicks This trumpeter swan is one of a few that recently have been spotted on the ice offshore from Pither’s Point, along with Canada geese.
Heather Latter Ray Cousineau, left, and Ken Desjardins checked out the information about Osisko’s Hammond Reef Gold Project on hand at the company’s open house Saturday at Fort Frances High School. Osisko hopes to complete the environmental assessment and permitting in 2014, then begin a two-year construction period. Mining operations […]
Lucas Punkari Wisconsin Wilderness goalie Tanner Milliron did everything he could to try and stop Lakers’ forward Davis Smith from scoring a goal here Saturday night. Milliron’s right pad was able to get a piece of the puck at the last minute to prevent Smith from finding the back of […]
Well, spring certainly felt as though it arrived over the weekend and I’m hearing only warmer temperatures are in store for this coming weekend. Monday’s drizzle certainly made things feel more like spring—icy and messy in the barn yard. But I’m sure those people experiencing water problems are welcoming some […]
One of the most plentiful fish we have in lakes across our region is also the least targeted by anglers. The lake whitefish has long been popular with commercial fishermen because they are great to eat, but have received little pressure from sport anglers. Whitefish prefer cold water so that […]
By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
Subsurface, or tile, drainage is an aid to agricultural production, as well as a very important soil and water conservation practice. In essence, it is a technique for controlling the water table by means of drainage pipe installed at a certain depth in the ground. The depth and spacing […]
Often in the world of hockey, the best teams in the regular season fail to win out in the playoffs. Just ask the Ferris State Bulldogs, who were one of the top teams in the NCAA all season but fell in their conference quarter-finals Sunday to the Bowling Green Falcons—a […]
There are two species of cuckoo in Ontario—Black-billed and Yellow-billed. Casual observation shows that they are very much alike, however, since the Yellow-billed is nowhere near most of Northern Ontario, you don’t have to worry about mixing them up. The Black-billed Cuckoo is a fairly plain bird, brown on top […]
