the OPP Acting on an informant tip, the Kenora Drug Enforcement Unit, with assistance from Kenora OPP, stopped an eastbound vehicle on Highway 17A yesterday. The three occupants were arrested and searched. The search revealed 51 Oxycontin 80s and six Oxycontin 40s with a total value $5,400. The pills were […]
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Barb Marr January’s meeting of the “Friends of the Library” recently was held and we are looking forward to an active year under the new leadership of Cathy Robinson. Valentine’s Day is less than a month away and once again “Friends of the Library” are planning our annual bake sale. […]
Staff Town council approved a report Monday night to waive fees for the provision of council agenda materials for the three local media outlets, namely the Fort Frances Times, B93•FM, and Westend Weekly. Up until now, the media has paid $.55 per page for agenda materials. The issue was brought […]
Press Release Influenza, or the ’flu, is a disease caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, body aches, severe fatigue, and cough. Symptoms generally last up to a week, but it may be two or more weeks before a person feels well again. Some people with the ’flu may experience […]
Joey Payeur It’s their time in the spotlight—and the majority of those in attendance will be firmly in their corner. Members of the Border Skating Club will be looking to feed off the support of an adoring home crowd at the Ice For Kids Arena this weekend during the Sunset […]
Press Release For the first time, Rainy River has entered the Kraft “Hockeyville” competition in search for Canada’s most passionate hockey town. Canadians from coast-to-coast can enter to win $100,000 in arena upgrades, courtesy of Kraft Canada, and a 2011/12 NHL pre-season game played at their local arena, plus a […]
the MNR A Sioux Narrows man has been fined and received a temporary hunting ban as a result of an illegal deer hunting offence. Christopher Frenette was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $800 for failing to immediately attach a game seal to a harvested animal […]
Joey Payeur But juniors not so lucky The hardwood in Baudette, Mn. suited the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team just fine. The junior hoopsters, however, could have done without the slivers of disappointment the court left behind. A pair of exhibition basketball games meant two separate emotions for the local […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie boys’ hockey team wasn’t going to Red Lake Falls, Mn. for sightseeing—unless it was to see just how they matched up with an opponent they only see once a year. The results were rewarding as Fort High posted a 6-0 exhibition win over the host Lafayette […]
Joey Payeur It’s amazing what a healthy roster does for a team’s chances—and a coach’s spirits, for that matter. The Muskie girls’ hockey team has been bedeviled by injury and illness all season. But with the list of walking wounded whittled down to one, the black-and-gold played one of their […]
Joey Payeur The scent of blood lay upon the frozen water–the ideal scenario for a Shark attack. The Gillons’ Sharks were ferocious predators when it counted most, scoring the last four goals of the game en route to a 7-2 win over the West End Bruins (Thunder Bay) in the […]
Staff Two local athletes fared well last weekend at the Special Olympics Ontario Winter Games in Thunder Bay. Clayton Fugate of Fort Frances finished first in his division in the 100m cross-country skiing race with a time of 31 seconds. Fugate also came third in the 500m race, with a […]
