the MNR A Thomasburg, Ont. man has been fined, and had his hunting licence suspended, after illegally shooting an adult moose. Bradley A. Hendrick, 28, was fined $1,500 under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act for shooting a cow moose without a moose licence. He also is prohibited from hunting […]
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Heather Latter Even though it’s now August, residents of the Rainy River District are still waiting for the warm weather of summer to arrive. According to Bill Laidlaw of Signal Weather Services, the overall temperature for the month of July saw an average of 3.5 degrees below normal. “So if […]
Elisabeth Heslop Alberton council met on Wednesday to study the planning documents and the zoning bylaw in preparation for their final decision on a controversial zoning change application that could see a Training and Learning Centre (TLC) for youth built there. The application made by Alberton resident Gayle Arpin has […]
Peggy Revell It looks like Emo residents will have to wait until next summer for a new spray park, as delays have pushed the project’s completion date back to colder months. “It will basically be finished this year,” said spray park committee chair Lincoln Dunn. “But it won’t be commissioned […]
Dave Ogilvie Unexpected weather patterns have made it difficult to plan outdoor activities this summer, but the forecast this past weekend did not deter the “Chapple Heritage Days” committee from forging ahead with their plans for the popular annual celebration. This year’s two day event began on Friday with a […]
Peggy Revell There were plenty of salutes as Fort Frances native Marin Kaczmar was appointed to lead the U.S. Coast Guard’s LORAN Station in Baudette earlier this month. “It’s not very often in the coast guard that you are able to be so close to home,” remarked Kaczmar, who along […]
Duane Hicks Doing everything from conducting traffic studies to patrolling area waters, three local students are getting a much better idea of what policing entails with their summer jobs. Crystal Lambertson, Tirzah Keffer, and Dayton Brown have been working with the local OPP under the Ministry of Community Safety and […]
Mitch Calvert On a night when the stars of the Rainy River District Fastball League took to the field at VanJura Ball Park here last night, Bill Copenace shown the brightest with a pair of home runs to pace Team One to a 10-3 victory. Team Two actually jumped out […]
Mitch Calvert If you were born with a disability, the world of sports was something you viewed solely as an outsider. Sure, you could cheer for a brother or sister from the stands, but you certainly wouldn’t have your own jersey or teammates to call your own. Until now, that […]
Mitch Calvert Steve Arpin made a good first impression as a member of Venturini Motorsports on Saturday en route to a fourth-place finish at the Pennsylvania 200 from Pocono Raceway. It was the Fort Frances native’s best finish on the ARCA RE/MAX Series since a fifth-place showing at the Tim […]
Staff The Muskie football team will soon be making a return to the gridiron for training camp, tentatively scheduled to start Aug. 24. “[A later start] should help us get more guys into training camp,” offensive coordinator Andrew George conceded. The camp will run Monday-Thursday evenings beginning at 6 p.m. […]
Mitch Calvert A plan to bring a senior ‘A’ men’s hockey team to the area is still very much alive. “We’re still putting a budget together,” organizer Dean Bruyere said. “Having a hard time getting ice-time here in Fort Frances, but I’m sitting on my hands waiting with how the […]
