Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have dealt defenceman Zach Morton to the Woodstock Slammers of the Maritime Junior ‘A’ Hockey League for future considerations. “It was a move that Zach asked for to be closer to home,” Sabres’ head coach Wayne Strachan said of the Cannington, Ont. native. “We […]
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Staff If you were born with a physical or developmental disability, the world of hockey was something you likely viewed as an outsider rather than as a participant. Until now, that is. Minnesota Special Hockey, a program originally developed in 2006 in the Twin Cities, is now looking to ice […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources laid 17 charges and issued five warnings during an enforcement road check on Highway 11 at Couchiching First Nation on U.S. Memorial Day (May 25). Conservation officers stopped 680 vehicles and checked 345 non-residents and one resident for compliance with the Fish and […]
the MNR A Manitoba man has been fined $3,000 for the illegal possession and transportation of a woodland caribou. Dale Vandepoele, 41, of Ste. Rose Du Lac, pleaded guilty to three charges under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, of possessing and transporting a caribou hide, and making a false […]
Anthony Leek The weather all last week dampened track preparation at the Emo Speedway leading up to race day. Heavy rainfall on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday made the facility inaccessible until midday Saturday. The grading of the track was barely finished Friday night when another rainstorm came in, which gave […]
Peggy Revell While the province has announced millions of dollars towards social housing over the past few weeks, what this funding means for local social housing projects in Rainy River District remains to be seen. The province had made three different housing announcements most recently, noted Dianne Lampi, housing manager […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the International Falls port of entry levied a civil penalty against a commercial truck driver for failing to report for inspection. The incident occurred around 2:20 p.m. last Wednesday (June 10) when a Ford Super Duty truck failed to report to […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board’s results for the 2009 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test indicate local students continue to perform well in the areas of reading and writing. Of the 264 Grade 10 students who wrote the test for the first time in April, 84 percent passed […]
Press Release Ontario is continuing to improve local highway infrastructure that will promote economic development and job creation in Northwestern Ontario with two recently-awarded major projects. A $4.8-million contract, awarded to Pioneer Construction Inc., will rehabilitate almost 16 km of Highway 11 east of Fort Frances. Also, more than $2.6 […]
Staff The Township of Alberton will hold a public meeting next Wednesday (June 24) to discuss an application to rezone a portion of land in Crozier. The prospective purchaser is Weechi-it-te-win Family Services, and the proposed use of the property is to relocate the Training and Learning Centre (TLC) from […]
Mitch Calvert Mother Nature threw the International Falls Little League a curveball this spring with plenty of delays and rain-outs wreaking havoc with scheduling. “We’ve been squeezing them in between the rain and freezing temperatures,” local Major ‘B’ coach Brent Tookenay laughed last week. The Major ‘B’ team based out […]
Mitch Calvert The Rainy River District Fastball League is reaching the busy part of its schedule, with the Rick Copenace Memorial tournament on tap this weekend in Sabaskong. Things certainly will be heating up on district diamonds, but what is most surprising so far this season has been the level […]
