the MNR Three U.S. residents have been fined after trying to smuggle live bait into Ontario through the Canada Customs entry station on Sand Point Lake in Rainy River District. William W. Timpe, 72, of Crystal Lake, Ill., was fined $880 for bringing roughly five pounds of live leeches into […]
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Press Release Hockey Northwestern Ontario, in affiliation with Hockey Canada and Lakehead University Thunderwolves, is pleased to announce that select members of Canada’s national men’s sledge hockey team will be coming to Thunder Bay on March 27-29 in conjunction with the 2009 Cavendish University Cup. The players will be participating […]
Dave Ogilvie Friday, March 13 marked yet another winter carnival for Sturgeon Creek School. This much-anticipated event began (some say) as early as 1975 and has continued uninterrupted ever since. Most traditions after that many years have the tendency to become stale and boring; some even fall by the wayside. […]
the MNR Three Mine Centre residents have been ordered to pay fines totalling $6,400 following two incidents of illegal hunting. Byron Burkholder, 25, and Ewan Burkholder, 22, each were fined $700 for illegally hunting a cow moose. The moose was killed in the Atikokan area back on Oct. 18. Both […]
Peggy Revell With data that has been collected so far throughout the district, the Ministry of Natural Resources is predicting an above-average winter severity for the deer population here. Since 1953, a network of snows stations—located in Atikokan, Rice Bay, and Arbor Vitae—is used to evaluate the winter weather severity […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging district farmers to attend a meeting next Wednesday (March 25) to learn more about the first-annual Stratton Pre-Sort Protocol Sale. Starting at 7 p.m. at the Stratton municipal office, the meeting will feature Dr. Blair Simonson, who will discuss the vaccination […]
Staff Here are recent results from YBC action at Plaza Lanes: March 7 Bowlasaurus •Girls’ high single—Kora Lee Cook (104) •Girls’ high single (w/hdcp.)—Kora Lee Cook (214) PeeWees •Girls’ high single (flat)—Alina Eldridge (117) •Girls’ high single (w/hdcp.)—Alina Eldridge (207) •Girls’ high triple (flat)—Alina Eldridge (294) •Girls’ high triple (w/hdcp.)—Alina […]
Staff The local Bantam boys’ curling rink will be without skip Isaac Keffer when they jet off to Sudbury today for the provincial championship. Keffer is still in Italy with the Fort Frances High School band, but Ethan Jordbro will step in and skip the team, which also includes Peter […]
Mitch Calvert Registration has come and gone for the upcoming Fort Frances Youth Soccer season, with nearly 500 players registered for the eight-week season that’s scheduled to kick off April 27. FFYS is still accepting a limited number of late registrations until March 31, with an additional $20 late fee. […]
Joey Payeur More races this Saturday The weather was warm and the action hot at the Northwest Bay ice track this past weekend—and there’s enough speed to spare for another event this weekend. The Naicatchewenin First Nation Radar Engine Drag Races were in full gear Saturday and Sunday as drivers […]
the MNR A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 10 days in jail, fined $11,000, and suspended from hunting in Ontario for seven years for illegal deer hunting involving a power boat. Philip Borofka, 56, of Marshfield, Wis., was sentenced under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to serve 10 […]
Staff A pair of Fort Frances Jr. Sabres were among the SIJHL’s regular-season award recipients announced over the weekend. Ryan Faragher followed up his player-of-month honours for February by being named winner of the Daniel Beardy Memorial Award as the league’s best goalie. Faragher led the SIJHL with a stingy […]
