the MNR Three Dubreuilville residents each were fined $200 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting. Laurent Blais, 43, Ginette Tremblay, 33, and Jason Tremblay, 21, all pleaded guilty to the offences. Court heard that on Oct. 13, 2007, Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officers were conducting surveillance on Road […]
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Mitch Calvert The four Muskie court sports teams continued their NorWOSSA seasons in Kenora last Thursday. Both girls’ basketball squads had earned wins over Kenora here a week earlier, but it was the junior Broncos who used home court to their advantage this time around in rallying to a 27-15 […]
Mitch Calvert Joe Basaraba, last season’s Muskie boys’ hockey standout, is now making waves south of the border. The 16-year-old finds himself suiting up for the renowned Shattuck St. Mary’s prep team—the hockey program know for developing such NHL stars as Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, and Zach Parise. Basaraba’s path […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League handed out its end-of-season awards Friday in Big Grassy. The big winner on the night was Big Island’s Jesse Tom, who tied for the home run king award with Rainy River’s Tony Armstrong (eight apiece), while also collecting the top shortstop prize and […]
Mitch Calvert Two key cogs during last Wednesday night’s 11-0 rout of the expansion Sioux Lookout Flyers won’t be in Fort Frances Jr. Sabres uniforms for the next little while. Mitch Cain and Carson Dubchak (who combined for five goals and nine points against the Flyers) have been invited to […]
Martin Williams On Friday (Oct. 3), Crossroads School in Devlin hosted the annual district-wide chess tournament for 111 players, who crammed in 555 games in the three hours between arriving and climbing back into buses and car pools. The gym was a hive of energy from start to finish—and none […]
HAUKAAS-BROWLEY–Born to Carol Haukass and David Browley of Hilton Beach, Ont., a girl, Katelyn Gail, weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz., 21 inches long on August 16, 2008 at Sault Area Hospital, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Proud grandparents are Melvin and Kathy Haukaas of Fort Frances and Gary and Gail Browley […]
Jerry Fisher Dear Mr. Editor: The North Western Ontario Tourism Association was pleased to hear the recent responses, by each candidate running in the upcoming federal election, to the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s question on border security and tourism. On behalf of NWOTA, I would like to publicly thank […]
David M. Bourgeault Dear Mr. Editor: Before too many people get too effusive in their praise for Stephane Dion’s carbon tax proposal, they need to realize that these types of levies have a questionable track record. Sweden introduced a carbon tax in 1991 and within six years needed to increase […]
We regret to announce the passing of Robert Joseph Andrew Buttner on Sept. 26, 2008. Bob was born on July 25, 1936 on the family homestead six miles northeast of Lestock, Sask. The family then moved to the Pinewood, Ont. area in the fall of 1939, living in a farmhouse […]
