The Treaty #3 Police Service has moved from their original location at Couchiching First Nation to the OPP station in Emo. Health and safety issues were cited as reasons for the move, which was completed on Nov. 22. There are 77 Treaty #3 police officers currently stationed in the Rainy […]
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The McGuinty government announced the winners of Ontario’s sixth-annual Secondary School Business Plan Competition last month at ceremonies held in Kenora, Ajax, Niagara Falls, and Renfrew. “[The] ceremonies showcase the creativity, innovation, and dedication of Ontario’s future business leaders,” said Small Business and Entrepreneurship minister Harinder Takhar. “Programs like this […]
Jan Hyatt of Emo has been collecting pull tabs from canned items for Northwestern Ontario when her grandchildren left grade school and entered high school. The tabs then get recycled into wheelchair frames for disabled children. “It takes quite a few tabs to get anywhere,” Hyatt admitted. When Hyatt does […]
Consumers using cells phones or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone services should be aware that wireless and Internet-based telephone services have certain limitations in the event they require 9-1-1 emergency services. The OPP is alerting the public to technical 9-1-1 limitations to help ensure that when someone calls 9-1-1 […]
The Rainy River District OPP detachment reports the following R.I.D.E. statistics for the period from Nov. 28-Dec. 5. Some 1,322 vehicles were checked at R.I.D.E. programs across the district. As a result of these checks, two 12-hour suspensions were issued, one impaired driver was charged, and 10 other traffic-related charges […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team competed at the Santa Claus Classic tournament in Dryden over the weekend, finishing round-robin play in third place with a 5-5 record. The black-and-gold won the first set against Dryden’s junior team 25-12 before losing the second 25-18. Then they split against St. Thomas […]
The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team won its first pair of regular league home games over the weekend. RRCC stomped the visitors from the University of Minnesota Duluth by a 7-1 score on Saturday, followed by a 4-0 shutout Sunday. Rookie right-winger and Fort Frances native Cortney […]
The 2008-09 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary is now available, Natural Resources minister Donna Cansfield announced Thursday. “A number of changes to Ontario’s fishing regulations come into effect on Jan. 1, 2008, and these are outlined in the new summary,” noted Cansfield. “The new regulations are easier to understand, provide a […]
The four Muskie court teams had mixed success in their first road games of the NorWOSSA campaign last Thursday, with both basketball teams manhandling the host Dryden Eagles and both volleyball squads coming home empty-handed. The junior boys managed their second-straight win with a 48-28 victory—and exactly the kind of […]
The Fort Frances Knights of Columbus Peewee ‘AA’ hockey team were successful on the weekend of Nov. 30-Dec. 2 in capturing the championship of the Kenora Thistles tournament. The Knights kicked off play with a 6-0 shutout over the Baudette Bears on the Friday morning, then followed that up with […]
While the Muskie girls’ hockey team may have met the Lake of the Woods Bears part-way in terms of venue, they didn’t budge an inch on the scoresheet. Fort High travelled to Emo to face the girls from Baudette last Tuesday (Dec. 4) and came away with an easy 5-0 […]
Last week’s winners reigned again in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League as the FFHS Muskies and Shaw both tasted victory again this past Monday night. The Muskies beat Taggs 77-56 to open action, with Jeff Ross of Taggs leading all scorers with 24 points. Joey Theriault led the Muskie […]
