The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship continues until Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. The weigh-in starts at 3:30 p.m. today and then at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. The “Ultimate Rod Stewart Tribute Concert” goes today (July 28) starting at 9 p.m. under the big tent at […]
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Sight & Sound began its quest for another Rainy River District Fastball League title with a 12-6 win over Sabaskong at VanJura here last night. The Wolves displayed the same combination of quality pitching and potent bats in their opening playoff game as that which led them to the regular-season […]
Chip Leer and Jeff Gustafson found themselves atop the leaderboard after the first day of the 12th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship courtesy of their 19.06-pound catch yesterday. Team #89 was pleased with the positive early results, but they also know they’ll need two more solid days of fishing if […]
Abitibi-Consolidated’s plans to spin off its hydro generating facilities in Ontario into an income trust and then use money raised to invest in the U.S. is being condemned by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada. “We have overall concerns about the spin-off itself and the potential impact it […]
With no end in sight to the dry conditions the region has been experiencing of late, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported six new fires in Northwestern Ontario in the past 24 hours. Fire information officer Travis Moffatt said this morning that one of those fires was in Fort Frances […]
Kenora OPP has charged 12 individuals in relation to the blockade at Separation Bridge on English River Road. Police responded to the illegal blockade on Tuesday afternoon, when it was reported that protesters had set up a roadblock on the bridge and were preventing logging trucks from passing. On Wednesday, […]
Jeff Gustafson, left, and Chip Leer held their catch up for all to see during yesterday’s weigh-in under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. They led the pack after Day One with a bag of 19.06 pounds. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Bernie Zutter and John Miller (Team #81) sped off across Sand Bay this morning to start their first of three days of fishing in the 12th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Today and tomorrow’s weigh-ins begin at 3:30 p.m. under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, with Saturday’s […]
After being entertained by hypnotist Michael Leach last night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, three nights of rock ’n roll are now on tap in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. At 9 p.m. tonight, Thunder Bay-based “The Sensational Hot Rods” will take the […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources reported only one new fire in the region in the past 24 hours—a small blaze in the east end of Fort Frances District. But this lightning-cause blaze, which was located in the northeast corner of Quetico Park, was declared “out” by the end of the […]
Sight & Sound begins defence of its Rainy River District Fastball League crown tonight. The Wolves (14-2) will face the league’s lowest-ranked playoff team, eighth-seeded Sabaskong (2-12), courtesy their first-place finish after the regular season. The first pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. under the lights at VanJura. In other […]
The Atikokan OPP is seeking public assistance regarding three separate investigations in which motor vehicles were stolen from there. In the first incident, a 2002 blue Ford F-150 Super Cab pickup truck, bearing Ontario licence plate 351 2N1, was stolen from the driveway of a Birch Road residence early in […]
