This year, the Emo Walleye classic (May 25-27) will have another element to make it even more exciting. Catherine Maroun, host of the TV show, “What a Catch,” not only will be taping a segment for her show, she also will be fishing the tournament with Harvey Cochrane, who has […]
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A Lakehead University professor in the faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment has received a major grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Dr. Han Chen has received $354,000 over three years to study carbon sequestration in the Canadian boreal forest. Carbon sequestration refers to […]
Some NHL old-timers are getting ready to lace up their skates against the local Hopper’s Bruins game tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena (warm-ups begin at 7 p.m.) “It will be a good, entertaining hockey game,” co-organizer Bob Mainville predicted. “Hopefully the night will be successful.” […]
Six days of enforcement blitzes and field patrols in the Kenora area found most hunters on the right side of the law. Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers from Kenora District checked 184 resident and 305 non-residents hunters between Nov. 4-10, laying just nine charges while issuing six warnings. Charges […]
Audrey H. Chute, superintendent’s secretary at Voyageurs National Park, was honoured with the first-annual Judy Wendt Award back on Oct. 4. Voyageurs established the award to honour Wendt’s legacy of service. Judy M. Wendt, a 20-year employee of Voyageurs National Park, died unexpectedly on May 30, 2004. As the contracting […]
The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team brought home third-place honours from its first tournament of the season—a 10-team showdown held Nov. 11-13 in Portage la Prairie, Man. Just missing top spot in their pool by only one goal after round-robin play, Taggs wound up with the bronze medal after […]
I attended my first fatal fire back in the late 1980s. A parent and two children lost their lives 10 days before Christmas. Christmas still may be more than a month away but in the sprit of the festive season, it is vital to practice and make time for safety. […]
As another Christmas seasons approaches, your support of the Salvation Army is very encouraging. Because of your generosity, people’s lives are being changed. . . . “I never thought it could happen to me. And before Christmas! My husband was only 37, and seems so healthy. Now he’s gone. I […]
Conservation projects, learning about nature and our environment, practising bush survival techniques, participating in heritage activities, such as fishing, hunting, and shooting activities—this is what the Fort Frances “Get Outdoors” Club is all about. The club is the junior division of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club, and is run by […]
For those of you die-hard curling fans out there, or if you have never thrown a stone before in your life, the Fort Frances Curling Club is now offering a open fun league on Tuesday nights. But since its inception last week, the club is struggling to find teams to […]
Perhaps because the money has been coming in over a four-year span, it’s easy to not fully comprehend just how many dollars have been raised by district residents towards our health care. The amount? A cool $3.9 million, counting the $1.5 million the Riverside Foundation for Health Care has just […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team picked up their first win of the NorWOSSA season last with a 5-1 victory over the Kenora Broncos at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The black-and-gold had opened league play with a tie versus the Dryden Eagles up there. Starting the game off strong and spending […]
