It’s official: the ice is out on both the Canadian and U.S. sides of Rainy Lake. Mike Pawlikowski, the head pilot for Rusty Myers Flying Service here, declared the ice out Wednesday after a flight around 10 a.m. On Tuesday, he had reported some slushy ice was still blocking the […]
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Coun. Neil Kabel may have had the fright of his life after a dust-up with an armed thief at his store–the East End Confectionery–last Wednesday night. Fort Frances OPP reported a man brandishing a knife entered the small Scott Street store just minutes before its 10 p.m. closing time. Minutes […]
While the fundraising total may have been less than last year’s, a sold-out crowd still flocked to the Rendez-Vous last Friday for the Ducks Unlimited 19th-annual banquet to support wetland conservation. “We were a little down from last year, but I thought that would happen,” said Barney Maher, chair of […]
The Borderland Thunder, Fort Frances’ entry in the new seven-team Superior International Junior Hockey League, was expected to name former NHL’er Mike Allison as head coach yesterday. Wayne Strachan and Shane Bliss were slated to be named assistant coaches. “To me, it’s exciting and a great honour,” said Allison, a […]
While Muskie spring camps commence this month in search of new talent, several graduating veterans are looking to take that next step to post-secondary education and the fields of Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union football. But one is leaning towards the classroom over the playbook. Fifth-year starting quarterback Gary Wager was […]
Something __ year-old Jackson Gillon bounced off the judo practice mat with a wide smile and urged his sensei to get the tapes rolling–video tapes of their winning weekend in Kenora. The Lake of the Woods Invitational Judo Tournament was held at the Beaver Brae Secondary School on April 28-29 […]
Members of the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association want a stronger voice, a voice that needs to be formed by any one who appreciates the resource of northern Ontario. At Friday’s annual spring meeting in Nestor Falls members agreed that outdoor recreation is being eroded in this part of the province–a […]
