Joey Payeur A snub before the semi-finals fired up an already ambitious group of Canadians to the point where they left the rest of the tournament field red, white, and very blue. The Lakehead Thunderwolves, including Fort Frances resident Katie Sinclair, restored national pride–and made history–in defeating the North Dakota […]
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Joey Payeur Kate Forget took what may be her final twirl around the ice during the second day of the Rainy River Figure Skating Club’s ice show, “True Colours,” on March 12 after what was for her an enjoyable three years as head coach.
Joey Payeur The Whitefish Bay Li’l Rangers, a six-player group of mostly first-year players, showed plenty of heart and flexibility in doing all they could to hold off Keanu Tom, right, and the more experienced and numerous Couchiching First Nation team during a one-day showcase put on by Northwest Bay […]
Joey Payeur Grace Petsnick wasn’t going to the West Edmonton Mall just for the shopping, but she came home with some most impressive jewellery nonetheless. One of four Borderland Judo Club members competing at the Edmonton International Judo Championships from March 7-9, Petsnick went 4-for-4 in her bouts to claim […]
Joey Payeur Laker Connor Keith, left, and Garrett Giertuga of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs were two trains on the same track Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena during the visitors’ 3-2 win in the SIJHL regular-season finale for both teams.
Joey Payeur It doesn’t take Kate Forget long to respond to the query of what she’ll miss most now that her three-year stint as head coach of the Rainy River Figure Skating Club likely has come to an end. “My fondest memory? Just the skaters,” the Ingersoll native and current […]
Press Release The new “Guide to Eating Ontario Fish” has been published and provides easy-to-use information about the types and amounts of fish that are safe to eat from more than 2,400 fishing locations across Ontario. While fish can be an important part of a balanced diet, they also can […]
Joey Payeur Wayne Strachan can hear the nay-sayers loud and clear. Now it’s up to his troops to silence them. The head coach and general manager of the three-time defending SIJHL champion Fort Frances Lakers knows his team isn’t exactly the betting favourite in its best-of-five first-round “Survivor Series” playoff […]
From the MNRF An Ignace man has been fined a total of $5,000 for an illegal moose hunt. Roy Parker pleaded guilty and was fined $3,500 for hunting a cow moose without the proper licence and $1,500 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting. Parker also was issued a one-year […]
Joey Payeur Fulfilling others’ requests works well for Jeremy Mann. The assistant coach of Mighty Mustang Wrestling in International Falls said there’s a simple explanation why the third-annual “Top of the Nation” Folkstyle Wrestling Championship meet is being held at Falls High School this Sunday (March 26) instead of its […]
From the MNRF An Alberta man has been fined a total of $2,400 for fishing offences. Archibald Hendrickson of Edmonton was tried in absentia and fined $1,400 for having an over-limit of walleye and $1,000 for packaging fish in such a way that they could not be easily counted. Hendrickson […]
One of the many reasons why I love where I live is that we get to experience four distinct seasons. I look upon the start of each new season as an opportunity to refresh my pantry and my mindset in anticipation of the seasonal meals to come. Resolutions, after all, […]
