From the MNRF A Minnesota man has been fined for an offence under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. Shane Thompson of Warroad pleaded guilty and was fined $2,500 for fishing in a provincial fish sanctuary during the closed season. His fishing rods also were forfeited to the Crown. Court heard that […]
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Jamie Mountain Brett Mann of the Fort Frances Braves took a healthy cut at a pitch during his squad’s 11-0 romp over the Dawson Tigers in the deciding game of the Rainy River District Fastball League championship series last Tuesday evening at Couchiching.
Jamie Mountain Jaden Gustafson of the Fort Frances Braves proudly held up the trophy after his squad defeated the Dawson Tigers 11-0 in the deciding game of the Rainy River District Fastball League championship series last Tuesday night at Couchiching.
Jamie Mountain The Dawson Tigers knew early on that Travis Tom was on his game. Tom was a wizard on the rubber and with the bat–tossing a no-hitter and clubbing a pair of homers–to help pace his squad to an 11-0 rout of the Dawson Tigers in the deciding game […]
Sumbitted Emma Kunkel emerged from a hibernacula (an abondoned shale mine near Kakabeka Falls) where the “Bat Lab” team monitors bat populations.
Stephanie Hagenaars Brenden Hyatt, director of education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board, said a few words during the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at the site of the new consolidated Kindergarten to Grade 8 Catholic school, combining St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools. Many school, education and town officials were […]
Staff Mother Nature decided to put the finishing touches on the Borderland Racing Association season a little earlier than most racers would have liked. A thunderstorm late Saturday afternoon forced the cancellation of the annual “Fan Appreciation Night” races in what would have been the final chance for racers to […]
Staff Gabe Mastromatteo was busy adding another gold medal to his extensive collection last week. The 16-year-old Kenora native struck gold in the men’s 100m breaststroke on Day 2 of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championship in Fiji in a tightly contested race on Friday. Mastromatteo touched the wall […]
Staff The good times kept on rolling for Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson and Scott Dingwall over the weekend. Gustafson of Keewatin and Dingwall of Kenora claimed their fifth International Falls Bass Championship title on Saturday afternoon under a packed tent at Smokey Bear Park. “We only had two fish at noon,” […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars Hailing from a big city, about 18 hours west, I seldom have to deal with wildlife beyond birds and squirrels (except for the bobcat that one time, but that’s a whole other thing). Over the course of my time here, I’ve often been asked how I even […]
Press Release The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) has shared with the federal government its recommendations to enhance Canadian competitiveness, accelerate innovation, and ensure future forests remain healthy in its 2019 pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. To support family-supporting jobs in rural and […]
Submitted Jeff and Scott with their trophy at the IFBC this past weekend.
