Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owl girls’ soccer team is firing on all cylinders ahead of today’s NorWOSSA ‘A’ playoffs in Red Lake. The squad picked up a trio of wins last Wednesday and Thursday in Sioux Lookout to finish league play with a 4-1-1 record–good enough for second place […]
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Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Fort Frances Lions Club and the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club are hosting a golf tournament at Kitchen Creek on Saturday, June 23 starting at 9 a.m. The entry fee of $100 each, or $400 for a four-person team, includes 18 holes of golf, use of […]
Duane Hicks The makeover of the front of McTaggarts looks to be complete with a new sign, lights, siding, and other upgrades to give it a fresh, modern look in line with the new Rainy Lake Square and some other Scott Street businesses that have undergone recent renos. The work […]
That was a long weekend hard to beat! The much-needed rain came before most of us started our weekend and then we had sunshine for the rest of it. Unfortunately, dampened the Rainy River First Nations’ annual fish fry but the meal still was top of the line. Cliff Westover […]
Jamie Mountain When you’re a team lacking an explosive offence, keeping games to low scores is vital to succeed. Fortunately for the Muskie girls’ soccer team, they’ve done that–although it hasn’t translated into very many wins so far this season. Head coach Sara Roach is pleased with how her young […]
From the OPP The OPP and its municipal law enforcement partners have received and rendered safe hundreds of weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition during a month-long gun amnesty. During April, the OPP: •received 592 gun amnesty calls for service, 86 (14.5 percent) of which were received through the […]
From the MNRF A Manitoba man has been fined $1,200 for violations under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. Leslie Colmer pleaded guilty and was fined $1,200 for fishing for walleye during the closed season. Court heard that on Aug. 19, conservation officers conducted a fisheries inspection of Colmer while he was […]
Press Release Ontario will conduct a review of the public holiday system under Part X of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) following feedback and discussions with stakeholders. The review will be conducted in 2018 by the Ministry of Labour and forms part of the Ontario government’s on-going response to […]
Staff The Borderland Soccer League season is set to kick off next week but could use more people to sign up. Due to the low numbers, the league will be going with two women’s and three men’s teams this season. It also has decided to waive the $25 late fee […]
Staff Rallycross racing star Steve Arpin will be taking his career to another level starting Friday. Loenbro Motorsports and its world-class driver are teaming up with Ken Block and his Hoonigan Racing Division to compete in select events of the new Americas Rallycross Championship (ARX). Arpin has been a rising […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie track-and-field team has had a strong season so far, which continued into last week. Multiple personal bests and top finishes were recorded by the black-and-gold at the Harry McMaster Classic meet in Dryden on Thursday. Head coach John Dutton has liked how his squad has progressed […]
Press Release Organizers have confirmed a slate of 15 different events for the District 1A Senior Games, which will be held in Fort Frances on June 5-6. New to the roster this year are pickleball, which will be held at the Memorial Arena, carpet bowling, which will be held upstairs […]
