Sam Odrowski Agriculture plays a crucial role here in Rainy River District. To celebrate this fact, the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture is hosting an “Ag Day” for the second-straight year on Friday, April 13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Emo Legion. Its aim is to educate producers, farmers, […]
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Jamie Mountain High school curling is alive and well in the Rainy River District. That’s especially true when it comes to both the Muskie and Owl girls curling teams, who had their talents on full display last week at the OFSAA curling championships that were held at the Fort Frances […]
Jamie Mountain Griffin Garuk, right, and Isaac Strom of the Atikokan Voyageurs looked to sweep a shot down the ice during their rink’s 11-3 win over Crestwood Preparatory College at the OFSAA curling championships Thursday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The squad went 1-4 in Pool ‘A’ play […]
Staff It was a perfect weekend for Fort Frances’ Kathie Jackson and her rink at the Travelers Curling Club provincial championships in Sault Ste. Marie. The squad, which includes Michelle McFayden, Jacquee Loerzel, and Leanne Eluik, went a perfect 6-0 en route to nabbing the title with a 9-4 triumph […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre was decked out in blue and gold to show its support for the Rainy River High School Owls at last week’s OFSAA curling championships at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Audiologist Jackie McCormick not only was an Owl herself but remains an […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie boys’ skip Chris Silver looked on hopefully as teammates Owen Riches and Jason Bazylewski went hard on their brooms to get his stone down the ice during Fort High’s 11-4 loss to Aldershot HS at the OFSAA curling championships last Wednesday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie girls’ hockey team was a force to be reckoned with all season and they proved their talent once again last week at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championships in Timmins. After finishing atop Pool ‘C’ with a 3-0 record and then blanking Leaside 2-0 in quarter-final action Thursday […]
Local artist Cher Pruys’ painting, “Fall Splendour,” seen here, as well as a second painting, “Day Break,” recently were selected for inclusion in the ASAA 2018 International Aerospace Art Exhibition to be held in Palm Springs, California later this year. The planes depicted in both photos belong to the Northwest […]
Jamie Mountain Vai Lockman of Fort Frances had a “golden” performance on the mat over the weekend for the Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program in International Falls. The Grade 3 wrestler claimed top spot in the 55- to 60-pound division at a tournament in Virginia, Mn. on Saturday, which assistant […]
Duane Hicks Madi DeGagne, left, accepted a tray of “Go Local” birthday cupcakes from Natasha Gaudio, economic development co-ordinator with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., on Monday at the Times’ office. With the “Go Local” program turning five years old, Gaudio was handing out cupcakes at district businesses Monday […]
Staff Members of the Muskie badminton teams kicked off their season today with an exhibition tournament in Atikokan. Results of those matches weren’t known as of press time. But coach Brian Church was optimistic when it came to his thoughts on some of his key players going into this season. […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal minister in charge of a decade-long housing strategy says the plan will be based on a “right to housing” as he faces criticism the Liberals are watering down the pledge. Characterizing housing as a human right was meant to provide recourse–either through tribunals or the […]
