Based on the fisheries assessment work done at the Canadian Bass Championship here the past three years, MNR area biologist Darryl McLeod said data indicates Rainy Lake is producing bigger and older fish every year since the tournament’s inception in 1995. “All indicators show that the quality of fish on […]
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With the walleye season-opener arriving Saturday, the area biologist with the local Ministry of Natural Resources office is predicting another good season of fishing this year. Darryl McLeod said the earlier ice out and above normal temperatures should increase the walleye feeding activity and make them more aggressive. “Generally across […]
The price of lots in the town’s industrial park could be going up. At its regular meeting Monday, council froze the sale of lots for two weeks until the prices are reviewed to make sure they are priced at fair market value, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said. But before that, council […]
If you’re someone who dreams of writing the great Canadian novel, or longs to see a news article or short story in print, now’s your chance to learn the ins and outs of the trade. The Manitoba Writers’ Guild is offering a workshop for writers May 23-24 at the Fort […]
“Top Off Days” is being hailed as a huge success by organizers, with it raising more than $4,000 for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care in just two days at Canada Safeway here. Safeway manager Paul Miller said about $2,000 was raised from people “topping up” their grocery bills while […]
Their stories read like something Hemingway may have penned if his own wartime romance had endured. Canadian soldiers overseas, courting women they fell in love with during the turmoil of World War II. What it did was bring love in the midst of war, and hope in a time when […]
In an effort to add some pizzazz to the public persona of the Border Shrine Club, and to the success of Shriner-sponsored charities, six of its members have volunteered for clown duty–suit, makeup, and all. The local clown troupe, trained by members of Winnipeg’s “Khartum Komedians,” includes Cal Robertson, Van […]
Organizers are hoping Friday’s benefit dinner and dance here will raise the last bit of money needed to bring 11 child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear accident from Belarus to the Rainy River District this summer. The dinner will be held at the local Legion Hall, with tickets on sale […]
Graham McTavish wants to be a millwright. The grade 12 student at Fort Frances High School has spent three hours a day this term welding at Abitibi-Consolidated as a co-op student. And yesterday, during “Co-op Display Day,” he displayed the fruits of his labour. “I figured if I learned [welding], […]
Fort Frances property owners won’t see their second tax bill until later this summer after town council agreed to delay the final billing date two months to Aug. 31. CAO Bill Naturkach said with the assessment roll not expected from the province until the end of this month, there was […]
Waterfowl habitat projects once again will benefit from the generosity of district residents after another successful evening of fundraising at the 16th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet here Friday night. Although the local DU committee is still sifting through the paperwork, preliminary figures indicated more than $36,000 was grossed at the banquet, […]
