On the heels of cutting fish limits for resident and non-resident anglers alike, the province is now expected to go a step further–this time targeting non-resident anglers solely. The local Ministry of Natural Resources office here refused to comment yesterday morning on a proposal expected to become law by this […]
Local Sports
First, she went out and pulled off an upset win at the “Northwesterns” in Rainy River last month. Then last Sunday, she went a step further and pulled off an impressive win in the final of the Northern Ontario junior women’s playdowns in Iroquois Falls. So what’s next for Angela […]
Two Fort Frances teams–the OPP Midgets and B•Macs–squared off at the Emo Arena last Monday (Jan. 11). The OPP jumped out in front quickly on goals by Scott Witherspoon, Merv Rose, and Jeff Savage while Esselink and Hayward replied for the B•Macs. Then the B•Macs came on strong in the […]
An area tourist operator charged the province’s decision to scrap the spring bear hunt in Ontario is strictly a political one that will affect the financially viability of hundreds of businesses across the region. Bud Dickson, owner of Canoe Canada Outfitters in Atikokan, also stressed tourist operators were not given […]
The Emo Cowboys downed the Whitefish Bay Rangers 6-2 on Sunday afternoon to win their own Bantam tournament at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. The Cowboys jumped on the scoreboard first on Donald Kellar’s marker, assisted by Matt Meyers, at the five-minute mark of the opening frame. Ken Vargas and […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team moved into a first-place tie with the Kenora Broncos at 3-1 after an impressive 62-51 win up there yesterday afternoon.
The Emo Leafs were among the 22 teams that participated in the third-annual GM Dryden Atom ‘A’ hockey tournament this past weekend. Other squads there included the MEC Bulldogs (Fort Frances), as well as ones from Atikokan, Ignace, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake, Kenora, Keewatin, and host Dryden. The Leafs reached […]
When Tim Nordin’s rink struggled at the first qualifier for the “Northwestern” men’s curling playdowns here in late November, they decided to make a change. Nordin switched to third while Raymond Roy took over throwing skip’s rocks, and the move seems to have paid off–at least for now. Teamed up […]
Although the Sunset Country team didn’t bowl over their competition at last weekend’s “Youth Challenge” at Plaza Lanes here, local bowlers Allison AmOrde and John Smith finished near the top of their respective divisions.
In a sport where one or two breaks can change the outcome of a game, Kathie Jackson’s Fort Frances rink definitely benefited from a few “lucky” ones at the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ curling playdowns in Dryden last week. And they transformed that good fortune into a tie for top spot […]
The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team overcame a 12-3 deficit in the second game to sweep the St. Pat’s Saints 15-3, 15-12 in the final of an 11-team tournament in Dryden last weekend. After opening with a 2-1 loss to the Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora), the Muskies never lost another […]
Josh Sigurdson scored the game-winner just 30 seconds into overtime to lift the MEC Bulldogs to a 1-0 win over Dryden Esso in the ‘B’ final of an Atom ‘A’ tournament up there last weekend. Andrew Lundy drew the assist. MEC reached the final with a 4-3 shootout win over […]
