From the MNRF Two Thunder Bay area residents were fined a total of $4,000 for moose hunting offences. Theodore Aho of Thunder Bay pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for hunting calf moose during the closed season and $1,500 for abandoning the moose and allowing it to spoil. He also […]
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Joey Payeur Grace Petsnick will be live at Budokan but this is no “cheap trick.” After that, she’ll be mauling in Montreal. The 14-year-old member of the local Borderland Judo Club will have her skills evaluated by some of the top judo coaches in both the province and the country […]
From the MNRF The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry laid 28 charges, and issued 56 warnings, during a three-day enforcement blitz on Lake of the Woods. From June 22-24, conservation officers from the Kenora, Red Lake, and Fort Frances enforcement units checked 120 resident anglers and 747 non-resident anglers. […]
In my career as a certified Red Seal Chef, I am not only a food columnist but also a published author and culinary instructor. I also get hired as a host/emcee for various events. However, one of my greatest accomplishments is also being a culinary travel host, and I owe […]
Staff Sunday saw the season premiere of HBO’s wildly-popular “Game of Thrones.” The following night, the Fort Frances Her-icanes starred in “Game of Thrown Away.” It was not the ideal finish to the regular season for the defending champs, who committed a whopping 13 errors in a 17-7 loss to […]
Staff Even an infusion of Canadian talent and home-field advantage weren’t enough to push two International Falls baseball teams through to a shot at Minnesota mastery. The International Falls U12 and U11 squads both went 0-2, and lost in their respective semi-finals, of the 2017 Minnesota District Four Little League […]
Staff At the rate he was going, Jamie Davis was about to leave two divisions of drivers spending the rest of their summer Saturday nights just worrying about who was going to finish second to him. But a pair decided this past Saturday was the time to throw a monkey […]
Joey Payeur When you’re a Junior ‘A’ hockey general manager, there’s no such thing as an off-season. And when you’re trying to figure out how to return a former three-in-a-row champion to its previous high standing, that’s even doubly true. Such were the circumstances over the weekend as Wayne Strachan […]
Staff Rainy Lake is buzzing with more than mosquitoes these days. Most of the anglers taking part in the 2017 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship already have hit the water for pre-fishing to try and find their own special spot to haul in what they hope will be a prize-winning […]
Staff But for a female cameo, the night would have been a complete write-off for Pharmasave. Claire Hyatt had the only goal for the basement-dwellers in the Borderland Soccer League men’s division as Pharmasave was dumped 7-1 by CJ Contracting last night. Hyatt, who normally plays for La Place Rendez-Vous/Taggs […]
Staff With their top two pitchers this season unavailable, the Barwick Blue Knights were desperate to fill their void on the rubber Tuesday night. The Rainy River Royals sensed the desperation and attacked like famished sharks. The Royals halted Barwick’s 11-game winning streak with a 22-6 thrashing of the Blue […]
Staff Centra Pipelines had to sit idly back as Manitou Forest Products took their place at the top of the standings. Centra took it right back yesterday evening. Nico Veldhuisen netted a pair of goals to lead Centra to a 4-2 victory over Manitou in Borderland Soccer League men’s division […]
