Press Release The Rainy River District School Board and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (“Jumpstart”) are pleased to announce their new partnership, with the RRDSB joining the Fort Frances Jumpstart Chapter as a community partner. “Jumpstart” is a national charity that helps kids from families in financial need participate in organized […]
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From the MNRF Seven Ontario men have been fined a total of $19,250 for moose hunting offences. Michael Glofcheskie of Barry’s Bay pleaded guilty and was fined $3,000 for hunting moose without a licence, $1,500 for attaching a calf game seal to a cow moose, $1,000 for possessing illegally-killed wildlife, […]
Staff Katelyn Brown not only had the most points but the most important ones. Brown’s late-game bucket pushed the Riverview Royals past the host Robert Moore Mustangs 14-12 in the gold-medal game of the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s season-opening Grade 8 girls’ basketball tournament held April 1. It was […]
Staff It seemed like it would go on forever. Then Adyson Wilson-Hands and Katie Stearns decided it was time to go home. Wilson-Hands had the game-winning goal in an incredible 16-round shootout, and Stearns made the last of 14-straight saves, as Goal Diggers capped a remarkable playoff turnaround with a […]
Joey Payeur Good-bye is never easy and six Fort Frances Lakers had to say two of them in less than a day. Forwards Dylan Kooner, Jared Virtanen, and Matt Tustin, along with defencemen Ryan Gazich, Brandon Zajicek, and Maverick Lynes, all played the last junior hockey game of their careers […]
Press Release Ontario is continuing to boost income for workers across the province by increasing the general minimum wage for the fourth-straight year, which will bring the wage up to $11.60 this fall. The increase will come into effect on Oct. 1 and continues the government’s efforts to ensure more […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center and Koochiching County Department of Public Health/SHIP are partnering to challenge the community to collect coins by April 25 to complete the “Pennies for Play” project that was started by Backus back in October, 2013. To date, Backus has raised more than $10,000 towards […]
Joey Payeur After dominating the landscape in recent seasons, the Fort Frances Lakers finally got to find out how the rest of the SIJHL has felt. The Dryden GM Ice Dogs ripped the crown off the head of the three-time defending SIJHL champs by sweeping their best-of-seven semi-final series in […]
In today’s wonderful world of cuisine, salt has evolved from being just another staple in our pantries to a myriad of choices, with considerations based on texture, flavour, and health aspects. From sea salt to exotic salt such as “fleur de sel” or Himalayan pink salt, salt is playing a […]
Joey Payeur She started the season on the disabled list. Up until almost two months ago, she was on a crutch. But on Saturday, Kathie Jackson was on a mission that she and her team completed most emphatically. Jackson skipped her team of third Leanne Eluik, second Jeannie Sheppard, and […]
Staff There was only one game that ended up taking place but three amigos who ran the show. Kobi Ward had a game-high 20 points, while Dustin Eyolfson had 17 and Jake McIntosh chipped in with five three-pointers and 15 points, to lift Arctic Cat to a dominating 73-41 win […]
Staff A full dance floor turned half-empty in a matter of a few hours. The 12-team playoff field in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League was whittled down to six last night as a half-dozen teams reached the end of their post-season road in the double elimination format. Leading the […]
