Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After a year sidelined by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is back. The modified tournament is set to run from Thursday, July 22 to Saturday, July 24 in a way that will at least be familiar to those sport fishers who have registered to take part. […]
Looking to learn some football skills, or just get back out on the field and play? A free non-contact football skill and touch football camp has just been given the green light. It starts tonight, Monday July 19. The camp is free of charge, and will run Monday July 19-Thursday […]
For the first time in over a year, the weekend warrior racers have returned to do battle on the grounds that they know best – Emo Speedway. Despite COVID-19, the Borderland Racing Association was able to hold five events throughout the summer of 2020. However it was without fans in […]
This week we spoke to Emo Speedway’s current Wissota Modified Track Champion #99 Brody Strachan When did you start racing? I started racing go karts for a couple of years and at 15 got in my first Midwest Modified. What inspired you to start racing? My dad Glen always raced […]
The smoke cleared, literally and figuratively, to allow an ever-improving and ever-increasing number of skeet participants at the FFSC Tuesday night shoot. Especially so, when longtime member Paul Fischer returned, accompanied by his eager daughter, Kathryn, who jumped into the first round under the always capable guidance of skeet President, […]
Cpl Aaron Kellar, 26, returns to Fort Frances after serving in Latvia since February. Prior to his arrival, he completed the Baltic Warrior competition during his deployment in Latvia. It was a cross country competition where 18 NATO countries competed with 247 teams. Kellar and his team partner came in […]
It’s not quite ready yet, but the new home of the Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy (RLGA) is shaping up to be the perfect place for young athletes to spring into the sport when the season begins later this year. Following an inaugural season cut short by the onset of the […]
The Fort Frances Community Services Executive Committee approved a request to put ice in the middle of August. The request came from Gary Silander, president of the Lakers hockey club. In the report, Aaron Bisson, recreation and culture manager, wrote that the Lakers would use the ice a couple of […]
One-time local resident, Brad McRae, squared off at the Canadian Open Skeet Championships at the Hamilton Gun Club last week-end. In the process of this multi-gauge competition (12, 20, 28 and .410), he won the 12 gauge, shot 98/100 in 20 gauge, 96/100 in the smaller 28 gauge and a […]
A perfect June evening 70F (21C), a west wind and sunshine, gave Tuesday evening shooters no excuses. But, it’s a game of 100ths of a second that determine a hit or a miss. Now living in Rainy River, valued FFSC member Zac Manty drove in to be part of the […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association (FFMHA) is looking for AA coaches for the U11, U13, U15 and U18 divisions for the 2021/2022 season. Gordon Watson, new president of the FFMHA, said they are open to coaches with all levels of experience. “I like to keep it generalized. There are […]
Regular Tuesday night skeet made for perfect conditions: clear sky and gentle breeze, making for no excuses for missing – or were there? Brad Houghton started strong, with 23/25, matched by Jeremy McGuire, a splendid first round for the season. After two weeks of cellar-sweller scores, Ted Brockie was faultless […]
