Local News from Across the Rainy River District
There will now be at least a three-year gap between editions of the largest Indigenous youth hockey tournament in Ontario. The Little Native Hockey League tournament, which is also simply called the Little NHL, was last staged in 2019. The 2020 event was cancelled mere days before it was scheduled […]
Fort Frances’ Junior A hockey season is going to be on hold a little longer as COVID-19 restrictions are holding up the season. The Fort Frances Lakers Junior A hockey team is set to make their season debut on Nov. 28 with an exhibition game against the Red Lake Miners […]
According to their Facebook page, “The Rainy River Recreation Board held a special meeting earlier this week to re-visit the decision regarding ice installation for the 2020-2021 skating season. With new information and another group coming forward to use the arena, the Recreation Board is happy to announce that ICE […]
The Town of Fort Frances is hoping to clear up some lingering misinformation surrounding the new fee at the Memorial Sports Centre. Aaron Bisson, the town’s culture and recreation manager, explained that the message surrounding the newly implemented $7 cleaning fee that has gone into effect at the sports centre […]
Children who play in Under Nine (U9) and Under Seven (U7) hockey leagues will be allowed to have one parent attend their games at the Memorial Sports Centre. At Monday night’s council meeting, the issue of allowing spectators into these youth league games was discussed by council members. As the […]
Update: After publishing this article, our Fighting Walleye sources identified they had an additional two other Indigenous players on their team. Trevor Iserhoff has officially been a hockey scout for a junior franchise for only a couple of days now. But Iserhoff, a member of Moose Cree First Nation in […]
Autumn is a perfect time to use the ski trails, so to encourage people to get out in the fresh air and stay active, the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club has waived trail fees for hiking, until ski and snowshoe season begins. The chalet will remain closed, but seating and […]
Several local dirt mixers took part in a Superior Dirt Riders Motocross meet in Atikokan on September 26. The club runs several dirt bike and ATV practices and races throughout the summer and fall, in Emo, Atikokan and Kakabeka Falls. COVID-19 shortened the season this year, but the group was […]
About 22 Fort Frances Lakers hockey players, ages 17 to 20 are looking for billet families to host them during the upcoming season, from mid October to mid March. Training camp starts next week. Shauna-Leigh Carlson, a billet coordinator, said because this is a community supported team, they need families […]
Fort Frances council members passed a decision to charge $7 per user per month to offset cleaning costs during ice-in time. The decision was made during council’s bi-weekly meeting on Monday. The new motion will still require all organizations using the Memorial Sports Centre’s ice rink to pay money to […]
The Royal Canadian Legion in Emo opened for carpet bowling season, the first week of September. After the seniors finish playing, they all gather – while physically distanced – for a luncheon meal.With COVID-19, all seniors play with their masks on and use different sanitized woods to push the balls […]
The LaBelle’s Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic is set to launch this Saturday, Sept 26. Although spectators will not be allowed, and the steak dinner has been cancelled, 33 teams have already signed up for the annual one-day tournament, which begins at LaBelle’s Point Lodge, and allows anglers to fish […]
