Ken Kellar Ron Yellowega grabbed a burger from Manitoulin Transport’s Greg Kalesnikoff yesterday during Manitoulin’s customer appreciation charity BBQ. Visitors were invited to put their names into a draw for some prizes, and were able to buy a hotdog or hamburger lunch, with all proceeds from the food going to […]
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Ken Kellar Gary Davies, the northwestern Ontario program director for the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), speaks to the members of the Rainy Lake Conservancy (RLC) during their annual general meeting at La Place Rendez-Vous on Sunday.
Ken Kellar Lead guitarist Kevin Heerema of The Honest Heart Collective was electrifying on stage during the band’s cover of The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter” Thursday night at the Rainy Lake Square. The Thunder Bay-based rock band played a election of original and cover songs over the course of their more […]
From the OPP
At approximately 7:30 p.m. yesterday, members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a single vehicle (car) motor vehicle collision on McIntosh Road in Smellie Township, north of Vermillion Bay. As a result of the investigation, a 22-year-old Vermillion Bay man has been […]
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The forest fire hazard is mainly high throughout most of the Northwest Region with some moderate hazard conditions in the far north. There were three new fires confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Sioux Lookout fire #58 is located north of Lac Seul, approximately 59 kilometres northwest of […]
Ken Kellar
While most students in the district are counting down the days left to the start of school, one classroom invited a special visitor to help cap off their final week of studies. Students of Seven Generations Education Institute’s (SGEI) hairstyling program enjoyed a special visit and opportunity to learn from […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Scientists in New Zealand said Wednesday they’ve found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of an adult human and swam the oceans some 60 million years ago. They said the previously undiscovered species is […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian scientists are raising the alarm about new Soviet-style restrictions on interactions with foreign colleagues. The science newspaper Troitsky Variant on Tuesday published a copy of a recent Russian Education Ministry decree that introduces a broad range of restrictions on meetings and communication between employees […]
Staff Fort Frances is the place to be if you like playoff soccer action. Both the men’s and women’s divisions of the Borderland Soccer League were setting up to have thrilling finishes to the playoffs. In men’s action on Monday night, top-ranked Centra Pipelines and second-place CJ Contracting battled to […]
Jamie Mountain Jeff Campbell of Manitou Forest Products, right, battled with a CJ Contracting opponent for possession of the ball during his squad’s 1-0 loss in the opener of the two-game, total-goals semi-final last Wednesday night in Borderland Soccer League men’s division playoff action at the St. Francis Sports Field.
Jamie Mountain Gina Pope of the Renegades got ready to make the tag on Taylor Pagee of the Fort Frances Her-icanes before proceeding to make the throw to first base to complete the double-play in the fifth inning of the ‘Canes’ lopsided win in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball […]
Jamie Mountain Julian Brunetta, who was the captain of the 1953-54 Fort Frances Jaycees Juvenile hockey team, spoke highly of his former coach, Bill Lloyd, during the induction ceremonies on Saturday evening.
