Staff They had some flash in their splash. The premiere performers for the Fort Frances Aquanauts were justly rewarded for another great season at the squad’s annual year-end awards banquet last Wednesday at Sha Sha Resort east of International Falls. The award winners included: •Freestyle–Callum Galusha and Ayiana Gagne •Breaststroke–Edward […]
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Press Release Four athletes and two builders make up the 2017 slate of inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 36th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies set for Saturday, Sept. 30 in Thunder Bay. They include: Athletes •John Jones of Thunder Bay enjoyed a successful auto […]
Press Release Summer is now in full swing and the Northwestern Health Unit is encouraging all residents and visitors to get out from behind the screens and spend time getting active and exploring the great outdoors. Grab a friend, family member, or pet and try out a local trail on […]
Joey Payeur If Team Ontario has as much teamwork going for it as two of its squad members do, it is going to be in great shape. Supportive sisters Jacy and Ayiana Gagne, members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts, will be part of the province’s contingent at the North American […]
From the MNRF Two Michigan men have been fined a total of $1,500 for migratory bird hunting offences. Christopher Rigoni of Iron Mountain and Thomas Olsen of Vulcan pleaded guilty and each were fined $750 for shooting more than their daily bag limit of ducks. In addition, both men received […]
Press Release Ontario is investing in free online textbooks and educational resources for students to make college and university more affordable and accessible. Advanced Education and Skills Development minister Deb Matthews, also the minister responsible for digital government, made the announcement last week at eCampusOntario, alongside partners in digital education. […]
Joey Payeur To say Felicia (Felix) Blasky was starstruck would be overstating it by quite a bit. But that’s not to say the Fort Frances resident wasn’t excited to receive the Northern Ontario Section Volunteer of Excellence Award at the 2017 Skate Canada Gala & Awards Ceremony held June 2 […]
Joey Payeur Fort Frances Angels’ shortstop Avery Sivonen nabbed this hot shot during her team’s 14-8 victory over the Sabaskong Lakers last Tuesday evening at the St. Francis Sports Field as the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League closed out the first half of its regular season.
Felicia (Felix) Blasky of Fort Frances, left, got to brush elbows with three-time Canadian Olympian Josée Chouinard after receiving the prestigious Northern Ontario Section Volunteer of Excellence Award at the 2017 Skate Canada gala and awards ceremony June 2 in Ottawa.
Joey Payeur Ayiana Gagne, left, and her sister, Jacy, are anticipating a memorable experience as they represent Team Ontario in swimming at the North American Indigenous Games from July 16-23 in Toronto.
Joey Payeur Couchiching Raiders’ catcher Wade Johnson was on the receiving end of a throw that arrived a moment too late to get Stratton Eagles’ runner Jake Vandenbrand, who slid home safely in the fourth inning of his team’s 20-9 victory in Rainy River District Fastball League action last Thursday […]
Kiera Kowalski Helicopters were back this morning ferrying workers to the tops of the hydro towers along the Noden Causeway to conduct maintenance work. One of them can be seen on the right side of the top arm of the background tower–a precarious perch hundreds of feet above Rainy Lake. […]
