Duane Hicks The volume of air traffic is up at the Fort Frances Airport compared to last year thanks, at least in part, to extra flights tied to New Gold’s Rainy River project. An 57 additional aircraft landed at the airport here as of the end of June compared to […]
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Duane Hicks With the federal election campaign officially underway, Mayor Roy Avis is wondering how that is going to affect the anticipated federal funding component for the demolition and redevelopment of the old Rainy Lake Hotel here. Last August, the town received $1 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund […]
Duane Hicks Candidates running to be the next MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River are ready for what will be longest federal election campaign in recent history leading up to the Oct. 19 vote. Incumbent NDP MP John Rafferty, who is seeking a third term, said the 11-week election campaign period […]
Joey Payeur Wayne Strachan put an end to any hint of a goaltending controversy before it even had a chance to swirl this coming season. The Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager dealt goalie Nathan Park and forward Dylan Kooner to the Portage Terriers (MJHL) on Friday—a move […]
Heather Latter Upwards of 100 delegates from as far away as Hawaii, Alaska, Norway, New Zealand, and Australia will be gathering in Rainy River District next week as part of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium’s annual meeting. “It’s a network of indigenous higher education academics, elders, and knowledge-keepers […]
Joey Payeur The dreams of local hockey fans finally were realized Saturday morning as Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman Duncan Keith brought the Stanley Cup to his former hometown. About 2,000 people packed the ’52 Canadians Arena to celebrate “Duncan Keith Day,” which also included several others stops around town, as well […]
Lindsay Campbell George Oltsher, right, offered Barwick picnic attendees rides around the community Saturday afternoon in his 1927 Whippet. The picnic, held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the very first one held there, also featured a variety of traditional picnic games, musical entertainment, and a cold plate supper. See […]
Lindsay Campbell Kim Jo Bliss, research technician at the Emo Agricultural Research Station, outlined this year’s crop trials. Crops showcased during the annual open house last Wednesday consisted of soybeans, wheat, barley, oats, and canola, with Bliss saying growing conditions have been substantially better compared to last year.
Joey Payeur Couchiching Raiders’ outfielders Chris Morrisseau, centre, and Faron Morrisseau almost had a malfunction at the junction while tracking this fly ball as teammate Ryan MacDonald (51) looked on during Rainy River District Fastball League playoff action versus Windey’s Warriors last Thursday at Couchiching. It was Chris making the […]
Joey Payeur About 2,000 people packed into the ’52 Canadians Arena on Saturday morning to watch as former Fort Frances resident Duncan Keith, now a defenceman with the Chicago Blackhawks, brought the Stanley Cup to town. The day-long visit also included several other stops, as well as a lunch at […]
Lindsay Campbell Dominic Leydier, left, and Tyler Derksen stuffed their faces in a race to win a watermelon-eating contest during an old-fashioned family picnic in Barwick on Saturday. The picnic, which ran from 2-7 p.m. by the waterfront and commemorated 100 years since the first picnic was held in the […]
the MNRF The August long weekend was a relatively quiet one for forest fires, with only two new blazes reported in the Northwest Region. Thunder Bay Fire #40, confirmed Sunday, was started by lightning striking a single white pine tree on Paradise Island on Northern Light Lake, about 100 km […]
