Joey Payeur It wasn’t a pot of gold but rather a soccer game at the end of this rainbow seen yesterday evening over the Struchan L.H. Gilson soccer pitches here. The kaleidoscope of colour provided a scenic backdrop for the Borderland Soccer League men’s division game between Pharmasave and the […]
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Staff Taggs served notice last night that if the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs U18 squad wants to repeat as the Borderland Soccer League women’s champs, they won’t have an easy time of it. Taggs prevailed 3-1 to hand the Voyageurs (4-1-1) their first loss of the season. Sara Roach scored […]
the OPP Shortly before 6:30 a.m. on July 3, members of the Rainy River District OPP attended a residence on the 200 block of Third Street East at the request of the Kenora ambulance dispatch. Officers arrived and assisted ambulance personnel with a female who was in medical distress. The […]
Staff Cornshed, a Vancouver-based band featuring three performers formerly from this area, and local musician Ben Sletmoen are just two of the acts that will take to the stage at the inaugural “Harmony of Nations” Music Festival here next weekend. Other performers scheduled for opening night (July 18) include Sierra […]
Staff A couple of setbacks have pushed the annual mini-king and queen contest here to August this year. Organizer Melissa Gushulak still is looking for a business or individual to sponsor $50 to buy prizes for the participants. “[We] have one sponsor of $50 so we are just looking for […]
Staff Beef’s Warriors had a comeback to remember and a conclusion they’d like to forget. The Warriors stormed back from a five-run deficit to tie the game, only to have the Sight & Sound Wolves rack up six more runs in the sixth to grab a 15-9 win in Rainy […]
Joey Payeur Shelby Nosan of Beef’s Warriors, the lone female player in the Rainy River District Fastball League, is allowed to wear a mask for protection when pitching.
the MNR The forest fire hazard is climbing for the Thunder Bay, Nipigon, and Greenstone areas. Warm sunny afternoons, high winds, and little rainfall have increased the forest fire hazard to “high” and “extreme” in these areas. Five active fires remain in the Northwest Region, including four listed as “being […]
Duane Hicks Jamshed Merchant, the Canadian Counsel General based in Minneapolis, welcomed delegates to the inaugural “Medical NAFTA” meeting yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous. About 40 delegates from both sides of the border met to discuss medical services—and decided to form a task force to investigate the possibility of Falls […]
Staff The Borderland Soccer League women’s division game last night had the Struchan Gilson pitches more closely resembling the O.K. Corral. In a shootout that easily could have taken place in the Wild West, Taggs outgunned Al’s Racquet Stringing 7-6 to take over sole possession of second place. Sara Roach […]
Duane Hicks With the exception of ongoing work at Seven Oaks and Couchiching FN, the local Emergency Management Control Group remains in a “holding pattern” for now. “From my perspective, it looks like things are stable,” Fire Chief Frank Sheppard said this morning, adding the long-term weather forecast looks positive. […]
Press Release The level of Rainy Lake is close to peaking at its highest level since 1950. At the Fort Frances-International Falls dam, all 15 spill gates have been open since June 6. As well, the overflow weir that spans the centre of the dam began passing water last week […]
