Lucas Punkari Adrienne Smith of Boston Pizza prepared to take a shot on a goal while Taggs’ defender Chantal Jodoin gave chase during the Borderland Soccer League women’s division finals at St. Francis Field last night. Smith would score a pair of goals during the contest, as Boston Pizza cruised […]
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Staff The Big Grassy Braves are one win away from capturing this year’s Rainy River District Fastball League championship. The top team in the regular season punched their ticket into the finals last night thanks to a 7-1 victory over Beef’s Warriors. Travis Tom picked up the win on the […]
Staff There was one new confirmed fires in the Northwest Region yesterday—Sioux Lookout District fire #105. The one hectare blaze is currently classified as “not under control.” There are 59 active fires including six in Fort Frances District, near Quetico. Since April 1, the region has seen 502 blazes, having […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is moving to a new location. Effective Sept. 1, the Chamber is relocating its office to 601 Mowat Ave., on second floor of the Northern Lights Credit Union. As they undergo preparations for the move, Chamber staff will be out of the office […]
the OPP On Wednesday at approximately 1:25 p.m., officers of the OPP Rainy River District Detachment along with Fort Frances Fire Rescue and Fort Frances Ambulance responded to a single motor vehicle rollover at Rose Road in Miscampbell Township. Investigation revealed that two male occupants were trapped in their vehicle […]
Lucas Punkari Travis Green of Ballz Deep swung at a pitch on Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sport Field here, as his squad took on the Dirt Digglers in local slo-pitch action. The league is currently in the middle of playoff action, with the final games of the season […]
Lucas Punkari Alexis Hampe, left, of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs raced after the ball while Melaine Hyatt of Boston Pizza gave chase during Boston Pizza’s 9-0.
Lucas Punkari La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs goalie Claire Sandelovich kicked the ball back into play last night at St. Francis Field during the Borderland Soccer League women’s semifinal contest against Boston Pizza. In the end, Boston Pizza would win the game by a score of 9-0, which earned them a […]
Heather Latter Tianna Veldhuisen compared her crystal structure to a piece of halite, a mineral form of sodium chloride (also commonly known as rock salt) during the Mining Matters workshop this morning, while fellow participant Caitlin Rittau looked on. The free seminar, sponsored by Rainy River Resources, provided an in-class […]
Submitted Union Gas volunteers Chris Kaun, left, Mark Davis, and Rick Jewell were at the ’52 Canadians Arena last month fixing damaged seats as part of the company’s “Helping Hands” program. At a recent council meeting, Luke Skaarup of Union Gas presented town council with three $1,000 cheques to fix […]
Scott Fawcett and Joyce Strachan, both of Fort Frances, were among the winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for July 22-28. Also winning $30 that week were Erin Oltsher (Emo), Elvis DeBungee (Emo), Ashley Ehelebe (Atikokan), Walter Sandmoen (Rainy River), and Kathy Carlson (Thunder […]
Staff The race for this year’s Rainy River District Fastball League title is coming down to the home stretch, with only four teams left to battle it out heading into a pair of games tonight. The lone knockout game in the double elimination bracket will be taking place in Rainy […]
