Lucas Punkari It was a contest worthy of a championship finish—with a finish that will be talked about for a long time. Trailing by a run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Riel Councillor hit a towering three-run shot over the right-field fence Sunday afternoon to give […]
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the MNR Ontario has developed a plan to combat invasive species in order to protect the province’s environment and its economy. The Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan outlines the province’s approach to the prevention, early detection, and rapid response to new invasive species and the effective management of existing invasive […]
Staff With a full slate of action scheduled yesterday evening, and a few make-up games still needing to be completed, the race for the playoffs in the Rainy River District Fastball League is coming down to the home stretch. Heading into last night’s contests, the results of which were not […]
the MNR A fishing guide has been fined a total of $4,000 for a variety of offences, including illegally selling venison and angler-caught walleye. Ron Lemmon of Bergland was fined $2,000 for selling angler-caught fish, $1,000 for having more than the legal limit of walleye, and $1,000 for selling venison. […]
Lucas Punkari FORT FRANCES—If you’ve been fishing or travelling along the Rainy River over the past couple of months, you may have come across a boat from the University of Waterloo in the water or seen some orange markings along the shoreline. That boat and those markings are part of […]
Heather Latter To look into contaminants FORT FRANCES—Seine River First Nation and Naicatchewenin First Nation together are moving forward with an environmental contaminants project after recently receiving funding approval from the National First Nations Environmental Contaminants Program—an initiative made possible through the partnerships of the First Nations University of Canada, […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan, this weekend’s annual summer prospects camp in International Falls is the perfect opportunity for him and his staff to see close-up chance some possible players for the upcoming SIJHL season. “I think a camp like this is […]
Heather Latter Lieutenants Dennis and Mary Maybury are the new officers for the local Salvation Army, taking over from Capts. Angel and Marlene Sandoval, who have moved to their new posting in Ariano Irpino, Italy. “[Fort Frances] is beautiful and people are very friendly,” enthused Lt. Mary Maybury. “It’s very […]
Heather Latter Duct tape no longer is just “the handyman’s secret weapon,” as deemed by former Canadian TV character Red Green. In fact, the heavy-duty tape now is being used by crafters across the country for all sorts of different projects, such as clothing, decorations, and accessories. And local resident […]
Sarah Pruys The Fort Frances Museum is doing an “Anniversaries” exhibit during July and August. “There’s quite a few anniversaries for this year,” noted museum curator Sherry George. “The Allan Cup is an important one for our community,” she said.“ It’s the 60th anniversary of the winning of the Allan […]
Sarah Pruys On Aug. 6, Nathalie Von Niebelschutz, along with her husband, Ken Fedoruk, and children, Peter and Greta, will be relocating to Geneva, Switzerland for a year. “I’ll be on a deferred leave,” noted Von Niebelschutz, a French teacher at Robert Moore School here. After earning 75 percent of […]
Sarah Pruys Just like her mother and grandmother before her, Dianne Stafford always has found the outdoors to be a fascinating place. Knowledge about the woods was passed on from them, but she also has learned a lot by looking things up simply because she wanted to know more. And […]
