Lucas Punkari Normally, the summer months are usually an easy-going time for most youngsters as they spend time with family and friends back home. But for 19-year old Fort Frances native Joe Basaraba, his summer away from the campus of the University of Minnesota-Duluth has been anything but rest and […]
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Lucas Punkari The 2011 playoffs in the Rainy River District Fastball League got underway on ball diamonds across the district yesterday evening, and judging by the feelings from players in the league, it is certainly anyone’s title to win. “Every team in the league has picked up wins this year, […]
Staff The last two weekends saw two quite different events take place in Nestor Falls, as the town hosted a softball tournament during the Civic Holiday long weekend, and a ‘Triple P’ race occurring on the previous weekend. “Both events went quite well,” Holly Kropelin, chair of the Sioux Narrows-Nestor […]
Lucas Punkari While he was unable to snatch a berth into the finals of the Canadian Age Group Championships as he did a year prior in Winnipeg, local swimmer Donovan Taylor was able to come away with some valuable experience from this year’s championships in Montreal this past week. “I […]
Lucas Punkari In the world of television, sweeps weeks occur throughout the year as the big networks try to get the highest ratings possible. While the world of short track stock car racing is completely different from the Nielsen rating system, the Emo Speedway ended up having a sweeps week […]
Press Release Each August, members of the Rainy Lake Conservancy gather together to receive updated information on its activities as well as to meet like-minded lake dwellers. Lake-dweller or not, member or not, all are invited to attend the annual meeting set for this Sunday (Aug. 7) at 2 p.m. […]
Heather Latter Dexter Fichuk is spearheading a campaign throughout the region to spread the “Me to We” philosophy of creating positive social and environmental impacts in our local and global communities. The Grade 11 student at Fort Frances High School will be the leader of the Northern Ontario (Mob)ilizers, a […]
Staff A portion of Highway 602 will be closed until later this month, following the deterioration of a culvert that was worsened by heavy rainfall that accelerated erosion. The closure is located on Highway 602 between the Highway 11 junction and Fisher Road. Construction of a permanent bridge is underway […]
Zoey Duncan Smokers looking for a breath of fresh air this summer won’t need to drive up the lake to get it, thanks to new funding for smoking cessation medications by the province. Beginning Aug. 4, Ontarians under the Ontario Drug Benefits Plan or Ontario Works as well as First […]
Staff Tour de Fort is one of three district groups which recently got a boost in funding from the federal government. And while the money has helped them out with this upcoming season, they’ll need to sell more passports to ensure there will be a 2012-13 season. The local “Tour […]
Staff With 35 years in provincial politics, 24 of those served at Queen’s Park, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton reflected on some of the high points of his political career, after having announced that he will not be seeking reelection this fall. The first win “The first time I won […]
Heather Latter More pre-sales of units are needed before building of the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium gets underway. “There is tremendous interest,” stressed Kathy Judson, of Re/Max, who is handling the sales of the three-floor condo proposed to be built on a riverfront lot at Front Street and […]
