Press Release Following an overwhelming community response to our inaugural ride, the Caribou Charity Ride is ramping up for another great day in the saddle on Sunday, Sept. 12 in Thunder Bay. The ride was created to motivate all kinds of people—mothers, fathers, grandparents, teens, friends, and cancer survivors—to set […]
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the MNR A Toronto-area man has been convicted of a number of offences related to illegal hunting. Pal Szamko of Newmarket was fined $1,500 for discharging his firearm carelessly while hunting, $3,800 for transporting an over-limit of grouse, and $1,500 for unlawfully possessing another person’s moose game seal. Szamko is […]
the MNR A Manitoba man has been fined $2,500 for using an Ontario resident Outdoors Card. Paul Laderoute of Winnipeg pleaded guilty under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Court heard that on April 11, 2009, conservation officers on routine patrol on Osbourne Bay in Eagle Lake checked Laderoute’s fishing […]
Dan Falloon The next generation of local golf left no doubt that it had arrived at the Kitchen Creek Classic over the weekend. Youth was served as 18-year-old Alex McDonald was crowned champion after edging 19-year-old Taylor Jorgenson, the 2008 Classic champion, on the first playoff hole Sunday afternoon. The […]
Staff The Sabaskong Cubs hope that they’ve turned around their fortunes in the Rainy River District Fastball League season by capturing the Kakabeka Falls tournament over the weekend. The team was helped by players from three other RRDFL squads en route to a perfect 3-0 record. In pool play, the […]
the MNR A Thunder Bay man working as a fishing guide was fined $1,000 for having 10 over-sized bass in his possession. Scott Baxter was charged under the Fish and Wildlife Act. The fish were forfeited to the Crown. Court heard that on June 4, conservation officers stopped Baxter and […]
Anthony Leek Another weekend of racing at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night brought excitement to the track with the addition of the Winnipeg Super Trucks. The WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, WISSOTA Modifieds, and Street Stocks also put on a great show for the Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series action. The […]
Press Release Four athletes and two builders make up the 2010 slate of inductees to enter the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame at the 29th-annual induction dinner and ceremonies set for Sept. 25 in Thunder Bay. Legendary curling skip Al Hackner, known around the curling world as “The Iceman,” […]
Duane Hicks The idea of amping up the annual cross-border tug-of-war between Fort Frances and International Falls into possibly becoming a multi-day event, complete with celebrities and major media coverage, has been referred to the town’s Economic Development Advisory Committee for further discussion. The notion was championed by Falls city […]
Peggy Revell The public is invited to attend a free concert and meet-and-greet with musical artist and Anishinabe role model Wab Kinew this Saturday (Aug. 14) at 6 p.m. at the Couchiching multi-use facility. “Wab Kinew is a band member from Onigaming First Nation, he’s a journalist with CBC, he’s […]
Dan Falloon A crack team of the best and brightest the Rainy River District Fastball League has to offer will be taking its talents to Des Moines, Iowa this week. Fourteen players with district ties will be heading down to the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) World Series to compete […]
Staff Public meetings are slated for late August and early September after the International Joint Commission has established a task force in its review of binational management in the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River basin. The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed task force will […]
