Anthony Leek Racing at the Emo Speedway resumed Saturday night as the WISSOTA Modifieds, WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, and Street Stocks hit the track for the Amsoil Dirt Track Racing Series. The track was a picky one, though, with a combination of dry slicks and tacky grooves—and with both ends having […]
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Press Release Naughty Pine Riding Ranch, owned and operated by Clarence and Deannie Lunyk, is located 20 minutes north of Rainy River. It has a therapeutic riding program and offers trail rides, as well. The ranch has been running horse camp for two years now and is looking forward to […]
Press Release Ontario is encouraging employers and workers to learn how to protect themselves from heat stress this summer. As summer days get hotter, the harm caused by too much heat can become a significant problem in many workplaces. Workers and their employers must take steps to protect themselves from […]
Staff A pair of local players will be suiting up for a chance to represent Ontario at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Donovan Cousineau of Fort Frances, who played for the Muskies last season, and Devlin’s Robbie Rea, who wore a Thunder Bay Kings’ uniform, will attend the tryouts in […]
The Fort Frances Lakers’ second season officially has started as we’ve made our first signings—and are looking to add more players to our roster. Returning will be Byron Katapaytuk, a player I believe is going to have a huge season if he returns to main training camp in great shape. […]
Staff Fort Frances resident Courtney Koval has worked in a number of fitness centres over the course of her career, but now has struck out on her own. Koval is set to start up the “Tighter ’n Lighter Challenge” here, which she says will work on eight components of fitness: […]
Press Release Two men have been fined a total of $2,900 for various offences related to illegally hunting at night. Yves Boissonneault and Donald Boulianne, of Moonbeam, Ont., pleaded guilty to unlawfully hunting at night. Each received a $1,200 fine and a four-year hunting licence suspension. Boulianne also was fined […]
Press Release Two Atikokan men have been fined a total of $4,500 for charges relating to illegal deer hunting. Mike Krassey was fined $3,500 for illegally hunting white-tailed deer, being party to the offence of attaching a seal to a deer killed by another person, and making a false statement […]
Peggy Revell Couchiching First Nation has received everything from praise to threats after following through on its controversial plan to set up a toll booth on Highway #11 at the west end of the Noden Causeway late Friday afternoon. “We’ve had a number of well-wishers. Some people said that we […]
Duane Hicks A group of 17 students in Grades 1-8 got to show off what they learned over the past month in the “Kids in the Kitchen” program by treating about 60 community members to dinner last week at Seine River First Nation. Thanks to the Fort Frances Tribal Area […]
Bryce Forbes Two days before the start of the ninth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, there is a debate about whether the low water level on the Rainy River will work for the anglers. About two feet lower in most places than usual, dipping down to just two feet of depth in […]
Peggy Revell With the Couchiching toll booth now in place, many people are facing the experience of a daily commute through the site—and a decision as to whether or not they will pay the $1 toll. Those working at the toll booth have been courteous, noted one Reef Point resident, […]
