the OPP OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit members located and recovered the body of Clayton Windigo, 24, not far from where the man disappeared on Sunday evening. The body was recovered around 11:15 a.m. today in 10 metres of water. Rainy River District OPP officers and Treaty Three officers […]
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Bryce Forbes Onlookers watched from the Bear Pass Bridge as police were searching for the body of an unidentified male. The young man was diving with friends from the bridge on Highway #11 Sunday evening, when he entered the water and failed to re-surface. Police found the body late yesterday […]
Dan Falloon Local Little Leaguer Brendan Johnson winds up to deliver a pitch to home plate against Meyers Sports at Tony Rizzo Field in the Falls last night. The locals dropped a heart-breaking 20-19 decision in the first game of the double-knockout Major ‘A’ League playoffs. Fort Frances will try […]
Staff It was a rough day on the links for Christin Thomson at the CN Canadian Women’s Tour stop yesterday. The local golfer shot an 88 (16-over) to place her 84th after the first round at the Blue Springs Golf Club in Acton, Ont. Three holes in particular gave Thomson […]
Staff It will be a showdown at high noon as Fort Frances faces off against International Falls in a cross-border tug-of-war this Friday (July 2) at the Sorting Gap Marina. Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis encouraged citizens to come out and make it “three out of three” for Canada, at […]
Staff Boston Pizza was serving up something good against Taggs last night. BP stumped Taggs 5-1 on the strength of a hat trick from Laureen Peters and singles from Maryam Seid and Sam Bell. Blaire Harnett responded for Taggs. In men’s action, Manitou Forest Products and Pharmasave played to a […]
Staff Successful applicants for a share of the town’s $37,500 allocation from the Moffat Family Fund will be handed cheques at tonight’s regular council meeting. A total of eight local groups, which won’t be revealed until tonight’s meeting, will get varying portions of the pot this year. Individuals and organizations […]
Staff Sunny locales are a recurring theme early in Joe Basaraba’s professional hockey career. The 18-year-old Fort Frances product was taken in the third round, 69th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles on Saturday. Basaraba scored 24 goals and 22 assists in 52 […]
Staff Rainy River District OPP Officers are continuing to search for a man who disappeared yesterday evening in the Bears Pass area of Rainy Lake. The young man was diving with friends from the bridge on Highway #11 when he entered the water and failed to re-surface around 8:30 p.m., […]
Staff The Northern Ontario bowling team of Ken Dick, Bruce Henry and Jim Fowler earned the Club 55 triples championship in Winnipeg last Thursday. The trio cruised to the gold, with their 591.20 average placing them well ahead of second-place Manitoba, who finished with 552.70. As well, they beat their […]
Bryce Forbes Twelve-year-old cancer survivor Madisyn DeGagne started off The Canadian Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” on Friday night by freeing a mixture of yellow and blue balloons. Beautiful weather helped the event smash last year’s total by raising over $54,000 with DeGagne being the top fundraiser at around $2,500. […]
Bryce Forbes Frank DeBenedet was busy frying fish at St. John’s Anglican Church fish and chips fundraiser Friday at the church. The group was raising money for the church.
