the MNR Two Americans have been fined a total of $3,500 for illegal deer hunting. Michael Kautz, of Hiles, Wis., and Jeffery Kautz of Embarrass, Wis. both pleaded guilty and were convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act for unlawfully hunting and killing a white-tailed deer during the closed […]
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Duane Hicks In response to a call from town council to review how to improve physician recruitment and retention here, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. has come back with a report recommending many ideas. And the message is loud and clear that co-operation and community involvement are key if […]
Peggy Revell The Nestor Falls Winter Carnival is being declared a “big success” by organizers after running for its 28th year this past weekend. “I hope everyone had a good time, and I hope they come back next year,” said Howard Dodd, a member of the Nestor Falls Recreation Committee […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie boys’ hockey team swept their way to St. Catharines. After brooming the Red Lake Rams in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals, the black-and-gold did the same to the Dryden Eagles in the final to advance to the all-Ontarios in St. Catharines on March 23-26. Fort High opened […]
Duane Hicks The town will take another look at allowing wedding receptions at Sunny Cove Camp after La Place Rendez-Vous owner Paul Noonan told council Monday evening that they shouldn’t be competing with the commercial sector. Noonan said while he fully supported the town’s decision to acquire Sunny Cove Camp […]
Peggy Revell It’s no surprise that an artist would be the one to transform a simple plan for a paintball safety wall into a full blown public arts project. But that’s exactly what local artist Eric Keast is planning to do. “I want to bring art to the people, I […]
Duane Hicks Annual event tops $15,000 The annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner held here Sunday evening once again was a success, raising $15,053 to continue to aid local families who need help to cover medical costs. But none of it could have happened without the hard work of volunteers, which […]
Duane Hicks Making for some good news in what is proving to be a tough budget year, the Town of Fort Frances will continue to get federal gas tax dollars over the next four years. On Feb. 19, the town received an amending municipal funding agreement from the Association of […]
Dan Falloon The past two weeks have been a bit of a whirlwind for Mary Spencer. The 25-year-old product of Cape Croker First Nation just earned the right to represent Canada in women’s boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. Spencer, who boxes in the 75-kg division, is […]
Dan Falloon Terry McClymont can take credit for starting up a college—only without the essays and the deadlines. The Kenora native has launched a website called “Faculty of Fishing” (http://www.facultyoffishing.com), which offers two live courses (Fishing 1 and Fishing 2) so far, with four more planned. The current lessons are […]
Dan Falloon Sophie Potvin-Begin and Michael Nelson picked an opportune time to blow their previous personal best out of the water. The pair scored a 27.74 en route to capturing the juvenile pairs free skate gold medal at the Ontario Winter Games in Huntsville. Their highest previous score for the […]
Staff Team Northwestern didn’t bow down in the face of stiff competition during the squash tournament at the Ontario Winter Games in Sudbury over the weekend. The eight-member squad, comprised of five players from the local Sunset Country Squash Club, entered the competition ranked seventh of the nine teams but […]
