the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources’ Aviation and Forest Fire Management Branch reports that provincially, the 2009 forest fire season had the second-lowest recorded number of forest fires in Ontario in the past 50 years. 2008 was the lowest on record. The total number of fires this past season […]
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Press Release Starting Nov. 1, illegal private career colleges in Ontario will face financial penalties of up to $250,000 for taking advantage of students. The fines will be levied on businesses that misrepresent themselves as colleges, and on private colleges that offer unapproved programs and fail to comply with the […]
Press Release Pegamigaabo School at Big Grassy River First Nation concluded its fourth season of cross-country running Oct. 29 with a race on their home course. Leading the 18 boys in the field was CJ Kelly from Onigaming School in a time of 24:39. The top girl was Karma Andy, […]
the MNR An Ohio man must pay $4,400 for a range of fishing offences. John W. Andrix Jr., of Galena, was convicted under the Ontario Fishery Regulations and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. His fines include $2,400 for possessing 12 walleye over the legal daily possession limit of four, […]
Press Release Ontarians have voted for a new vehicle licence plate that will encourage consumers to switch to environmentally-friendly cars and trucks. The new plate will feature green lettering on a white background with the picture of a trillium in the middle. It was selected from among four choices in […]
Staff The ice at the Memorial Sports Centre will be flooded with proficient PeeWee pucksters this weekend. A total of 12 teams will battle it out for the championship at the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s PeeWee ‘A’ tournament, which begins Friday morning and wraps up Sunday afternoon. Four Fort […]
Staff In a day full of fast and furious action, the St. Francis Sentinels proved to be the fastest and most furious. St. Francis finished off a terrific tournament for themselves by sweeping the Riverview Royals (Rainy River) in the best-of-three final of the Grade 8 boys’ volleyball tournament held […]
Mary-Beth Tkachuk Four members of the Sunset Country Squash Club attended the Jane Sanders Memorial ladies’ squash tournament held Friday and Saturday in Winnipeg. The format for the annual tournament is team play, with eight teams of four players of varying skill levels playing three best-of-five matches. One of the […]
Press Release Former Muskie football coach Jack Cameron recently was honoured during half-time ceremonies of a Winnipeg High School Football League game in Winnipeg. Cameron was inducted into the WHSFL’s Hall of Fame as a player for the Sisler Spartans, where he had been selected as an all-star on both […]
Press Release Mark Loveday recorded two more shutouts as the Shattuck-St. Mary’s Bantam boys’ hockey team swept a three-game series against the South Dakota state all-stars. South Dakota was unable to keep Shattuck-St. Mary’s at bay while exceptional goaltending by Loveday led to wins of 7-0, 9-0, and 7-1. Next […]
Staff Three players from the local Sunset Country Squash Club returned with a silver, bronze, and fourth-place finish from the Ontario Junior Gold event over the weekend at the Glenway Country Club in Newmarket, Ont. “All the kids had to play their very best because we don’t get competition of […]
Duane Hicks “When you live in deer country, you’re going to see deer.” While it may not be much consolation to local residents whose flowers, shrubs, and vegetables are being damaged by deer, the Ministry of Natural Resources says Fort Frances is a natural hotspot for white-tail activity and that […]
