Mitch Calvert Mother Nature threw the International Falls Little League a curveball this spring with plenty of delays and rain-outs wreaking havoc with scheduling. “We’ve been squeezing them in between the rain and freezing temperatures,” local Major ‘B’ coach Brent Tookenay laughed last week. The Major ‘B’ team based out […]
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Mitch Calvert The Rainy River District Fastball League is reaching the busy part of its schedule, with the Rick Copenace Memorial tournament on tap this weekend in Sabaskong. Things certainly will be heating up on district diamonds, but what is most surprising so far this season has been the level […]
Mitch Calvert For those kids looking for a more competitive soccer environment, options are now available. The developmental program in Emo has taken off with three teams at the under-nine, under-12, and under-14 levels. “It’s kind of a neat thing to see happening in our area,” enthused Laurie Shortreed, one […]
Duane Hicks Engineering studies conducted earlier this year found high levels of dioxins and furans at the former J.A. Mathieu sawmill site on Couchiching First Nation. The community now is waiting for further test results, as well as Indian and Northern Affairs and Health Canada to review the existing test […]
Elisabeth Heslop The Ontario government recently announced adopted adults and birth parents now can get information from their birth and adoption records that previously was closed. While there are many specific points of this legislation that can, and likely will, be debated, an important aspect is how these changes will […]
Mitch Calvert Predicts first win on horizon Fort Frances native Steve Arpin and his Eddie Sharp Racing team are starting to enjoy the fruits of their labour on the ARCA RE/MAX Series. The 25-year-old series rookie enjoyed his best finish on the circuit to date with an eighth-place showing in […]
Duane Hicks On the heels of a recommendation made earlier this week by the Community Services executive committee to award the tender to Aurora Construction for the building of the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology, town council will make the final vote at its regular meeting this coming […]
Peggy Revell The correction of a longstanding historical error is underway as Stanjikoming First Nation is in the process of officially changing its name to Mitaanjigamiing First Nation. “That’s what the people before called it. I imagine that’s what they’d want it called now,” said elder Fred Major, who has […]
Peggy Revell Rainy Lake is one of two places in Canada where the Small-flowered Lipocarpha can be found. Now thanks to a provincial grant, Mitaanjigamiing (Stanjikoming) First Nation will be conducting an inventory of this endangered species. The $18,000 grant came as part of the Ministry of Natural Resource’s “Species […]
Mitch Calvert All Christin Thomson has is questions right now. The harder the Fort Frances native works on her golf game of late, the more things seem to go wrong. That rang true as she watched her name plummet down the leaderboard at a CN Canadian Tour event in Guelph […]
Elisabeth Heslop Tony Weir can remember the days before Alberton had a volunteer fire department. “When a fire call came, everybody went and we just stood there and watched it burn,” he reminisced with bright afternoon sun beaming in through the windows of his Alberton farmhouse. “And then there was […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie football program will hold its annual spring camp June 22-26 starting at 3:30 p.m. each day—with a different twist this year aimed at generating interest in the sport among elementary students a year or two away from making the jump to high school. “It will be […]
