A Minnesota man has been fined $1,250 after pleading guilty to possessing and transporting an over-limit of walleye. Dean L. Torgersen, 49, of Duluth was fined $1,000 for the walleye over-limit and $250 for transporting fish unlawfully taken. The fish were forfeited to the Crown. Torgersen’s fishing rods, depth sounder, […]
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On April 17 at 6 p.m., plan to bring your family to the Falls High School gym for a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks, and hilarious comedy routines. With advance tickets costing $8 for adults, $6 for students, and free for children aged […]
The Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League wrapped up its season Monday night in surprising fashion when La Place Rendez-Vous were crowed as the champs. After having won all but a single game this season, the Vianets lost the league final to the Vous by a 71-56 margin—though the game was […]
After years of placing first in school science fairs within Northwestern Ontario, Courtney Hansen has made it to the big leagues. The Grade 8 student won the McCrosson-Tovell School science fair held on Feb. 26 in Bergland and then moved on to the Thunder Bay regional fair last week (April […]
The “Path of the Voyageur” explores the opportunity for cultural and recreational travel through our district. On Tuesday, April 22, the regional initiative will host a discovery session in Fort Frances from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the meeting room at the Memorial Sports Centre. Meetings in Atikokan and Kenora have […]
All 165 OPP detachments in the province, including officers within Rainy River District, are participating in the annual Spring Seatbelt Safety Campaign, Commissioner Julian Fantino said Monday. The campaign, which began Monday, runs through Sunday, April 27. Last year, 117 people were killed on roads patrolled by the OPP as […]
With the arrival of some warmer weather, and the countdown to the end of the school year underway, many groups across the district are beginning to plan for another summer of camps at Sunny Cove east of Fort Frances. A committee of members from the United Churches throughout the region […]
On Friday, April 11 at 11:40 a.m., Thunder Bay OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer hauling cattle and a red 2001 Dodge pick-up truck. The collision occurred on Highway 11/17, west of Highway 590, in Oliver-Paipoonge Township. The tractor-trailer, which was loaded with 69 head of […]
Because of confusion over the gun amnesty program, an extension has been proposed. The amnesty was to expire on May 16, 2008 but will be extended for another year, according to Vol. 141, No. 14, April 7, 2007, Canada Gazette, entitled, “Order Amending the Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2006).” […]
Dear Mike: About $4,000 was donated in Lin Boileau’s memory to the “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new library building in Fort Frances. Not a building to share with a public school. A library, to Lin, was a place to seek entertainment in the form of a […]
As the temperature rises and the sun shows its face a little more often, many local residents are looking forward to the start of the golf season. And with a number of outstanding courses in the area, they have reason to be excited. District golfers have their choice of layouts, […]
The curling season came to a shattering close yesterday morning as the ice surface at the Fort Frances Curling Club was ripped up for the summer. Unlike the end of the soccer season or the football season, where you always can find other places to kick or throw a ball, […]
