While some bruins did have to be trapped and relocated after wandering into town this summer and fall, the number of nuisance bears reported here this year was down considerably. “It’s been one of the quietest years in a long time,” municipal bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Dave Egan said Tuesday […]
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Fort Frances Theatre is having a giant costume and garage sale as the troupe is downsizing in order to move to a different storage location. Weather permitting, the costume sale will take place this Saturday (Oct. 20) at 1 p.m. at the West End Hall (behind the Legion Park). If […]
Failing to breach the NDP stronghold in Kenora-Rainy River, local Liberal candidate Mike Wood of Dryden garnered 5,753 votes (24.4 percent) to finish second in last Wednesday’s provincial election. A first-time provincial candidate, Wood admitted it was tough going up against the leader of the third party. “[Howard Hampton] certainly […]
The Muskie football team took on a tough team—cranky and emboldened by its first loss of the season—and bore the brunt of it, falling 65-0 here Friday afternoon against the heavily-favoured Kelvin Clippers. “I was happy with the effort,” Muskie head coach Vince Gouin said. “The boys played right to […]
The Big Spike Volleyball Tournament held over the weekend in Winnipeg attracted high school teams from throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, including the Muskie senior boys’ squad. Unfortunately for the black-and-gold, the competition proved a little too stiff. “It was a real learning experience,” head coach Brian Love said, laughing […]
Maintaining the seat he’s had since 1987, NDP leader Howard Hampton was re-elected as MPP for the Kenora-Rainy River riding in a landslide victory last Wednesday. Looking ahead to the next four years, Hampton said during his victory party at La Place Rendez-Vous that he clearly laid out issues crucial […]
FORT FRANCES—The first-annual Rainy River District Harvest Dinner, held Saturday night at the Kitchen Creek Golf Club, not only showcased local foods, but also celebrated the “food milestones” that have been reached in the area. Kim Cornell, director of the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market in Fort Frances, spoke prior to […]
Students in Grades 1-12 across the district last week learned about drug and alcohol awareness, and risk prevention, as two multi-media presentations from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada toured the area. But it was the older students, those in Grades 7-12, who seemed most greatly affected by the “real” […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres played three games on their first-ever eastern road trip and came away with three different results—earning a win, loss, and tie over the weekend. “I think after you look at the whole weekend, it’s pretty successful getting four points out of six,” said Sabres’ head […]
Muskie running back Matt DePiero made a break from the Kelvin Clippers during their WHSFL showdown here Friday. DePiero’s rushes were few and far between, but still were the team’s best source of yardage during their 65-0 shellacking at the hands of the visitors.
Local MP Ken Boshcoff, right, and his legislative assistant, Doug Judson, showed off the main course—a trio of meat presentations, including French pork loin with smoked apple chutney, classic filet mignon with sauce bordelaise, and peppered escaloped of elk tenderloin—at the first-annual Rainy River District Harvest Dinner on Saturday night. […]
Jayden Bombay took a big bite of delicious dessert during the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiiliary’s tea Saturday afternoon at the New Beginings Fellowship Church here. The auxiliary also presented the Riverside Foundation for Health Care with a cheque for $29,000 that day. The auxiliary has pledged $500,000 to the “Care […]
