Jesse Loveday of the Barwick Merchants applied the tag cleanly to Davis Ross of the Wal-Mart team on Thursday over in International Falls. Ross had hit a double to left field but was tagged out trying to stretch his effort into a triple. The Merchants won the “Battle of Canada” […]
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The Ministry of Natural Resources lifted the Restricted Fire Zone across the Northwest Region at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, with the exception of Zones 8, 10, and 11. Zone 8 covers Quetico Provincial Park. Zones 10 and 11 include all lands within an area starting on the west at the […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is less than two months away but the annual event still has a “big issue” to be worked out, said chairman Jim Cumming. The two “Daytime Land” directors—in charge of events for children aged three-16, such as 3-on-3 basketball, face-painting, watermelon-eating contests, and others—resigned […]
Hundreds of people gathered under a big tent on the grounds of the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Friday afternoon for the 36th-annual Manitou fish fry. They enjoyed plenty of food, including walleye and sturgeon. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Students at Fort Frances High School watched from the bleachers as fellow students and their elders danced to the beats of the drum during a sacred pow-wow on the football field Friday afternoon. Several activities took place over the week, including a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the raising of the First […]
Jessica Steele, left, along with Sarah Trimble and Elizabeth Steele, were among the 20 people walking to raise money for the Fort Frances Sea Cadets #144 yesterday in Emo. The walk-a-thon brought in $850 for the corps. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Georges Blanc and his grandson, Garrett Paull, two, turned earth at St. Mary’s Church on Sunday morning for the groundbreaking celebration to signal the start of the parish’s expansion project. Bishop Fred Colli was on hand for the ceremony, which was followed by a barbecue. —Amanda Roy photo
Chuck Lambert in the 60X car stayed ahead of Kendal Gamsby (#33) during hot laps before the first heat of the Borderland Racing Associatoin’s season-opener Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. Gamsby took third in the Midwest Modified feature race while Lambert caught a few bad breaks and was out […]
Fort Frances OPP investigated an accident involving a school bus and another vehicle on the 300 block of Third Street East on Tuesday around 8:45 a.m. The driver of the southbound school bus, while turning east onto Third Street from Portage Avenue, struck a vehicle that had been stopped at […]
The OPP will be highly-visible across Rainy River District this Victoria Day weekend targeting those individuals who choose to speed, drink and drive, fail to buckle up, and drive aggressively. This weekend brings a close to the National Canada Road Safety Week and launches the beginning of North American Safe […]
A Cessna 180 float plane with two occupants went down yesterday while en route to a northern camp near Woodland Caribou Provincial Park. The plane was reported overdue by a local airways service to the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre at CFB Trenton at 9:45 p.m. A search and rescue unit […]
This part Tuesday (May 15) saw 54 ladies kick off the golf season with their annual opening banquet at Kitchen Creek. New club manager Real Curé helped greet the ladies and announced that all 18 greens were now open to play. The ladies enjoyed several casual games and draws while […]
