The Ministry of Natural Resources reported only one new fire in the region in the past 24 hours—a small blaze in the east end of Fort Frances District. But this lightning-cause blaze, which was located in the northeast corner of Quetico Park, was declared “out” by the end of the […]
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Sight & Sound begins defence of its Rainy River District Fastball League crown tonight. The Wolves (14-2) will face the league’s lowest-ranked playoff team, eighth-seeded Sabaskong (2-12), courtesy their first-place finish after the regular season. The first pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m. under the lights at VanJura. In other […]
The Atikokan OPP is seeking public assistance regarding three separate investigations in which motor vehicles were stolen from there. In the first incident, a 2002 blue Ford F-150 Super Cab pickup truck, bearing Ontario licence plate 351 2N1, was stolen from the driveway of a Birch Road residence early in […]
The OPP has arrested several protesters who had illegally blocked the English River Road at Separation bridge since Tuesday afternoon. Members of the Kenora OPP and neighbouring detachments had responded to the report Tuesday that environmental protesters had blocked the road about 75 km north of Kenora. Although local and […]
Bernie Zutter and John Miller (Team #81) sped off across Sand Bay this morning to start their first of three days of fishing in the 12th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Today and tomorrow’s weigh-ins begin at 3:30 p.m. under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, with Saturday’s […]
FORT FRANCES—Upon recommendation of the Economic Development Advisory Committee, town council is having the Planning and Development executive committee look into hosting University of Manitoba architecture students to help with landscape design here. Tying into the recent Downtown Core report, this initiative would see the town hold a “design studio” […]
BARWICK—About 25 district farmers and agricultural enthusiasts gathered at Mark Husser’s farm in Barwick on Tuesday morning for the start of the Rainy River Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s annual farm tour. “The purpose is to share information and see if we can pick out some farms across the Rainy […]
With only a few minutes left before the 3 p.m. deadline to return to the Sorting Gap Marina, 11-year-old Angel Nixon and her pro partners, Luc Levesque and Marcel Meloche, decided to try one last spot. The trio had had a fairly successful day of fishing on Rainy Lake as […]
FORT FRANCES—The similarities between tournament fishing and high stakes poker are resounding. The key to both sports is knowledge. Knowing something the opposition doesn’t puts a player at a distinct advantage and greatly increases their chances of winning. As such, knowledge is the one aspect of both sports that a […]
Neither Steve Sus, 19, of Fort Frances nor Tyler Krzoska, 20, of International Falls had expected to walk away from “Fish or No Fish” with more money than they had come with. But luck must have been on their side. The pair earned a total of more than $4,000 at […]
FORT FRANCES—After being turned down two years in a row for Canada-Ontario Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) money to reconstruct the Portage Avenue underpass, the town will be applying again for aid—but this time for a different project. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Tuesday he will be submitting an […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Friends of Animals has requested a meeting with town council to discuss concerns regarding animal control in the community and forming a partnership to address these problems. A letter from Mary Pasechko, secretary/treasurer of Friends of Animals, noted the group disbanded as a board of the […]
