FORT FRANCES—While not recommending anyone swim off the docks along the upper Rainy River, the town will be installing buoys and ladders at the one at the end of First Street East in an effort to at least give swimmers a safer place to be. Coun. Tannis Drysdale, chair of […]
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Emo beat ITS 4-1 here yesterday evening to kick off the Borderland Soccer League men’s playoffs. Jason Peters and Jeff Friesen each scored for Emo in the first half. ITS answered with a goal by Dave Pierce on a penalty kick, but the squad was unable to net the tying […]
DRYDEN, Ont.—Three people have died in a traffic accident on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Dryden—the second fatal crash in less than a week in the same area. The OPP said an eastbound car entered the westbound lane and struck two vehicles just before 11 a.m. yesterday. Two people […]
Cooler weather and some recent rainfall has enabled the forest fire management program in Northwestern Ontario to make excellent progress on extinguishing existing forest fires across the region. There currently are 46 active forest fires in Northwestern Ontario, covering 15,643 hectares, and firefighters are continuing with their work—hunting for hotspots […]
The sky was clear, the stands were packed, and the cars were ready to race Saturday on the second night of stock car racing in conjunction with the Emo fair. The Modifieds had made everyone proud Friday night by finishing their feature race without any cautions or major accidents. Saturday’s […]
Reigning Emo Fair queen Kayla Lauzon was flanked by Mini-Queen Taylor Croswell and Mini-King Dawson Azevedo as they walked the runway last night during the fair queen fashion show upstairs in the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. This year’s four contestants—Brittany Galusha, Ashley Jewett, Samantha Loveday, and Alyssa Vanderaa—were judged on […]
Town council will consider two separate items regarding eliminating or re-designating parking spaces at tonight’s regular meeting. First, council will receive a formal request from Brenda Tullio for approval of a private parking space fronting 261 Scott. St., where she opened an audiology clinic earlier this month. “The Ear Clinic […]
Fort Frances soccer showed once again it boasts some of the best talent in the area during the Borderland Soccer Club’s annual “Ball Blast” tournament over the weekend here. Pharmasave blanked Thunder Bay’s Tony and Adam’s team 2-0 to capture the men’s division title. Meanwhile, Curves made it to the […]
The forest fire management program in the northwest region is taking advantage of some cooler weather and rainfall to get more fires put out, as well as to give days off to some firefighters who have been working full out during the recent escalated fire situation. Services personnel remain busy […]
Pharmasave’s Jeremy Wilson, right, and Tony and Adam’s player Paul Saviol raced for the ball yesterday during the men’s final of the annual “Ball Blast” tournament here. Pharmasave emerged as the champs courtesy of a 2-0 win. —Alex Cruickshank photo
A Duluth teenager vacationing on Rainy Lake last week found more than fish on his line. Matt Gunderson, 18, caught an invasive species known as the spiny waterflea (Bythotrephes longimanus). More than a dozen collected on his fishing line on July 18 while he was trolling for walleyes off Blueberry […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves staved off elimination in the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs last night with a 6-3 road victory over Barwick. The Wolves played solid team defence behind starter Bob Andy and were the beneficiaries of some timely hitting in the win. “It was just a […]
