Tyler Krzoska of International Falls let out a whoop as he discovered he had made a good deal during the second round of “Fish or No Fish” on Monday night, taking “The Captain’s” offer of $2,585 before seeing his tackle box (#13) contained only $800. The first contestant, Steve Sus […]
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FORT FRANCES—Town council received a letter from Mark Fontana of Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle at its regular meeting Monday evening requesting the town consider dockage fees for riverfront docks. In his written request to council, Fontana thanked the town for creating “a wonderful area along the river which is […]
FORT FRANCES—The top prizes up for grabs weren’t won during the inaugural “Fish or No Fish” game—similar to NBC’s hit show “Deal or No Deal”—held Monday night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. But two lucky contestants did […]
Tyler Krzoska, 20, left, of International Falls eyed his tackle box, trying to decide whether he should continue on playing “Fish or No Fish” or accept the offer of $2,585. Emcee Paul Morrison looked on as Krzoska took the deal during the “Deal or No Deal” style game, held in […]
FORT FRANCES—Council will hear a a request from local business owner Glenn Witherspoon regarding the waiving of certain fees at the town’s landfill site during Monday night’s meeting. In a letter to be received by council, Witherspoon noted he’s received an offer from Loblaws West to buy Witherspoon’s One-Stop, but […]
Angel Nixon, 11, won the ninth-annual Kid Pro Tournament yesterday to officially kick off the festivities at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Nixon, fishing with FFCBC veterans Luc Levesque and Marcel Meloche, bested 26 other teams to capture the title with a three-fish total weight of 12.23 pounds. “I […]
While 70 fires remain active across Northwestern Ontario, the number of new starts took a dip over the weekend with the Ministry of Natural Resources reporting only six. Two of these were in Fort Frances District while one was reported in Dryden District, another in Kenora District, and the remaining […]
FORT FRANCES—“Fish or No Fish,” a game similar to NBC’s hit show, “Deal or No Deal,” will take place tonight (Monday) under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. And it’s not too late to get in on the action […]
Angel Nixon, 11, set out for a day of fishing with pros Luc Levesque and Marcel Meloche during the ninth-annual Kid Pro Tournament held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Nixon’s team went on to win the event with a three-fish total weight of 12.23 pounds. —Staff […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves finished regular-season play in the Rainy River District Fastball League the same way they began it—atop the standings. The Wolves (14-2) clinched first place and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs last night at VanJura courtesy a 17-10 trouncing of third-place Barwick (9-7). The stakes were […]
The forest fire situation continues to be hectic, with 24 new blazes reported by the end of the day yesterday across Northwestern Ontario. This brings the number of active fires to 127, covering a total of 11,108.7 hectares. There has been a total of 624 fires to date, having consumed […]
FORT FRANCES—The low U.S. dollar has had an impact on traffic at the Fort Frances port of entry, with Canada Customs seeing more Canadians—and slightly fewer American visitors—crossing in the past three months. Greg Mercure, chief of operations for the Canada Border Services Agency, said Thursday afternoon that border crossing […]
