The spotlight always shines on the best anglers at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—and rightfully so. But the big stories involving the big winners aren’t necessarily the best stories. And while there are awards for the deserving winners, others who may have missed out on the money are equally […]
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The right combination of teammates finally did the trick for the Lindner family. After several top-10 finishes matched up with other relatives, Minnesota siblings James and Bill Lindner put it all together to capture their first Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Saturday with a three-day total of 55.46 pounds. […]
Thirteen was definitely unlucky for Team Langlais. Sight & Sound pitcher Warren Voth battled back from first-inning difficulties to deliver a baker’s dozen of strikeouts and lead Team Oltsher to a 5-3 win in the annual Rainy River District Fastball League all-star game before a packed house at VanJura Stadium […]
Whether it’s female intuition or instinct, Carlee Bosma has found the right ingredient to formulate a recipe for success lately. The young Emo driver has pocketed feature race victories in each of the last two weeks as she makes a push to win the overall title in the Beginner division […]
Earl Klyne’s team got the point—several of them, in fact. Klyne and his team of Gus MacDonell, Steve Pruys, and Penny McComb were on their game last Thursday as they piled up 92 points to take the third-annual Kitchen Creek Golf Club anniversary tournament. The event works on a points […]
Geoff McClain, the local Liberal candidate for the upcoming provincial election, told town council here Monday night that rebuilding communication between levels of government is key to the future of Northern Ontario—and integral to his campaign platform. “We need to return to a time where there was mutual respect between […]
Veteran aboriginal politician Phil Fontaine was elected to a three-year term as leader of the Assembly of First Nations in Edmonton earlier this month, marking the second time he has held that post. The first time was from 1997-2000, when he was defeated by incumbent Matthew Coon Come. This time, […]
The first phase of construction of a new playground in Chapple started Friday morning. It was completed by late Saturday afternoon. “We have not had nearly the volunteers out as expected,” said Shirly Dumas and Crystal Hyatt of the playground committee. The volunteers who did show up included Pat Hyatt, […]
In the century since Stratton began as a small community composed of hardy homesteaders and pioneers, much has changed. Gone are the old church, schools, and most of the original farms. But in spite of all the changes over the last 100 years, there still are vestiges of its original […]
“The boards are not God and can’t make it rain!” said Gord Roberts, Canadian commissioner of the International Joint Commission (IJC). That was really the only concern addressed at the second-annual joint meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and International Rainy River Water Pollution Board, which was […]
Geoff McClain, the local Liberal candidate for the upcoming provincial election, told town council here last night that rebuilding communication between levels of government is key to the future of Northern Ontario—and integral to his campaign platform. “We need to return to a time where there was mutual respect between […]
The local Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire office over the weekend dispatched one three-person FireRanger crew to join more than 50 other firefighters from the region battling blazes that are scorching British Columbia. More would have been sent if the local MNR fire headquarters had been convinced they could be […]
