It’s not full payback, but it’s a start. The Borderland Thunder earned some redemption against its conqueror from last season by doubling the Dryden Ice Dogs 4-2 in yesterday’s final of the SIJHL’s annual pre-season “Showcase” tournament here. A noisy home crowd at the Memorial Sports Centre energized the Thunder, […]
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Recreation appeared to boom in 1932 when the Amateur Athletic Commission was established in May to promote amateur athletic sports in the town. The commission would have complete charge of the new athletic field donated by the town and on which the baseball club was building a diamond. Officially opened […]
“Operation Safe Border,” a 48-hour joint effort between numerous law enforcement agencies from Ontario and Minnesota, laid drug charges and even stopped an illegal immigrant from getting into Canada. Meanwhile, five Americans who had been reported missing on Lake of the Woods late Tuesday were found by an OPP helicopter […]
Thunder head coach Dave Allison probably won’t have to put his special teams units through the paces next week—they had plenty of practice yesterday. Penalty killing and power plays were front and centre as the Thunder opened play in the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s second-annual “Showcase Tournament” with a […]
A coalition of animal welfare and environmental groups called on Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette on Friday to remove Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon from the nuisance bear panel struck last week. They charge his only interest in sitting on the panel is to lobby for the reinstatement of the […]
Citizenship and Immigration Canada pulled the plug Thursday afternoon on a controversial U.S.-based bass fishing derby that was being held in Ontario waters of Rainy Lake. The Denny’s Super 30 Rainy Lake Invitational, slated to run Thursday through Saturday, ground to a halt just before the first weigh-in was supposed […]
Got furniture, musical instruments, or other items you just didn’t manage to sell at a garage sale this summer, but still want to get rid of? The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is looking for your donations—or even items to sell on consignment—for its inaugural “Giant Used Furniture Sale” slated […]
Whether it’s people trapped in a burning building or a family who has just lost a loved one in an accident, professional firefighters, police officers, and others with “front line” professions can face a lot of stress on the job. In response to that, the Rainy River Critical Incident Stress […]
From the raised ladder of a yellow fire truck yesterday, a Canadian and American flag flapped in the breeze. Filing past the flags, fire, police, and emergency personnel gathered outside the Civic Centre here Wednesday morning for two minutes of silence to honour their comrades lost in the terrorist attacks […]
The American organizer of a bass derby being held this week in Canadian waters of Rainy Lake can’t understand why it has sparked the wrath of local sportsmen, conservationists, and political figures. “I don’t understand what the problem is,” said Edina, Mn. resident Denny Nelson about the Denny’s Super 30 […]
Based on recommendations given to council at its Aug. 26 meeting by engineering consultants R.J. Burnside and Associates, the firm has been hired again to further study the town’s sometimes problematic sewer system. “We’ll get going with this fairly soon,” Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said Tuesday. “It’s pretty […]
Hosting a provincial championship carries its fair share of joys and headaches. Teams that know they’ll be at the big dance—regardless of their regular-season performance—frequently struggle to meet their potential knowing the pot of gold still is waiting at the end of the rainbow. But new head coach Dave Allison […]
