Greg Ward’s run at a berth on Team Manitoba for next month’s Canadian interprovincial showdown ended Friday with him on the outside looking in. Ward, who plays out of Kitchen Creek here, carded a final-round 73 to finish tied for 11th at one-over par 289 in the Clarica Manitoba Amateur […]
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Steve Arpin continues to turn heads at the Emo Speedway. He won his eighth-straight modified feature Saturday night after edging out Brian Nelson in another race that was decided in the closing laps. Arpin also had trouble passing Rod Angus just before winning last week’s feature. Angus came in third […]
Erica Strom related her rendition of “the one that didn’t get away” in recounting how she caught her last bass with the help of pro anglers Cos and Cory Costa. “No real big story,” said the 13-year-old Fort Frances resident. “I was just kind of lazing around at the back […]
Mike Allison has quit as head coach of the Borderland Thunder hockey team after several discussions with management on the lack of time he was able to put into the team. Wayne Strachan has been named head coach while a new assistant will join Shane Bliss as his aides as […]
Starting in August, the Rainy River District School Board no longer will have bus drivers as board employees, instead employing strictly contract drivers. Darlene Ferniuk, the board’s communications and transportation co-ordinator, said Tuesday the decision was made due to the high cost of maintaining the buses, or in her words, […]
Fort Frances OPP is advising the public to be aware of counterfeit money circulating here after a fake $100 bill was returned to a local bank yesterday. Anyone suspecting any Canadian note to be counterfeit should retain the bank note, record the details of the money, and contact the OPP […]
Firefighters have been busy as storm activity across the region resulted in 43 new blazes since Friday–and the hazard continues to climb. Sioux Lookout remained the hot spot in the West Fire Region, seeing a total of 25 fires–many of which are threatening communities such as Bearskin Lake. About eight […]
Town council agreed Monday night to hire a computer consultant before money is invested in new software for the Civic Centre. Council plans to proceed with purchasing new software but will get advice from a qualified consultant so that the money spent on it is invested wisely. “They will look […]
In this remote community that has been called the suicide capital of the world, another young person has fallen prey to the “devil of suicide.” Family, friends, and community members buried 15-year-old Cynthia Keeper yesterday in the backyard of her family home, as is the custom here, a simple wooden […]
Al Lindner, host of the popular TV show, “In-Fisherman,” was a guest on local radio station CFOB last Thursday morning to talk about the upcoming Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. He spoke very highly of the annual tournament, the community, and the smallmouth bass fishery on Rainy Lake. “This is […]
A 25-year-old Fort Frances man was arrested Sunday after police were called to the second hostage situation here in less than a month. Allan Gibbons was charged with forcible confinement, assault with a weapon, two counts of breach of recognizance, and breach of probation following an 11-hour standoff at 935 […]
Erica Strom, who teamed up with Cos and Cory Costa, took top honours Sunday in the fourth-annual Kid-Pro tournament held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. They had a total weight of 13.14 pounds–.76 pounds more than runner-up Riley Kellar, who was fishing with Dave Lindsay and […]
