Rainy River regained its snowmobile bylaw when town council held a special meeting Monday morning to pass a revamped one. The new bylaw (#1381-01) prohibits the driving of motorized snow vehicles (snowmobiles) on sidewalks or pathways specifically designated for pedestrians. It also changes the areas in Rainy River that snowmobiles […]
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Ken Haw officially has been sworn in as the fourth council member for Morley Township–and a fifth and final member also has indicated he will sign on. “Somebody had to do it and I thought I’d be an asset,” said Haw, a cattle farmer who has lived in Rainy River […]
Alberton Reeve John Milling is struggling to govern a municipality in an identity crisis. “That’s all an area that I don’t really understand,” Reeve Milling admitted. “I get a sense from citizens who say that they absolutely don’t want to be a part of Fort Frances but, at the same […]
By Jack Tynan
Staff writer
Staff writer
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking but it’s also one of the most difficult to keep. “Most people will try to quit smoking and fail,” admitted Ken Ranta, regional director for the Canadian Cancer Society. “For those who have already fallen off the wagon, […]
It went into overtime, then several rounds of a shootout. But when the dust finally settled, Canadian Tire (Fort Frances) was on the short end of a 2-1 score. The ‘A’ final of the 10-team Bantam house league tournament here Sunday afternoon was a wild affair, with the South End […]
Players who have donned the black-and-gold since the Muskie boys’ hockey team first hit the ice back in 1964/65 will have their accomplishments showcased in the new “Ice for Kids” arena. “There will be a lot of memorabilia. Gold and silver medals, and a couple of great big team pictures,” […]
Rainy River is officially without a bylaw to govern the operation of motorized snow vehicles in town limits. Council rescinded the existing bylaw Monday night with the intent of introducing a new one right after it. But once the new bylaw was read for the first time, Municipal Administrator Deb […]
The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams improved to 4-0 at the midway point of the NorWOSSA regular season with solid wins over the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon. It was no contest for the senior hoopsters, who romped to a 75-35 victory. “The game went according to plan,” […]
Perhaps it will be fourth time lucky this year. Kathie Jackson will take her Fort Frances rink of third Kim Beaudry, second Kelly Wagar, and lead Stacy Beacham to the provincial playdowns in Kingston at the end of January after earning their fourth-straight berth last weekend in Balmertown. Jackson’s crew […]
The problem with ice fishing, in many cases, is that people let themselves get bored, or cold, or discouraged. That doesn’t have to be the case. It’s simply a matter of being willing to change and try something new. If I haven’t had any action in 15 minutes, I move! […]
The local Tagg’s Bantam rep team sported a 3-1 record at the Steel City International hockey tournament in Sault Ste. Marie last weekend but that wasn’t good enough to stay in contention for a medal. “It was an excellent experience for them,” noted team manager Ron Bridgeman. “They played good–really […]
It took some doing but both the Muskie girls’ volleyball teams beat the Dryden Eagles here yesterday afternoon. The seniors went the distance in their best-of-five match, winning the fifth and deciding game by a narrow 15-13 margin to improve to 4-0 in NorWOSSA play at the midway point. After […]
