An investigation into Saturday’s airplane mishap on Lakeland Bay (Rainy Lake) is still continuing but the Transportation Safety Board of Canada has pretty much ruled out mechanical failure for causing the plane to tip over. The 10-seater, single-engine Otter float plane, owned by Fort Frances Sportsmen Airways Ltd., flipped over […]
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Saturday was a bad day for flying across Northwestern Ontario, with three other plane accidents happening in the area. Two of the three occurred near Atikokan, including one that involved a privately-owned Cessna 180 trying to take off from Steep Rock Lake just before noon. The Transportation Safety Board of […]
Emo and the surrounding area is being asked to come up with more than $500,000 to help upgrade the hospital there to handle the 12 long-term care beds slated to be transferred from Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances next April 1. Representatives from the surrounding townships, local […]
After weeks of hoping for rain, area farmers learned last week you have to be careful what you wish for. Much of the district was pounded by heavy rainfall Friday night, causing drainage ditches to overflow and the La Vallee River to spill its banks over Highway 11/71. Gary Sliworsky, […]
Several of the provincial government’s ministries have pooled their resources to offer an incentive for businesses to employ summer students. But businesses in Northern Ontario are getting less incentive. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Ministry of Northern Development and […]
“She’s one heck of a airplane.” That’s how Vic Davis of Sportsmen’s Airways on Rainy Lake described what a recent engine conversion has done for the capability of one of the Otter aircraft used in his flying business. The aircraft, slated to take to the skies sometime this week, has […]
Barwick resident Tony Richards is hoping for fur, fins, feathers, and horns to cross his path over the next few months as he picks up the pace in his new business “Sturgeon Creek Taxidermy.” Richards, 25, who is currently running his taxidermy operation out of his parents’ home on Hele […]
The town received a one-paragraph letter from LM Architects of Winnipeg late Monday afternoon requesting seven more days to determine if a proposed double-rink ice facility can be built here within the $4.9-million budget. The letter informed the town that LM was awaiting cost estimates from Ernst Hansch Construction, the […]
Even though the Muskie boys’ soccer team fell 1-0 to Dryden in their final game of a tournament here last weekend to finish in second spot, the coaches came away satisfied their team has a good shot at winning the NorWOSSA title this year. The Muskies opened with a convincing […]
After leading last weekend’s tournament here in offensive production, one thing is certain when it comes to evaluating the Muskie girls’ soccer team. They can score goals. Lots of them. Paced by the offensive talents of Laureen Cousineau, who scored six goals in four games over the weekend, the Muskies […]
Based on the fisheries assessment work done at the Canadian Bass Championship here the past three years, MNR area biologist Darryl McLeod said data indicates Rainy Lake is producing bigger and older fish every year since the tournament’s inception in 1995. “All indicators show that the quality of fish on […]
With the walleye season-opener arriving Saturday, the area biologist with the local Ministry of Natural Resources office is predicting another good season of fishing this year. Darryl McLeod said the earlier ice out and above normal temperatures should increase the walleye feeding activity and make them more aggressive. “Generally across […]
