Local News

Ken Johnston

It appeared that four Aces were going to win the Rainy River District Fastball League All Star game Tuesday, in Stratton, but then the Deuces gave the Aces the Royal Flush.

The hot, humid weather that has been affecting most of Ontario is creating favourable conditions for mosquitoes, which means Ontarians need to continue taking precautions to safeguard against getting West Nile virus, Dr. Sheela Basrur, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, said today.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

With animals now crossing the U.S. border, here are some Set-Aside Program Questions and Answers.
Q. I have calves in the Feeder Cattle Set-Aside Program, and cattle are now moving across the border. What does this mean? Can I sell the calves?

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Have you ever seen a lazy ant? I am sure you haven’t but you certainly at sometime in your life have had to deal with an infestation of ants either in your home or yard or garden.

Melanie Béchard
Fort Frances Times

The Manitoba Motor Transport Board has approved a number of cuts in service proposed by Greyhound Canada, including two trips that pass through Fort Frances.

Ken Johnston

There is something blowin’ in the wind...
Last week the Ministry of Natural Resources released an online wind atlas that shows all the wind data for the entire province.
Of significant interest to people living in and around Rainy River to Morson is the fact that this area is one of only a few in the province that shows promise for the development of wind energy.

Emmanuel Moutsatsos

Norm Lindsay cried when he heard the news.
And it was with due right that his eyes looked like two sinks spilling over with water as he stood behind the stage and listened while his brother, Dave, and father, Lee, were crowned the winners of the 11th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship here Saturday afternoon.

Gord Armstrong
Covenant Church

Music, Food, Fun, Friendship
Well, we’re at it again!! The Evangelical Covenant Church wants to try something NEW. On July 31st we will be hosting what we see could develop into a community Annual Event.

Al Lowe
Contributor

Look up at night and you can see an interesting little phenomenon of the insect world. The fireflies are courting. Some animals do their courting with gifts, some with song, and some with various displays of colour or acrobatics. The fireflies do it with light.

News Release
OPP

The OPP Marine Unit patrolled Rainy Lake this past weekend. On Saturday July 9th, Officers patrolled the South Arm of Rainy Lake to Kettle Falls. They checked 38 vessels issuing 2 Liquor Licence Act charges, 3 Liquor Licence Act warnings and 22 Small Vessel Regulation warnings.