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BFSC host 2012 Solo Night

BFSC host 2012 Solo Night

Readying for the 2012 Sunset Country Interclub Skating Competition to be held in Kenora from January 27th through 29th, skaters with the Balmertown Figure Skating Club welcomed their supporters to the Cochenour arena on January 20th, [...]

Canadian Championship for Radford

As the community was celebrating the home of area ice sports this past weekend, a former Balmertown resident was cinching a top Canadian honour. Eric Radford and partner Megan Duhamel of Quebec were named 2012 Canadian [...]

RAMS Sports Action

By Jennifer Thurbide Last week was a busy one for all Red Lake District High School sports teams. On January 10th the RAMS boys hockey team faced off against the Dryden Eagles in Ear Falls. Capitalizing [...]

Local athletes qualify for Spring Provincial Games

Lisa Dumontier Two local athletes will be hitting the skies in May to compete at the 2012 Special Olympics Spring Provincial Games in Kingston, Ontario. Securing a spot in the games last April, Zacchary Parthenay and [...]

4th Annual Ladies Hockey Tournament wraps up

4th Annual Ladies Hockey Tournament wraps up

Regional ladies hockey teams coverged at the Cochenour Arena last weekend to take part in the Red Lake area’s 4th Annual Ladies Hockey Tournament. [...]

Bronze for Canadian Pairs Team

Jennifer Thurbide Former Balmertown resident Eric Radford and partner Meagan Duhamel were in Paris over the weekend skating in their second international event this season. The pair were one of five Canadian entries sent to the [...]

4-3 win for Rams boys hockey

The Cochenour Arena was full of fans November 10th as the Red Lake District High  School “Rams” boys hockey team faced off against Kenora’s Thomas Aquinas Saints. Two well matched teams, the game was well played and [...]

Third place for Radford and Duhamel

Third place for Radford and Duhamel

Jennifer Thurbide Many TV sets in the region were tuned to CTV this last Saturday as former Balmertown resident Eric Radford took to the ice in the 2011 Skate Canada International competition in Missisauga, Ontario. Skating [...]