Duane Hicks The Canadian Forces Liaison Council has honoured Northern Career Development Services here with an award for its support of the Canadian Forces Reserves and the military in general. Master Bombardier Nathan Cousineau, of the 116th Independent Field Battery (Kenora), presented NCDS executive director Jennifer Greenhalgh and her staff […]
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Press Release The local Alzheimer Society’s “First Link” program provides support for individuals recently diagnosed with a dementia, and a free three-week series will be held here starting Nov. 17. “Next Steps for Families & Friends” will offer family members caring for individuals with dementia an overview of dementia, coping […]
VNP Have you always wanted to make your own snowshoes, or perhaps finish a pair you have started? Here is your chance. Join Laurentian Environmental Center’s senior naturalist Jim DeVries as he guides you through a full day of instruction on how to lace snowshoes on Saturday, Feb. 4 from […]
VNP The Destination Voyageurs National Park (DVNP) team from the Heart of the Continent Partnership’s International Community Congress, held at the end of October, is moving forward with an action plan. During the Community Congress, the team chose the development of a DVNP marketing plan by December, 2012 as the […]
the MNR An Alberta resident has been fined $1,500 for hunting-related offences. Dustin Gamble of Calgary pleaded guilty to three charges of making a false statement on a Ministry of Natural Resources resident hunting licence application. He was fined $500 for each offence. Court heard that after Gamble moved from […]
Lucas Punkari The two Muskie boys’ volleyball teams have to take the long route if they want to bring home their respective league crowns tomorrow in Dryden. Both finished their regular seasons in second place with identical 3-5 records, and find themselves facing the Kenora Broncos in the semi-finals. Awaiting […]
Lucas Punkari While it might seem that the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team has an easier route to capturing a NorWOSSA crown than their senior counterparts, both squads will face interesting and difficult challenges tomorrow in Dryden. The seniors (2-6), who finished the regular season in third place, will have […]
Lucas Punkari Even though they have a pair of pre-season tournaments under their belts, the anticipation for the opening games of the NorWOSSA regular season is easy to see on the faces of those involved with the Muskie girls’ hockey team. “I think going in there is always a little […]
Peggy Revell The pupil accommodation review looking into the future of Donald Young School in Emo is starting to roll out. The review committee overseeing the process currently is going through an orientation stage, noted Casey Slack, superintendent of education for the Rainy River District School Board. Then starting next […]
Peggy Revell As the race for gold continues across the region, Coventry Resources is moving onto a preliminary economic assessment of its Cameron Gold Project site near Sioux Narrows. “We’ve essentially completed an extensive drilling program,” explained Nick Walker, country manager with Coventry Resources, with the next phase being the […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances native Ryan Faragher, the transition into university life at St. Cloud State has been going great not only in the classroom but out on the ice. Faragher, a freshman goalie for the Huskies’ hockey team who is majoring in sociology, has started in five of […]
Heather Latter Jaysen Indian didn’t grow up dreaming of being a diamond drill operator. But after finding success at the position within the mining industry, that’s what he’s become. From the small First Nation community of Big Grassy, Indian was working as a carpenter when he saw an advertisement for […]
