Lucas Punkari They’ve won games by simply having more firepower than their opponents. Now they’ve proven they can win the tight defensive battles, too. With the ability to win games in different styles in their back pocket, the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team has started the NorWOSSA season with a […]
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Lucas Punkari After the first two sets against the Kenora Broncos here last Thursday afternoon, it looked as if the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team was going to be wiped off their home floor and fall to 1-3 in NorWOSSA play. Instead, the black-and-gold did exactly the opposite. They roared […]
Peggy Revell Kenora-Rainy River voters have spoken—and Sarah Campbell will be following in the footsteps of Howard Hampton as their MPP. “It’s going to be sad to see [Hampton] go, there’s no doubt about that at all,” Campbell said after keeping the riding NDP orange in Thursday’s provincial election. “But […]
Duane Hicks In a historic moment for Naicatchewenin First Nation, Chief Wayne Smith signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Nelson W. Baker of Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. during a ceremony Friday morning. The MOU sets the terms of an ongoing relationship with respect to gold exploration activities on Mineral Mountain […]
Lucas Punkari The discussion about concussions had been growing louder and louder of late as more and more injuries from head shots occurred in hockey, football, and a variety of other sports. But all it took was an head injury to Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby back in January to […]
Heather Latter It’s unlikely the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium will get underway before the snow flies as more pre-sales of units still are needed before construction can begin. “It’s one of those situations where we take two steps forward and one step back,” said Kathy Judson of Re/Max, […]
Duane Hicks Having voted in favour of removing the sidewalk on the east side of Armit Avenue, between Church Street and Front Street, at its Sept. 12 meeting, town council decided last night to stand by its decision. Council had received a letter from Dr. Cam Moorhouse asking it to […]
Duane Hicks Love him or hate him, Don Cherry is a familiar face to Canadian hockey fans. And in a few weeks, a display of one of his suits will be put up at the Memorial Sports Centre here. At the Sept. 26 council meeting, Coun. Sharon Tibbs said while […]
Heather Latter Now raising funds for trip to Europe The newly-formed “Travel Club” at Fort Frances High School will see about 20 students heading to England and France over the March Break. But they already are beginning their fundraising efforts to help lower the cost. “It’s for students who aren’t […]
Peggy Revell They won’t be heading to Queen’s Park but the four candidates who weren’t elected as MPP for Kenora-Rainy River are tempering the disappointment with plans to lay the groundwork for success in the next campaign. “I guess I was a little bit disappointed,” Progressive Conservative candidate Rod McKay […]
Lucas Punkari When district residents opened up their mailbox early last week, they may have been stunned to receive a letter stating that Skates & Blades was going to be holding a liquidation sale before closing its doors for good. While many may have thought it was a sudden decision […]
Lucas Punkari While they’ve yet to have that full 60-minute performance head coach Wayne Strachan wants to see, the Fort Frances Lakers are becoming experts in the art of late-game heroics. Five of the Lakers’ six wins have been in come-from-behind fashion, with the two latest being a 3-2 overtime […]
