Duane Hicks Kathy Kishiqueb, director of Naaniigaan Abinoojii at Weechi-it-te-win Family Services here, told of the origins of the program and its vision, and also paid tribute to its co-founders, the late Moses Tom and the late Joseph Big George, during a banquet last night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Weechi-it-te-win […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Lakers suffered a bit of a big-victory hangover here Tuesday night. Four days after knocking off the defending SIJHL champion Fort William North Stars 4-2 in their SIJHL season-opener, the Lakers (1-1) couldn’t get much going in a 1-0 loss to the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs […]
Staff A GMC pickup truck that was reported stolen from Watten Township earlier this week has been recovered, police reported this morning. Yesterday around 2:10 p.m., OPP officers received a report of a pickup truck driving erratically about 80 km south of Wawa. OPP officers patrolled the area and located […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—AbitibiBowater’s restructuring plan has won the required support from a majority of its U.S. creditors. As was the case last week with votes in Canada, creditors of Bowater Canada Finance Corp. failed to approve the plan. Aurelius Capital Management and Contrarian Capital Management opposed the plan as […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School board is celebrating student achievement with the release of the testing results from Education Quality and Accountability Office. “The board’s EQAO student achievement results are continuing to shine across our communities,” said Education Director Mary-Catherine Kelly. “I am extremely pleased with the many […]
Press Release The Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club will hold a fall trail walk this Sunday (Sept. 26) at 2 p.m. We are very excited to be able to display the new plant and tree interpretive signs during this year’s walk. Signs will be distributed along a summer hiking trail […]
Staff “Tour de Fort” will be around for another year. “There will be a 19th season,” board president Ken Avis said this morning. The fate of the 2011-12 season hinged on passport and ticket sales for the current season. As of last week’s initial deadline, organizers still had not sold […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased that its 2009-10 Education Quality and Accountability Office scores show significant improvement in Grade 9 mathematics, as well as in Grade 6 reading, writing, and math. Grade 3 math remained stable while there was a slight decrease in Grade 3 […]
Press Release The Ontario government will offer the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil to about 84,000 girls in Ontario schools once again this fall. The school-based vaccination program is aimed at protecting young women against cervical cancer. HPV infection is very common. It is estimated 75 percent of sexually-active Canadians […]
Staff A number of local residents ended up running by the “giant” in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The group was headlined by Meghan Spooner and Shelley Sisco, who completed the full marathon. Spooner finished 26th overall in a time of 4:29:26 while Sisco was 38th (5:00:04). In the half-marathon, […]
Dave Ogilvie Last Tuesday (Sept. 14), a group of cyclists from the “Sears National Kids Cancer Ride” rode through the district as part of their 7,000-km trek from Vancouver to Halifax. “Team One,” consisting of 14 riders, biked from Kenora to Emo, stopping briefly at Norlund’s Oil for a rest […]
Robin McCormick Guthrie United Church here in Devlin is holding a harvest supper once again. This year’s supper, featuring turkey and ham and all the trimmings, will take place Sunday, Oct. 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. Admission is $13 for adults and $6 for children aged six-12, […]
