Making a stop on the NDP’s “Stand Up for Northern Ontario” campaign, Sault Ste. Marie MP Tony Martin chatted with curator Pam Hawley and NDP candidate John Rafferty as he toured the Fort Frances Museum yesterday. The NDP critic for federal economic development in Northern Ontario, Martin is gathering input […]
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Csts. Pete Drouin, left, and Paul Davis of the OPP Traffic Unit, along with Cst. Anne McCoy and Cst. Greg Johnson, rear, showed off the two brand new sleds—Ski-Doo 550s—they just got last week to supplement the force’s fleet. The traffic unit and other trained officers have been dedicated to […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team came close, but not close enough, in an exhibition tilt with the International Falls Broncos here Tuesday night, falling 68-60 after staging a failed comeback in the fourth quarter. “It was a very good basketball game,” Muskie head coach Paul Noonan said. “The International […]
The director of education with the Rainy River District School Board addressed parents and community members last night at Robert Moore School during an information session regarding construction of a new school there. Jack McMaster explained Robert Moore was declared “Prohibitive to Repair” by the Ministry of Education back in […]
While the weather may be too chilly for some, the winter conditions are just right for snowmobiling right now. As such, the OPP would like to remind local residents about some of the municipal bylaws that govern the use of sleds within town limits. The bylaws state: •No person shall […]
Kevin Nielson, owner of Shoppers Drug Mart in Fort Frances, and his staff recently presented the proceeds from their “Tree of Life” campaign to the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The campaign, which ran from Sept. 22-Oct. 19, raised more than $1,100, of which 75 percent was donated locally (to […]
Members of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary will play host to other auxiliary members from across the region this spring when Region 12 East and West come together for their bi-annual conference. Joan Mudge, chairman of the Hospital Auxiliaries Association of Ontario (HAAO) Region 12 West, noted it’s a time […]
A perennially-popular event that raises tens of thousands of dollars each year to help district individuals and families with medical bills, the eighth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner is slated for Sunday, Feb. 17 at La Place Rendez-Vous. Georges Blanc, who helps organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous […]
The Muskie team lashed out at an unsuspecting Taggs squad during men’s basketball league action here Monday night, avenging a rare loss by posting an 89-55 blowout. The victory came a week after La Place Rendez-Vous earned a narrow 83-82 overtime win over the Muskies. Joey Theriault led all scorers […]
Thunder Bay’s VP Bearcats took first place in last weekend’s Bantam ‘A’ hockey tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre, beat the Dryden Senators 4-1 in the final. While local teams were shut out of the championship battle at their own tournament, parents and fans had to settle for an all-Fort […]
Fort High flexed its boys’ basketball muscles yet again as both the senior and junior teams notched decisive victories over the visiting Dryden Eagles. The juniors (5-0) remained undefeated in NorWOSSA play after pulling out a 32-26 victory on Thursday—led by Justin Anderson’s 15 points. Chris Legg also was a […]
The Muskies girls’ hockey team had an “un-bear-able” week while visiting Rainy River and hosting Eveleth for a pair of exhibition games. First, they had to rally for a 5-4 victory over the Lake of the Woods Bears on Thursday night in Rainy River, then fell 3-1 to the Golden […]
