Dear sir: I would like to express my support for the parents, students, and teachers who are petitioning the Rainy River District School Board to rescind its motion denying the students at Atikokan High School a bus. These students receive a unique educational experience which is based on the Ontario […]
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Dear editor: I clearly understand that every school board administration has a responsibility, and an obligation, to make recommendations to the trustees that are in the best interests of the population served by the board. I have lived, and continue to live, that reality. However, the question sometimes arises, “Who […]
Dear editor: This is in regard to the school bus issue in Atikokan. This is a bus that is used solely for field trips on a standby basis and not for a regular run. I am writing this letter primarily as a taxpayer first and a bus driver second. As […]
“Imagine the freedom.” That simple little catch phrase has become so embedded into our collective psyche that it’s now the great Canadian dream. After all, why work hard to get ahead in life when the lap of luxury may be only a buck or two away? Alas, Canadians only were […]
There is no substitute for experience. The Muskie boys’ hockey team—laden with young players—struggled to a 1-3 record at the all-Ontario ‘AAA’ championship last week in Oshawa. But while he would have preferred a few more checks in the win column, head coach Shane Bliss was pleased with his team’s […]
FORT FRANCES—The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new library in Fort Frances kicked off Friday in a big way—garnering a total of $134,130 in donations by the end of the day. And organizers are seeing that as an encouraging start to their $750,000 goal, which they hope […]
FORT FRANCES—Due to the effects of low over-winter precipitation, the west end of Rainy River District has been left in dry condition, which becomes a concern heading into the fire season that officially begins Sunday (April 1). Harrold Boven, fire management supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Fort […]
Emo council expressed its disappointment last Tuesday night regarding a decision by the board of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. to move the laundry service of the Emo Health Centre to Rainycrest in Fort Frances. The service has been provided for more than two years at the laundromat in Emo […]
Lollipops, gumdrops, and popcorn were just a few of the “treats” that performed in the Emo Figure Skating Club’s year-end ice show “Candyland” on Saturday evening. Nearly 30 skaters performed routines to songs such as “Candy Man,” “Yummy Yummy,” and “Sugar Pie.” There were solo performances from the senior skaters—Madison […]
Sometimes it is just not meant to be. The Muskie boys’ curling team ran into a pair of hot skips at the all-Ontario playdowns last week in Mississauga and failed to advance past the round-robin portion. The rink—comprised of skip David Kaun, third Mike Badiuk, second Sean Murray, lead Travis […]
For Rob Sinclair Jr., the Fort Frances Curling Club’s men’s bonspiel is all about family. The Thunder Bay skip—curling with third Dan Peerenboom, second Dan Greer, and his dad, Rob, as lead—captured their second-consecutive title by beating Paul Fraser’s Fort Frances rink 6-4 in the ‘A’ final Sunday afternoon. And […]
To be the best, you must play against the best. Eight members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club travelled to Concord, Ont. over the weekend to compete against some of the top talent in the province at the Junior Silver tournament. The eight—Anika Alexander, Angel McCormack, Jillian Gustafson, Kimika […]
