The Ontario government has committed to replacing its current species-at-risk legislation—the Endangered Species Act—with a new, more comprehensive bill this year. The proposed new act could have significant impacts on how farmers conduct their day-to-day farming activities. Last May, the Ministry of Natural Resources posted a discussion paper on the […]
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Two local junior curling rinks are off to Sault Ste. Marie this weekend (Jan. 11-13) to compete in the provincial championship after qualifying in Longlac this past weekend. Making up the boys rink is Adam Bolen (skip), Dave Kaun (third), Mike Badiuk (second), and Travis Showalter and Sean Murray (sharing […]
Penalties often can be the difference between winning and losing—something the Emo Cowboys learned the hard way here Sunday in the final of the Fort Frances Midget ‘A’ hockey tournament. The Cowboys were firing on all cylinders through the first period-and-a-half, holding a comfortable 4-1 lead over Kenora Canadian Tire […]
The Dordt College Concert Choir from Sioux Center, Iowa will perform at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo tomorrow (Jan. 11) at 7:30 p.m. The church is located on Emo Rd. #1. This free concert is one of eight performances on a concert tour that will take the group to […]
Apparently it is possible to have too much of a good thing. The Fort Frances Canadians stormed out of the gates against the International Falls’ junior varsity Broncos on Monday night, bulging the twine on four of six shots in the opening period at Bronco Arena. But instead of pressing […]
Three district curling rinks will compete at the Men’s Tankard association playdowns coming up Jan. 24-27 in Red Lake. Lorne Jackson and Anthony Smaha of Fort Frances, along with Bryan Bonot of Stratton, automatically advanced when the zone playdown (scheduled to take place here last weekend) was cancelled due to […]
It is one of most perplexing riddles in all of hockey: how to solve a hot goaltender? Despite their best efforts, the Muskie boys’ hockey team could not solve the riddle that was the Mathieu-Martin Matadors’ goalie as they fell 2-1 to the New Brunswick team in the semi-finals of […]
On paper, Sunday’s consolation final of the Fort Frances Midget ‘A’ hockey tournament had all the makings of a great game. The contest featured two teams—Fort Frances OPP and Fort Frances Legion—who were extremely familiar with one another, given they compete in the same local house league. Their most recent […]
The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors has announced the celebration of “Environmental Public Health Week 2007” in Canada the week of Jan. 15-21. The Northwestern Health Unit is happy to partner with CIPHI to recognize the hard work of certified public health inspectors and environmental health officers in the […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team made a strong start to the second half of its season by earning a 3-2 victory over the Babbitt Knights on Friday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. “It was a good win being that it was after Christmas and we were short quite […]
The OPP would like to remind local residents about some of the municipal bylaws that govern the use of snowmobiles within town limits. The bylaws state: •No person shall operate a motorized snow vehicle in the town unless the operation of the vehicle is for the purpose of proceeding to […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. would like to remind the public of the following information concerning emergency visits to La Verendrye Hospital here. The receptionist and/or nursing staff in the emergency department cannot give out information to the public concerning the length of wait time expected to see an emergency […]
