Nearly 160 students from schools across the district attended the Northern Ontario Schools Chess Championship at Crossroads in Devlin on Friday. Organizer Martin Williams noted the number of participants was up from last year—with Rainy River District having the largest tournament with 120 players. “So we have a great shot […]
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An Armstrong man has been fined $2,000 for failing to remit fees to the Ministry of Natural Resources for hunting and fishing licences sold at his bait and tackle business in 2005. Craig Toset, 38, owner-operator of Beedahbin Adventures in Armstrong, had his authority to sell the ministry’s licences revoked […]
The Muskies’ four court teams have invoked almost every emotion possible thus far. Despite the fact the black-and-gold only have been competing for two weeks, the various coaches have felt everything from elation to disappointment to frustration. The following is a breakdown of how each of the four squads has […]
The Kitchen Creek ladies held their annual wind-up banquet last Tuesday (Sept. 26), enjoying a great turkey dinner put on by Chef Ryan and his staff. Along with year-end reports from executive members, Dana Kosowick announced winners for the 18- and nine-hole ringer boards: •1st flight—1. Donna Gustafson and Joyce […]
The Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association and the Kenora District Camp Owners Association on Thursday joined the Hotel Association of Canada in its call for the withdrawal of the decision to cut the GST visitor rebate program. U.S. tourists visiting Sunset Country generate $396.9 million of economic activity annually. “In Sunset […]
The public is helping protect Ontario’s natural resources by phoning in more than 5,000 potential violations to the tips reporting line, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced last week. “The response from the public has been tremendous,” said Ramsay. “Ethical hunters, anglers, and the public have called in to report […]
Football is a game of execution. It doesn’t matter how many plays a team has in its playbook or how many different looks its defence can show the opposition. At the end of the day, all that counts is which team executed their plays more efficiently. Case in point, last […]
Friendship is one of the most important, and often taken for granted, elements of life. For people with intellectual difficulties, friendships can mean the difference between social inclusion and living in isolation. For this reason, every year Best Buddies Canada, an organization dedicated to promoting friendships between people with intellectual […]
After serving 30 years as a trustee on the local public school board, Gord McBride is calling it quits. “I’ve decided not to run. It’s time to give someone else the opportunity to run for the board,” he said last week. Despite the long years that have passed, McBride still […]
With the deadline coming up this Friday (Oct. 6), it’s still not too late to pick up forms and nominate individuals and businesses for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 11th-annual business awards. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said yesterday about 25 nomination forms have come in so far. She added […]
Having opened its doors back on Aug. 8, local audiologist Brenda Tullio has been getting out the message loud and clear: The Ear Clinic, Inc. is here to help everyone with their hearing needs. “We’ve gotten a great response so far,” Tullio said during the grand opening last Wednesday morning […]
On Monday around 1 p.m., Dryden OPP received information that a plane had crashed near Teggau Lake, southwest of Vermilion Bay. Michael Bernier, 45, of Vermilion Bay sustained minor injuries when his plane—a Piper PA12—crashed into the bush a couple of hundred feet off shore. No other occupants were on […]
