The Muskie boys’ soccer team got off to a promising start in regular-season play by going undefeated at a tournament here on Friday and Saturday. Muskie head coach Shane Beckett was pleased with his team’s performance en route to three wins and a draw, saying he was particularly encouraged by […]
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Every athlete dreams of playing at the highest level possible in their sport. It’s what drives them to spend years practising their craft. The cruel reality, however, is that only a handful of athletes ever realize their dreams. Sarah Noonan is one of those lucky ones. The 23-year-old Fort Frances […]
Brent Tookenay admits he’ll probably spend a few minutes at work this week checking hockey scores on the Internet. But unlike many Canadian hockey fans caught in the grips of NHL playoff fever, the Fort High vice-principal and former Borderland Thunder general manager won’t be checking for the latest news […]
Now in its sixth year, the Household Hazardous Waste Day continues to be a successful means of letting district residents dispose of materials they otherwise wouldn’t be able to get rid of at the landfill. In fact, Adam Scott, co-ordinator of the Rainy River Watershed Program, said Monday that the […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team enjoyed mixed results weekend at a tournament here last weekend, managing two wins, a loss, and a draw in their four games. Muskie co-head coach Adam Craig was happy to come away with a winning record, but believes the team has a lot of work […]
Although 766,000 tourists visited Northwestern Ontario in 2004, Sheila Larmer, director of Tourism Policy at the Ministry of Tourism, noted that number was down last year—and is looking to stay the same for the 2006 season. “We’re getting the same numbers we were getting last year at this time,” she […]
After months of negotiations followed by strike action, the Rainy River District School Board and local secondary occasional teachers reached a tentative four-year agreement on Monday morning. Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit will vote on ratification this week—in Fort Frances on […]
French was de rigeur at the annual Concours d’art oratoire at St. Michael’s School last Thursday night—and students from across the district showed they are more than capable in their second language. The public-speaking contest featured seven students competing in the Core French Grades 7/8 category, four in the French […]
It looks like this year’s “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant is a “go” as organizer Melissa Gushulak confirmed Monday she has enough contestants to make it happen. “We have five girls,” said Gushulak. “Now we just have to have a meeting and events will start within the next two-three […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff says the first Conservative budget released last week backs out of funding promises made by the previous Liberal government, which could spell trouble for Northwestern Ontario. “Right off the bat is the cut from $1.5 billion for forestry to $400 million, mostly for B.C. […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team gave it their all but ultimately came away from the all-Ontario championship in Dryden earlier this week winless in four tries. Their final loss was a 25-18 and 25-13 sweep at the hands of Penetanguishene on Wednesday morning. “The girls did play a very […]
The Rainy River District School Board and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday. Educational support personnel represent educational assistants, communication assistants, library assistants, medical educational assistants, and library technicians working in all board schools in Rainy River District. Details of this […]
