More fans, more goals, more spirit, and, of course, more wins. So what happened to the Muskie girls’ hockey team to put them atop the NorWOSSA standings for the first time ever? “The girls are more comfortable and they have more experience,” noted head coach Lynn Kellar. “They know what […]
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The drama that accompanied the budget vote back in May, in which Independent MP Chuck Cadman saved the minority Liberals before going back home to British Columbia to die, certainly was lacking Monday night when the Opposition parties easily defeated the government and sent Canadians to their first winter campaign […]
Players for the local Hopper’s Bruins may have missed their calling—given their 18-15 victory over the NHL “Legends” in a no-contact affair at the Ice for Kids Arena last Thursday night. But with fundraising for local minor hockey and the 2006 OFSAA organizing committee being the main reason behind the […]
More than a dozen district residents returned home Saturday from a four-day bus trip to Regina, Sask. where they attended the annual Canadian Western Agribition—one of North America’s largest agricultural marketplaces. “It went really well,” enthused Angela Halvorsen, a business investment officer with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., which […]
While the decision wasn’t unanimous, town council approved a report Monday night recommending a new library be built to the east of the Memorial Sports Centre. Back on June 27, council had passed a resolution adopting the concept of a new library, referring the matter of the specific site to […]
Whether it’s designating Scott Street as “The Great Canadian Main Street,” relocating the Ontario Tourism Centre, altering traffic flow, or making the “Little Amik” logo synonymous with Fort Frances again, the ideas are all in the Downtown Core Committee report approved by town council Monday night. But just what will […]
The federal government’s forestry package released last week is a good first step in alleviating the economic pressure on Canadian companies suffering from U.S. softwood lumber duties, which will, in turn, help the pulp and paper industry, according to the Ontario Forestry Coalition. “It was a good, all-round package,” said […]
The ballot for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding in the Jan. 23 federal election will look remarkably similar to the one voters filled out just 17 months ago. Four of the six candidates who ran in June, 2004 have confirmed they are throwing their hats into the ring once again. […]
With one more year to go in their terms before the next municipal election, Mayor Dan Onichuk made his recommendations Monday night as to which councillors should sit on which executive committees in the 12 months ahead. The Administration and Finance executive committee now consists of Couns. Roy Avis (chair), […]
For most 22-year-old girls, to pick up and move their lives to New York City would be like living the life of Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex and the City.” Or, in the case of Fort Frances native Christen Thomson, it’s more like the life of Annika Sorenstam on Golf and […]
It was not a great year for the Emo Agriculture Research Station, which is closing today (Nov. 30) for the winter. In fact, technician Kim Jo Bliss said it was the “worst year yet” primarily because of the weather. “Early spring was okay,” she noted. “But then it got really […]
With news the mill here will be shut down for up to two weeks next month, local merchants are hoping the impact on the holiday shopping season won’t be too great. “When I first heard about it, call me the optimist, but I thought, ‘This will help people stay in […]
