Sporting a lineup featuring 14 players in Grade 9 and 10, a young Muskie girls’ hockey team hosted the program’s first-ever invitational hockey tournament over the weekend. But after netting 20 goals in four games, it’s apparent a youthful roster won’t be a detriment to a successful start to the […]
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The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 Ladies Auxiliary reminds everyone that their annual Remembrance Day tea is coming up this Sunday (Nov. 6) from 2-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Legion. Admission is $3 per person, which includes sandwiches, dainties, plus tea or coffee. There also will be numerous items […]
It was a moment of vindication few of those present will ever forget. Sweet vindication, to be preciese, for the players, the long-suffering coaches, their loyal fans, and for the whole Muskie football program. Last Friday (Oct. 28), the Muskies showed the form their coaches had been saying all along […]
Join Voyageurs National Park in recognizing the U.S. National Wolf Awareness Week program. The 2005 National Wolf Awareness Poster is available at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center while supplies last. The visitor center is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. These free educational posters are perfect for schools, […]
In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little cleaning up before the snow flies, the town will waive the collection of tipping fees at the landfill this Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for half-ton vehicles and utility trailers. But the only waste that will be […]
Students across Rainy River District continue to show overall improvements in their EQAO scores, particularly when those scores are examined over time. “We’re quite pleased that we’re continuing to show growth,” Jack McMaster, the new education director for the Rainy River District School Board, said Monday. The Education Quality and […]
The 2005 “Citizen of the Year” selection committee will have to make some tough choices in the near future as nine nomination forms—most of which are for different people—were turned in to the Civic Centre by Friday’s deadline. Town administrative assistant Lori Pattison said Monday that the nominations came in […]
With the Ministry of Natural Resources fire season having officially wrapped up Monday, the numbers show 2005 proved to be a much busier year than 2004. MNR fire information officer Deb MacLean reported last week that the Northwest Region saw a total of 518 fires since April 1, consuming 31,628.9 […]
Ed Carlson became Coun. Carlson last Tuesday night as he recited a declaration in front of Emo council and several other township residents. Coun. Carlson said he is both excited and honoured about receiving the position. “It’s something I’d thought about for a while,” he said about getting involved in […]
Members of the Rainy River District School Board learned a thing or two at their regular monthly meeting, which was held last night in Rainy River. Kendall Olsen, chair of the board’s Mentor and Induction Committee (MIC), spoke very highly of the program that involves teaming an experienced teacher with […]
Students at J.W. Walker School here got an important lesson in safety last Thursday thanks to a partnership among local emergency services and Safe Kids Canada. Fort Frances was chosen as one of only 10 communities across Canada to deliver the “Safe Crossing” program to teach children how to cross […]
While the amount raised still is being added up, with donations coming in all the time, curator Pam Hawley said the “Preserve the Past” fundraiser for the Fort Frances Museum’s renovation campaign held last Thursday through Saturday wasn’t quite as successful as hoped. “We had a great response as far […]
