Dear Mike: The Eighth Street trails are in the best condition they have ever been in since they were first carved out of the bush north of Rainycrest in 1967-68. Over the years, many volunteers have worked to improve them so that people of all ages could walk somewhere in […]
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Dear sir: Amalgamate: v-to combine, unite (Webster’s Dictionary) Amalgamate: verb-combine or unite to form one organization or structure (Oxford University Press Dictionary) When the City of Thunder Bay was created in 1970, it was born out of an amalgamation of two cities, one township, and parts of two other municipalities. […]
The unneighbourly activities of some individuals have become a matter of concern for the Township of Emo. At its regular meeting last Thursday, Emo council addressed the issue of non-residents bringing trash to town and, in some cases, placing it in commercial receptacles belonging to local businesses. Reeve Russ Fortier […]
It wasn’t just cold, it was freakin’ cold. Forgive the language, but if you attended the 25th-annual “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” at Rainy River Community College in International Falls on Saturday afternoon, then you probably would have been using language much cruder than that. “Why? It’s probably the same […]
Coulda-woulda-shouda. These three words may have been used to distinguish a popular “Sex in the City” episode, but they also can describe the Borderland Thunder’s performance in Thunder Bay last weekend. Sure, they won two of the three games, but against inferior competition they coulda-woulda-shouda played much better. And, of […]
As if it wasn’t trying enough with the bitter cold last Friday, Jack and Angela Fiset of Devlin and their three children also faced the loss of their home and everything they owned in a fire that morning. The blaze also claimed the life of “Pumpkin,” their cat. The La […]
Members of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario voted unanimously in favour of strike action earlier this week in light of slow negotiations with the Rainy River District School Board. A full 100 percent of those attending Monday night’s meeting gave their union a mandate to take any and […]
Students at St. Francis School will be brushing up on their French next month when they host a class of visitors from Montreal for one week. A group of 24 Grade 6 students from the Académie St. Clément will be in Fort Frances from Feb. 7-13, staying with the families […]
The provincial government has served notice that truckers will be facing more stringent safety regulations shortly, with significant implications for log haulers in Rainy River District. The National Safety Code Standard 10 became law Jan. 1 for all commercial vehicles with a registered gross weight of more than 4,500 kg—and […]
Catholic secondary education was a topic of much debate at the regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board on Tuesday night. The board eventually defeated a motion by Dryden trustee John Borst to direct administration to meet with representatives of a group interested in making Catholic secondary […]
Recent changes in the route for sending freight between Rainy River District and Winnipeg via Greyhound/Grey Goose Bus Lines appear to be having little impact on local businesses so far. As of Jan. 1, Greyhound has been shipping the freight through Thunder Bay due to new regulations brought in by […]
After all the games had been played (68), all the entry fees taken from the 36 rinks (around $6,480), and a number of drinks poured and consumed (yet to be determined), Glen Edwards and his crew walked away from the 11th-annual “Icebox Days” bonspiel with the ‘A’ title in tow. […]
