“We have been not so patiently waiting for the weather to allow us to pour concrete for the new Chisholm translator and the tower is up,” said KBHW manager Bruce Christopherson. He said there’s still some equipment to be delivered and some antennas to mount, but “we should be near […]
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OPP Cst. Greg Johnson acted as emcee as the Grade 5/6 students at Our Lady of the Way School held their D.A.R.E. graduation last week. Cst. Johnson had taught the Drug Abuse and Resistance Education program to the students for seveal weeks and then listened to the essays they had […]
Things are not healthy in Rainy River District and they’re not getting any better, Alberton council learned last Wednesday. Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, the district’s municipal rep on the Northwestern Health Unit’s board, briefed councillors on the health unit’s regular monthly meeting held May 19. He said the general state […]
The new rules for figure skating judges eventually may filter down to regional competitions, but probably won’t cause many changes to skater training in this area. The rules, laid out by the International Skating Union last week, stemmed from the judging scandal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake […]
Though the new World Hockey Association announced plans for only six cities at a media conference last Wednesday, Winnipeg is still on the league’s radar screen. The city that lured Bobby Hull from the NHL in the days of the original WHA is a possibility for a team in the […]
“Quest for the Best” will see a battle between newcomers and veterans of the stage when the annual singing competition takes place next month in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Organizer Dawn Booth confirmed Monday that “The Best of Quest” will see 10 new contestants competing in […]
Another Cyclone swimmer met a national standard this season. Peter Jensen, 12, made the standard in the 50m freestyle in a long-course pool. He also is ranked 31st in the province in his age group for that event. This was Jensen’s second year of swimming competitively with the Cyclone. At […]
A new business officially opened here Saturday that offers new hope for those frustrated with the yo-yo results of conventional dieting. The Herbal Magic weight loss and nutrition centre, located in the Senic River Mall on Second Street East here, has 270 franchises across Canada and recently has begun to […]
Town council agreed to make revisions to the tipping fees at the landfill site when the scale there is not in operation, as well as to slightly change its hours of operation, at its regular meeting Monday night. A report by Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown noted the previously-approved […]
Town council agreed to amend its water and sewer billing practices under Bylaw 7/89 at Monday night’s meeting after a report from treasurer Peggy Dupuis recommended a change in the billing date for home-based businesses. In a report to council on May 19, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown recommended […]
After a trip to the all-Ontarios earlier this month, the Muskie girls’ soccer team is looking forward to attending the provincial showdown again next season. With the partial retirement of long-time coach Struchan Gilson at the end of this season, Caroline Spencer will take over and try to lead the […]
The Muskie football program is looking to turn a corner this season. After failing to win a game the past two seasons, the team is physically prepared to face their opponents in the Winnipeg High School Football League, said coach Bob Swing, who has just completed the annual spring football […]
