Just before the recent cold snap covered our lakes with ice, renowned fish and wildlife artist Curtis Atwater visited Sunset Country. When he’s not painting, Curtis is working as the head of Lowrance Canada. And when he’s not doing either of those things, you’ll usually find him muskie fishing. That […]
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In November, Statistics Canada attached numbers to the impact of BSE (mad cow disease) on Canada’s beef exports and the news was not good. Exports of beef from Canada—worth $4.1 billion in 2002—crashed to virtually zero this summer after one Alberta cow was discovered with BSE in May. Canada used […]
George Frideric was a music prodigy from the beginning, although he did not grow up in a musical family. In fact, his father hated music and felt that people who studied music had a weak character. So he did not provide music lessons for young George. He even forbade the […]
Congratulations to our condo promoters on their optimistic reports concerning its sales prospects. Now after three days of “living it up” at my daughter’s wedding in Winnipeg, I’d say if we are ever going to learn to fit into Canadian city styles, we’ll have to adjust our attitude towards condominiums […]
Christmas is nearing and so is an end to another year. But it is important to practice fire safety this Christmas and New Year’s. Why? To avoid the dangers of carelessness during a time of happiness and celebration, when people are relaxed and not as alert as usual. Throughout the […]
The tale of the scoreboard was both good and bad news. While the Muskie boys’ hockey team was edged 2-1 in exhibition action last night against the host Lake of the Woods Bears, (Baudette), Fort High head coach Shane Bliss said it could have been much worse. “It should have […]
Town council did not decide last night whether it will sign on with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. for another three years, but it did give the RRFDC its word it would have an answer by Feb. 29. In the interim, council extended the town’s current contract with the […]
The tale of the scoreboard was both good and bad news. While the Muskie boys’ hockey team was edged 2-1 in exhibition action last night against the host Lake of the Woods Bears, (Baudette), Fort High head coach Shane Bliss said it could have been much worse. “It should have […]
Gary Leroy Thompson passed away suddenly Nov. 16, 2003 at the age of 65. He was born and raised in International Falls, Mn., then moved to Port Alberni, B.C. in 1966. Gary was predeceased by his father, Anton (1996); and loyal companion, Bandit (2003). He is survived by his loving […]
All the indicators pointed to the Borderland Thunder running into a brick wall during their two-game road set in Thunder Bay over the weekend—and the Fort William First Nation North Stars didn’t disappoint. The host Stars skated to a 5-2 win Friday and a 3-1 victory Saturday to run their […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a fire at a residence on the 800 block of Second Street East last Thursday. The small blaze, which started when a pot of wax on the stove caught fire, was reported at 6:45 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find the homeowners, who had […]
The dream of an undefeated NorWOSSA season went by the boards here Friday night for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. Then on Saturday, they showed their displeasure in no uncertain terms. The Red Lake Rams, who had beaten the black-and-gold at a pre-season tournament in Dryden, turned the trick again […]
