It’s been less than two days since he was elected mayor of Fort Frances, and he won’t be sworn in until Dec. 1, but Dan Onichuk already is taking the job to heart. “I said I was going to take some time away and get some things done around the […]
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The shortage of pharmacists in Canada meant Kim Metke, the local owner of Pharmasave and the Clinic Pharmasave, had to use his imagination in recruiting new staff. Metke hired his newest pharmacist, Gesine Haink, after conducting interviews in Germany nearly three years ago. He said the shortage of pharmacists in […]
That’s more like it. The Muskies took the first step towards exorcising the demons of a sub-par post-season last year by whipping the Kenora Broncos 6-2 in their NorWOSSA season-opener last night at the Ice for Kids Arena. Muskie newcomers Jordan Bale (power play) and Brock Benjamin sandwiched goals around […]
Whatever Justin Larson is eating these days, Shane Bliss may want to add it to the team menu. Bliss coached the Muskie boys’ hockey team to the consolation title at a pre-season tournament in Dryden last weekend, but it was Larson—a second-year forward—who wielded the big stick with eight goals […]
Maybe it was a perceived need for a change, maybe the electorate had their voting pencils still warmed up after the provincial election, or maybe it was another reason completely. Whatever the case, voter response to Monday’s municipal election here was something of a victory in itself, town clerk Glenn […]
The gnashing of Allison Hyatt’s teeth could be heard all the way up here. The former Muskie volleyball star saw her freshman season with the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs come to what was a bitterly frustrating end for her in a 3-1 loss to the host Central Lakes College […]
Just as any good team has both a number of seasoned veterans and rookies, the newly-elected Fort Frances council is sporting three of each after the votes were tallied Monday night. Incumbents Roy Avis, Struchan Gilson, and Neil Kabel will be joined on council by newcomers Rick Wiedenhoeft, Tannis Drysdale, […]
Knox United Church in Emo had a successful turnout for its annual fall tea, bazaar, and bake sale last Friday (Nov. 7) in their newly-decorated church hall. Serviettes on tables read, “The future is as bright as the promises of God.” Elsie Skinner and Jill Kellar managed the bake table, […]
Despite being a newcomer to municipal politics, Dan Onichuk handily defeated Sharon Tibbs, a councillor for 12 years, in Monday’s municipal election. According to unofficial results released after midnight, Onichuk had garnered 2,308 votes (63.16 percent of the 3,654 votes cast) compared to 1,346 (36.84 percent) for Tibbs. “I feel […]
Two incumbent reeves lost their re-election bid in Monday’s municipal election in Rainy River District. In Alberton, challenger Mike Hammond was elected reeve, taking 153 votes compared to 90 for incumbent John Milling. Newcomers also led the way in the race for council, with Barb Cournoyer (198) and Louis G. […]
If you show up at Crossroads School in Devlin at 6 p.m. on Monday or Wednesday, you’ll see a lot of learning going on. But it’s not your typical curriculum. This is more like the school of hard knocks. Instead of blackboards and textbooks, you’re likely to see 20 or […]
After having to cancel the event last year due to a throat ailment, Diane Maxey is looking to revive the Christmas cantata that has been a local tradition for more than 10 years. And the first meeting for this year’s event is slated tomorrow (Nov. 13) at 7 p.m. in […]
