As annual maintenance and repairs continue at the kraft mill, local mill manager John Harrison said things have been going smoothly so far. “We’re on schedule,” he noted this morning. “We should be starting back up on Sept. 11.”^The kraft mill was shut down last Friday for its annual late-summer […]
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A barbecue to raise funds for the Terry Fox Foundation, and the search for a cure for cancer, will be held tomorrow in advance of the annual Terry Fox Run coming up Sunday, Sept. 14. Tomorrow’s fundraiser will run from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the lot beside Pharmasave (the event’s […]
Beatrice (Betty) Cook, 75, of Pinewood Court Nursing Home in Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away at her residence Thursday, Sept. 4, 2003. She was born Oct. 26, 1927 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Daniel and Madeline Mainville. In her younger years, Betty was a long-time resident of International […]
Lorna Mary Reid passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, Aug. 29, 2003 at Bay Haven Senior Care Centre, Collingwood. Lorna, in her 88th year, beloved wife of the late Allan Reid, loving mother of Allana and her husband Glenn Crandlemire, and Kathryn Fairbrother, will be forever […]
Every Borderland Thunder fan may want to put their money aside now, because investing in a program will certainly be a necessity this season. There will be a bevy of new faces in the lineup for the defending SIJHL champions, who will see their first competitive action Friday night when […]
Gardening is said to be one of the most popular pastimes in Canada and certainly Rainy River district residents are holding their own. The warm, dry summer has been ideal for vegetables and flowering plants and many have taken advantage of the season to turn out bumper crops. But one […]
If a segment of First Nations citizens in the area have their way, the money-losing ways of the Borderland Thunder will be a thing of the past—because the Thunder itself may also be yesterday’s news. The team accumulated losses totalling $122,127.81 as of Mar. 31. The numbers are taken from […]
The rink may not be big enough to hold this clash of the titans. The defending SIJHL champion Borderland Thunder will get a significant early-season test when the OCN Blizzard, the five-time defending Manitoba Junior Hockey League titleholders, come to the Ice for Kids Arena for an exhibition tilt Friday […]
They were the few, the proud, and the almost playoff contenders. A lightly-manned squad of just 11 men travelled from Fort Frances to compete this past weekend in the second division of the Thunder Bay Invitational soccer tournament, posting a 1-2 mark. The squad knocked off the Thunder Bay VP […]
One game, one shot, one championship. A season full of home runs, great catches, and plenty of excitement comes to a head Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Francis Sportsfield south diamond, when the Little Rascals and the Rural Reps meet in the championship final of the Fort […]
After years of debate and indecision, the Rainy River District School Board announced at their first board meeting of the 2003-04 school year that the building has been sold for the bargain basement price of one dollar. “It is gratifying that the board has approved the offer to purchase by […]
Beethoven’s Fifth was something to remember. Rainy Lake’s fifth was one they wish they could forget. Sight & Sound broke open a close affair with a six-run explosion in the fifth, aided by three Rainy Lake errors, to earn a 9-1 decision and capture the Rainy River District Fastball League […]
