With FedNor funding still left over from the two mural projects, a local committee is looking into brightening up the town with a series of signs depicting historical scenes next spring. “We discussed doing a mural,” said Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley, who also sits on the town’s centennial […]
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Business owners in Northwestern Ontario are itching to get into the fast lane on the information highway—but aren’t sure if their current vehicle has the necessary speed to succeed. That’s the gist of a new study conducted by the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce of 5,000 companies in the […]
The latest water quality tests failed to clear Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton of its boil-water advisory. On Tuesday, the Northwest Catholic District School Board had a water systems specialist at the school to train staff using the new water purification equipment in hopes of putting an […]
Seven months after starting up in Fort Frances, organizers of the local “practice firm” are ready to call it a resounding success. Called Envision North, the “firm” started here April 1 in an effort to help people find jobs. “We have 88 percent of people finding employment in good jobs,” […]
Despite no one showing up to an Mentoring for Aboriginal People (MAP) program session Monday evening at the Seven Generations Educational Institute, OPP recruiter Sgt. Darryl Wilson will be back in the area next spring to try and recruit more First Nations men and women. “I think there was some […]
Even before the first blade has hit the ice in league play, the Muskie girls’ hockey team already is leading the NorWOSSA ‘AA’ conference in one department—hunger. The 11 returnees from last season’s squad, which posted a 4-7-1 record in regular-season play, no doubt still must be wondering what might […]
Struchan Gilson was just two years old when his father was killed in World War II. He knew little about Capt. Eric Louis Rawlinson Gilson, a 28-year-old British officer with the Worcester Regiment who was killed in action Oct. 16, 1944. But last month, Gilson travelled to the small Italian […]
Wayne Wettlaufer, parliamentary assistant to Tourism and Recreation minister Frank Klees, was on hand Friday to announce the province has invested $175,000 in the new Heron Landing golf course at Couchiching. “This new golf course will provide jobs during its construction and employment opportunities when it is completed,” Wettlaufer said […]
The Borderland Thunder’s best all-around game of the season so far will end up counting for nothing. A 3-0 road win over the defending SIJHL champion Dryden Ice Dogs last Wednesday night went by the boards when the league ruled the Thunder must forfeit the two points because the team […]
From North Bay to the New York Times bestseller list, Barry Spilchuk’s travels have been as much about self-discovery as they have been about inspiring others. The man hailed as “the Dale Carnegie of Canada” brought his message of embracing life and those who are part of it to an […]
Two of the three main parties involved in negotiations on the Rainy River First Nations land claim are voicing cautious optimism a settlement could be forthcoming within the next year. Talks between the Rainy River First Nations, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and the federal Department of Indian and […]
After a fourth-place finish during the regular season, and then an early playoff exit, the Muskie boys’ hockey team is ready to hit the ice with their sights set on making their 25th appearance at the all-Ontario championship. A fresh start means renewed hope in the Muskies’ camp, and head […]
