Local News from Across the Rainy River District
It recently was brought to my attention that the Canadian Mint will issue a gold coin worth $200 in honour of the Winnipeg Falcons—the team that won the first-ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal in 1920. The coin could be a real collectible for the sports lover in your family. […]
Barwick Community Church will host its annual Christmas banquet this Sunday (Dec. 16), followed by musical entertainment featuring the Longnecker family. Everyone is welcome, noted Pastor Leslie Abbott. A reminder a community Christmas Dinner will be held Christmas Day (Dec. 25) at 1 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo. […]
Eric McConnell, 82, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001. He was born Jan. 20, 1919 in Fort Frances to the late Jack and Elizabeth McConnell. In his earlier years, he played junior hockey with different […]
Things will come full circle for the fourth-place Muskie boys’ hockey team tonight when they host the front-running Kenora Broncos. A season-opening 4-1 loss in Kenora on Nov. 20 tripped the Muskies out of the gate—and they’ve struggled since en route to a 1-5 record, including a pair of losses […]
Town council on Monday night agreed to pledge up to $25,000 towards a feasibility study requested by the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee. While the group originally requested $50,000 from the town, one-third of the potential cost of hiring a consultant, council only agreed to put up a maximum of $25,000 […]
The local Knights of Columbus PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey team took top honours at the annual Lake of the Woods tournament in Baudette, Mn. over the weekend. Josh Sigurdson and Paul Dobransky scored in a 2-1 win over the Roseau Rams in the final. Wade Friesen earned the win in goal. […]
Sarah Barton tripled the Red Lake Rams’ total offence over the weekend here, scoring six times in leading the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 7-1 win Friday and 8-1 on Saturday. The wins boosted the Muskies to 2-2 in NorWOSSA play while Red Lake dropped to 0-3. But it […]
The fate of a feasibility study for the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee is on the line Monday night as council is expected to announce whether it will provide $50,000 to help pay for it. Susan Bodnarchuk, a member of the “Re-Inventing” committee, said the group is keeping their fingers crossed. […]
Ronald (Ron) W. Martin passed away peacefully in Winnipeg, Man. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001. He was born in McIrvine Township, Ont., in 1918. He had lived in various parts of Canada, including Sioux Lookout, Kenora, Calgary, Thunder Bay, and most recently Winnipeg. Ron was a member of the Masonic […]
As of Friday morning, Fort Frances has a new avenue thanks to the re-routing of traffic necessary to accommodate the new Canada Customs facility under construction here. Veteran Avenue—located between the 200 blocks of Nelson and Church Streets—saw its first traffic just before 8 a.m. when Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, CAO […]
The Education Quality and Accountability Office report on inaugural grade nine math test results was released yesterday, showing mixed results for students in the academic and applied streams. The report showed high school students in the academic stream are doing well, with 49 percent scoring a mark of 70 percent […]
An eight-team junior girls’ volleyball tournament today and tomorrow at Fort High is intended to give Muskie head coach Struchan Gilson a first look at his roster as they begin defence of their NorWOSSA title next week. Gilson is stressing the tourney as a way to get his team’s feet […]
