The annual Kitchen Creek Ladies Open tomorrow should be an interesting 18 holes as defending champ Christin Thomson faces a handful of contenders looking to snap her two-year reign. While Thomson, who fired a nine-over par 81 to win last year, has been looking to improve her game in out-of-town […]
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The youngsters of Pikangikum First Nation say they will be joining forces once again to build two drop-in centres in their Northern Ontario community. About 150 young people from the reserve banded together and earlier this week completed a three-week, 600-km march from the reserve to the Manitoba legislature. Their […]
Some positive lab tests have come back indicating the water at Pither’s Point beach is now safe but local health officials will hold off on opening it to swimmers until more tests come back just to be certain. “We got back results from Friday and they were all right and […]
The board of directors of the inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League and representatives from the seven teams nixed the idea of putting a two-fight rule into effect this season, citing costs and reputation as the major reasons. Instead, players automatically will be ejected from games after one fight. The […]
It will be at least another day before laboratory tests of the effluent leak that covered some residents’ lawns in the north end of town last week produce results. Although some soil test results were sent back to the Ministry of the Environment on Thursday, the bulk of them are […]
A number of north-end residents remain confused and frustrated as contradictory information flows in about what exactly was in the mill effluent that flooded their backyards last Thursday morning. Residents who own homes on the south side of Eighth Street between Walker and Cornwall Avenues met Tuesday night to compare […]
Emo Reeve Russ “The Terminator” Fortier walked down the dimly lit Emo Arena surface last Friday night to the chorus of cheers and loud rock music. His Fort Frances counterpart, Mayor Glenn “The Amalgamator” Witherspoon, followed shortly after wearing a ski mask and waving a Fort Frances flag–this time to […]
Even though Christin Thomson’s fourth and final trip to the Canadian Junior National girls’ golf tournament last week saw her on the outside looking in, she’s happy to have competed with the best in the country. The Fort Frances native, 18, carded a three-round total of 252 (87-84-81) to finish […]
It began innocently enough, with a request by Dave and Mike Allison to rent ice time at Memorial Arena for their new “AA” developmental hockey camp for the coming July. It ended quietly Monday night–almost three years later–with a behind-closed-doors discussion and then a 4-1 vote by council in favour […]
Dear Sir: I have a couple of concerns with the proposed condominium project on Front Street. Living next to the proposed project, my first concern is the sewer system. Several homes in this area have had flooded basements twice in the last few years. If the existing lines can’t handle […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter in regards to the effluent spill on Eighth Street just west of Walker Avenue on Aug. 9, which drained into the backyards of nine residences. Gary Rogozinski is the spokesperson for Abitibi-Consolidated. He has informed us that the effluent has no chemicals in […]
Dear editor: The adage to the characteristics of walleyes’ sensitivity to extreme light is definitely a myth as I have ecperienced great walleye fishing during this type of weather condition. To the knowledge of most anglers on hot, sunny days, these fish are deep and generally feed at night. When […]
