Although not everyone who went to Thunder Bay last weekend for the annual Northwestern Open walked off the squash court a winner, they all had a good time. “We had a lot of fun,” enthused Bob Tkachuk. On the court, Ben Andrusco of Fort Frances was crowned champion in the […]
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The Sunset Country Ford Mustangs came home with second-place honours from a “AA” Atom hockey tournament in Kenora last weekend, losing to Morden in overtime in the final. Morden opened up a 2-0 lead with a pair of first-period goals but Brian Glavish (assisted by George Ossachuk) tallied in the […]
The Emo Wings split a pair of games in recent Novice action, beating Emo OPP 3-2 but then 5-2 to visiting Skates and Blades (Fort Frances). Lauren Krukoski led the Wings against the OPP with a pair of goals, with Keith McTavish netting the other one. Colin Kaemingh netted both […]
Internationally-acclaimed Swedish pianist, Per Tengstrand, appeared at Backus Auditorium in International Falls last Thursday (Nov. 30) in the second of this season’s Border Concert Series. Tengstrand, winner of the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Festival Competition, has graced concert halls around the world, and is quickly establishing himself as one of […]
With the series of free ’flu shot clinics having wrapped up Monday, a public health nurse with the Northwestern Health Unit could not be more pleased with the number of people who showed up. “We have had a very good turnout,” said Cindy McKinnon. “At the clinic we held at […]
The local Citizens for a New Bridge Committee is saying “no” to plans to build a new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here. And the group is calling for supporters to attend a public meeting next Monday (Dec. 11) at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre, where plans for the […]
More problems have hit the controversial international bridge linking Fort Frances and International Falls after a truck heading into the U.S. used the wrong lane Friday morning and may have caused structural damage. The lane along the west side of the bridge, designed for lighter vehicles like cars, remains closed […]
The Emo Health Centre will be fully open and operational by February, the CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. said Saturday. “As an update, I’ll tell you contractors have promised me they’ll be done by Christmas, after which there will only be a few odds and ends to work […]
Facing a choice between three recommendations, the Rainy River District School Board last night decided to look at renovating J.W. Walker and Huffman Schools here while closing Alexander MacKenzie, Alberton, and Sixth Street School. But the decision is a tentative one, made only to give some “direction” to the board […]
Dr. Shayla Kennedy last week joined the local practice of Dr. Jeremy McGuire as an associate chiropractor. Raised in Erickson, Man., Dr. Kennedy began her academic career by attending the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree. “After I graduated, I took one year […]
Dear editor: If you have been following the struggle in education across this province, you are aware that Bill 74 has taken away the ability of nearly all high school teachers to be involved with extracurricular activities if they dedicate themselves to doing the job for which they are paid: […]
Dear editor: In March of this year, I hospitalized my husband to take a rest and get some things in order–things that were difficult to do when he was at home for, due to this illness, he required constant supervision. My husband suffers with dementia. After a two-week period of […]
