of Stephanie Wrolstad Evan Kabel, trailed by Teagan Wrolstad, cleared the puck out of their end as the PeeWee Canadians swept the visiting St. Boniface Seals in a three-game series over the weekend by scores of 5-1, 5-4, and 7-2. On Saturday, the team supported breast cancer awareness by wearing […]

Dave Ogilvie

Participation was high at this year’s annual cross-country meet at Crossroads School in Devlin on Friday. Runners from schools across Rainy River District enjoyed a brisk fall day as they competed against friends from other schools. Everyone had a great day and most were pleased with their results.

Submitted Greta Fedoruk captured the gold medal in leading the Muskie junior high girls’ contingent to a first-place finish during the annual Hial Pike cross-country competition in International Falls last Tuesday. Ashlyn Beck, Alexia Gate, Jaida Norris, and Emma Toriseva completed a top-five sweep for Fort High.

Staff The Muskie cross-country team is gunning for gold at the NWOSSAA championships being held today in Thunder Bay. And if things go well, head coach John Dutton said Fort High could be sending its largest-ever contingent to the all-Ontarios set for Nov. 4 in Petawawa. “Our boys have a […]

Press Release Local MP Don Rusnak has been named co-vice chair of the Parliamentary Outdoor Caucus. This is an all-party group of MPs who have come together to advocate for the preservation and promotion of traditional Canadian outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping. The caucus works in full […]

Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team may be dominating NorWOSSA play so far this season but it isn’t looking ahead to the playoffs just yet. “Our immediate goal is to finish the regular season strong and head into the playoffs on a positive note,” head coach Gord McCabe said […]

From the MNRF A Thunder Bay man has been fined a total of $5,000 for violations under the Public Lands Act and Aggregate Resources Act. James Loney pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for operating an aggregate pit on Crown land without a permit, $500 for constructing a road on […]

Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 19-25: •Oct. 19–7:41 a.m. and 6:16 p.m. •Oct. 20–7:42 a.m. and 6:14 p.m. •Oct. 21–7:44 a.m. and 6:12 p.m. •Oct. 22–7:45 a.m. and 6:10 p.m. •Oct. 23–7:47 a.m. and 6:08 p.m. •Oct. 24–7:48 a.m. and 6:07 p.m. •Oct. 25–7:50 a.m. and […]

Staff The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team captured the silver medal at a tournament in Dryden over the weekend. Fresh off a thrilling semi-final victory over St. Pats (Thunder Bay), the Muskies fell 25-13 and 25-23 to Atikokan in Saturday’s final. “Coming right off the court from the semi and […]

Staff During a team supper at the beginning of the season, the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball squad set a goal of finishing atop the NorWOSSA standings. The black-and-gold is well on its way to accomplishing that feat with three matches left in the regular season. The juniors improved to 4-1 […]

Press Release Since 2011, more than 160 family physicians educated by the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) have begun to practice in Northern Ontario. This means roughly 190,000 Northern Ontarians have improved access to a family doctor thanks to NOSM’s presence. This data, among other information about NOSM’s impact […]