Staff Kiss My Pass figured a light night of action was the right time to stage a palace coup. With only four teams seeing action in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League last Thursday because of the unavailability of Fort High, Kiss My Pass took over the St. Michael’s School […]
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Ken Johnston Students and staff at both Rainy River High School and Atikokan High School received great news at the Rainy River District School Board’s regular meeting last Tuesday night in Rainy River. The board approved, in principle, spending $1.5 million on renovations for the two schools. Of that, RRHS […]
Press Release The board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. met Sept. 24 to discuss the current president and CEO’s employment agreement, which expires on March 31, 2015. After a thorough discussion, including a review of his recent performance appraisal, the board decided to enter into contract re-negotiations […]
Staff Town council has awarded a tender for the supply and installation of an electronic runway condition reporting system at the local airport to Tradewind Scientific Ltd. at a cost of $27,967.50 (incl. HST). This equipment will replace the existing runway friction testing equipment set up in the airport’s half-ton […]
Staff One unbeaten team kept cruising along. The other one had its plans for perfection derailed. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team boosted its NorWOSSA winning streak to 17 games with a 49-13 rout of the Dryden Eagles here yesterday. Fort High (5-0) led 26-5 at the half, with their […]
Staff It was the “Turkey Trot” but Jenny Hammond opted for a full gallop. The Muskie senior runner placed third in a field of 22 with a clocking of 23:06 in the girls’ five-km division at the “Turkey Trot” and U14 cross-country championships yesterday in Dryden. Hammond went toe-to-toe with […]
Joey Payeur A season that almost didn’t begin could yet end with a playoff berth for the Muskie football team. In what was possibly the black-and-gold’s greatest scoring day in team history, Fort High routed the host St. John’s Tigers 60-28 in WHSFL action Tuesday. The Muskies (2-4) are now […]
Joey Payeur Every fibre in Wayne Strachan’s body was begging for him to resurrect the ghost of Herb Brooks for at least one practice yesterday after his team laid a gigantic egg here Tuesday night. Seth Chumley scored twice, and Kyle Carignan made 32 saves for his second-straight shutout, as […]
Duane Hicks Nick Wihnan, left, was presented with the “Senior of the Year 2014” award by Mayor Roy Avis yesterday evening during the Sister Kennedy Centre’s annual appreciation dinner. Wihnan was honoured for his long-time commitment to the centre and helping local seniors. Mildred Bedard was presented with a retirement […]
Duane Hicks The town will be waiting until next year to do upgrades to its “blue box” transfer station/drop-off facility here. The upgrades to the Sixth Street West depot will include the installation of two new stationary compactor units with properly-sized hoppers and four 40-cubic-yard roll-off containers. The delay, said […]
Duane Hicks Chamber volunteer Krista Kellar got into the Bavarian spirit by dressing as a “fraulein” beer maiden during Friday’s festvities at the local Legion.
Duane Hicks Justin Scott of the Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission (Mining Services), spoke about mining and supply management risks and opportunities last Wednesday during the workshop, “Understanding the Mining Industry and Procurement Process,” at the Copper River Inn here. Seventy-five representatives from across the district attended to learn […]
