Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Together We Can” campaign and Shoppers Drug Mart are partnering in an effort to raise funds in support of women’s whole health in Rainy River District through the 11th-annual “Tree of Life” campaign. The four-week fundraising campaign—running from Sept. 29-Oct. 26 at […]
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Lucas Punkari Muskie running back Cam Gobeil found himself with a lot of room to maneuvre here Tuesday afternoon as he rushed up the field during the third quarter of Fort High’s 33-0 victory over the Tec Voc Hornets in WHSFL action. Gobeil scored three touchdowns on the day.
Duane Hicks Don Larson got a coffee, muffin, and grab bag from Deirdre O’Sullivan-Drombolis of the “Together We Can” campaign this morning during the local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual Drive-Thru Breakfast at Tim Hortons. Proceeds from this year’s fundraiser are going to the digital mammography campaign. Russell Paterson won the […]
Press Release This Sunday (Sept. 30) from 2:30-3:30 p.m., Life Chain 2012 will line sidewalks and highways all across Canada. This will be a prayerful vigil as defenders of human life pray for an end to the legalized and fully-funded killing of pre-born children, the elderly, and the most vulnerable […]
The Associated PressBarry Wilner NEW YORK—So long, replacement refs. The NFL’s regular crews will be back on the field starting tonight. After two days of marathon negotiations, and mounting frustration among coaches, players, and fans, the NFL and the referees’ union announced at midnight that a tentative agreement had been […]
Staff The forest fire hazard has begun to climb into the “moderate” range for most of the Northwest Region, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported yesterday. A higher forest fire hazard remains around Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Black Bay Peninsula, and the shoreline of Thunder Bay, extending from Hurkett downwards […]
Staff Fort Frances will welcome delegates from across the region next week when it hosts the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards Zone 1 conference. After a mix-and-mingle at the Fort Frances Museum on Monday evening (Oct. 1), guests will attend the first full day of the conference at the […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers began their 2012/13 SIJHL regular-season schedule on a sour note last night in Hoyt Lakes, Mn., falling 3-2 to the Minnesota Iron Rangers. First-year forward Kevin Kurm opened the scoring for the Lakers on the power play two-and-a-half minutes into the contest. But the host […]
Lucas Punkari For the first time in several years, the Muskie football team earned a victory in front of their own fans when they blanked the Tec Voc Hornets 33-0 here Tuesday afternoon. “We had been getting all of our wins on the road before this game, and I’m not […]
Duane Hicks Local OPP Community Services Officer Cst. Anne McCoy received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at the OPP North West Region’s annual awards ceremony Tuesday in Thunder Bay. “I am very grateful and humbled to be recognized with this acknowledgement,” Cst. McCoy told the Times yesterday. “As […]
Joey Ballan, 19, took advantage of the nice fall weather Monday evening by practising some bike tricks at the local skate park. Temperatures have been on the cool side lately but this coming weekend is expected to be warm and sunny, with highs reaching 21 C (70 F) by Saturday […]
Damon Jack, a student in Colette Bowles’ Grade 3/4 class, sampled a book Friday during the Scholastic Book Fair at Robert Moore School here. The book fair continued Monday through today. —Duane Hicks photo
