Lucas Punkari With the lineup set in stone for the 2012/13 NorWOSSA campaign, Muskie girls’ hockey head coach Scott Clendenning feels that those that come out to see the team play this year will be impressed by what they see. “I think people are going to be quite pleased,” Clendenning […]
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Heather Latter Two third-year medical students of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) are settling into life in Fort Frances after arriving here late last month, and they will be living and learning here as they complete their 30-week comprehensive community clerkships. Catherine McGuire, who is originally from the […]
Heather Latter With an updated and revised positive Preliminary Economic Assessment released late last month, Rainy River Resources is continuing to move forward with it’s Rainy River Gold Project, located in Blackhawk north of Barwick. “Things are going really, really well,” enthused Kyle Stanfield, the company’s vice-president of environment and […]
Lucas Punkari A trifecta of golfers from the Fort High boys’ golf team will be making their way up to Kenora next Thursday to compete at the NWOSSA championships as a result of their strong showings at the NorWOSSA qualifier in Sioux Lookout on Monday. Leading the charge for the […]
Heather Latter Métis author David Bouchard played one of his Native flutes for Early Learning students Piper Felix, Joelle McKinnon, and Amelia Tanguay while visiting Robert Moore School yesterday. His presentation to the school’s youngest students focused on the power of literacy and joy of reading, while he shared stories […]
Heather Latter Samantha Halliday and her mom, Sandra McNay, carried the flag as more than 118 participants set out on the local Terry Fox Run at the Sorting Gap Marina on Sunday afternoon, raising more than $9,700 for cancer research.
courtesy of Willie Longenecker Willie Longenecker captured a photo of this albino hummingbird at a feeder near his home in Morson. It’s been said true albino ruby-throated hummingbirds are relatively rare and their rapid, darting flight can make them quite difficult to spot, track, and photograph.
Lucas Punkari Jyllian Westover hoisted the checkered flag up in the air at the go-kart track in Emo on Sunday afternoon, after she finished in first place in the novice class feature race.
Staff Due to quick work and ideal conditions, the construction that was required to be completed on the road at the Portage Avenue underpass was completed today, reported the town late this afternoon. As a result, the Portage Avenue underpass will be reopened to all traffic at 7 p.m. today […]
Heather Latter Harper Gunderson, a student in Karen Peltomaki’s Early Learning class at Robert Moore School, washed up some apples in preparation for making applesauce this morning. The youngsters took turns washing, peeling and cutting the apples—with supervision, of course—before heading to the kitchen to boil them.
Heather Latter Seven-year-old Samantha Halliday was busy pouring cups of ice tea and selling homemade cookies at a stand she set up on Portage Avenue on Saturday to raise money for the local Terry Fox Run held the following day. Bringing in more than $400, Halliday’s final total was $2,089.56, […]
the OPP Members of the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised yesterday morning that a body had been located in a wooded area behind a church on First Avenue North in Sioux Lookout. Officers attended and a female was located at that location. The deceased has been identified […]
