VNP Have you always wanted to make your own snowshoes, or perhaps finish a pair you have started? Here is your chance. Join Laurentian Environmental Center’s senior naturalist Jim DeVries as he guides you through a full day of instruction on how to lace snowshoes on Saturday, Feb. 4 from […]
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Robin McCormick This year’s well-deserved honour of being named as La Vallee’s top senior citizen went to Bill McLean. This award was presented at the annual community Christmas party and fun day held this past Sunday (Dec. 11). Congratulations, Bob, from your friends and family throughout Rainy River District. I […]
Press Release Science North is presenting the planetarium experience to students and residents in Northwestern Ontario thanks to a new portable planetarium unveiled Friday morning in Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle, who also is minister of natural resources, was on hand at the Science North’s outreach base, […]
the NHU The Northwestern Health Unit’s new “Healthy Smiles Ontario” mobile dental van rolled into Fort Frances in September, bringing smiles galore. Under the program, children aged 17 and under who met the program’s eligibility requirements received dental treatment. The Northwestern Health Unit negotiated a special pilot project status for […]
Press Release NDP MP John Rafferty (Thunder Bay-Rainy River) last week tabled three forestry-related motions in the House of Commons which he hopes will serve as a blueprint for federal action to support the struggling sector. “These motions are my attempt to put the forestry sector back on the federal […]
Staff The Emo Bolts PeeWee girls’ hockey team started their season on a winning note, capturing their home tourney on Sunday afternoon. Facing the Lakewood Tire Eagles (Fort Frances) in the final, the Bolts were tied at 1-1 heading into a five-minute overtime. When that solved nothing, the teams played […]
Lucas Punkari All in all, it was a learning experience for the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team over the weekend as they opened their season at the Santa Claus Classic tournament in Dryden. The seniors finished with a 1-4-2 record, with their lone win coming Friday against Dennis Franklin (Thunder […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team had to settle for second place at a tournament in Duluth over the weekend. The locals advanced to the tourney final Sunday but were beaten 7-2 by Minnetonka. Taylor Fontana and Davis Ross scored for the Canadians while Luke Karlovich led […]
Lucas Punkari In the end, all that was needed to get the offence rolling for the Muskie boys’ hockey team was a little bit of time. After a strong showing at a tournament in Brandon, Man. the previous weekend, the black-and-gold were looking to continue their improving offensive attack in […]
Lucas Punkari It’s a year of change for the Muskie curling rinks in NorWOSSA play as the skip and vice-skip from last year’s mixed squad now are in charge of the boys’ and girls’ squads, respectively. For the boys, returning Grade 12 student Luke Esselink is the skip, with ninth-graders […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into last weekend’s PCI Christmas Classic in Portage la Prairie, Man., Muskie girls’ hockey head coach Scott Clendenning was hoping his team would gain a bit of confidence during their slate of games. When all was said and done, the black-and-gold certainly did that—and then some—as they […]
Lucas Punkari While the start of the NorWOSSA regular season is still a week away, the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team already has a trophy to its credit. The squad captured the McDonald’s Tip-Off Tournament at Fort High over the weekend with a perfect 4-0 record. “To start out and […]
