Lucas Punkari During the early stages of the NorWOSSA season, the Muskie boys’ hockey team has had trouble cashing in on their scoring chances in front of the net despite having outshot their opponents by a wide margin. However, if this weekend’s play at the Victoria Inn tournament in Brandon, […]
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Lucas Punkari While a 1-3 record may not have shown it, Muskie junior boys’ basketball head coach Jeff VanDahl was pleased with the progress his squad made during a pre-season tournament here over the weekend. “We haven’t been playing together for all that long, to be honest, so this weekend […]
Lucas Punkari After a tryout process that left the decision on making cuts a tough one for both coaches, the rosters for the Muskie junior and senior girls’ volleyball squads have been decided. In the senior rank, head coach Duane Roen had 16 players competing for the 12 spots on […]
Heather Latter Anne Marie Armstrong was among those who held a lit candle during yesterday evening’s service at Knox United Church to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The vigil paid tribute to the 14 women killed on Dec. 6, 1989 at L’Ecole Polytechnique, […]
Peggy Revell Rita Joe (Sophie Potvin-Begin) and Eileen Joe (Casey Oster) shared a peaceful moment together during the Friday night’s performance of “The Ecstasy of Rita Joe” by Muskie Theatre at the Townshend Theatre. Joined by community members, the Fort High students tackled the Canadian play written by George Ryga, […]
Dave Ogilvie Borderland Esso celebrated the season with a float in the “Holly Daze” parade depicting the enjoyment of winter play in the great outdoors. Complete with volunteers roasting marshmallows over an open fire, the display reminded everyone that winter is here and that we all need to take advantage […]
Lucas Punkari Andrew Kytor of Winston Churchill wrestled for control of the ball with Muskie Kirk Johnson during the Trojans’ 39-24 victory Friday afternoon at Fort High’s home tourney.
Staff Local snowmobile racer Curtis Boivin remains in critical condition in hospital following a horrendous accident Sunday in the Canadian Power Toboggan Championships’ season-opening weekend in Beausejour, Man. Competing in the Pro Champ 440 main event, Boivin collided with another sled on the backstretch during the early stages of the […]
Duane Hicks But bag tags staying same Most user fees will be going up in the new year after town council approved a schedule at a special meeting yesterday afternoon. Every division took a thorough look at the user fees prior to the committee of the whole meeting, and the […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has announced there will be no interruption of emergency services at the Rainy River Health Centre for the month of December. Coverage recently was confirmed over the Christmas period by locum physicians. Temporary enhancements provided by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term have […]
Staff Trustees for the Rainy River District School Board will elect a chair and vice-chair for the upcoming year at tonight’s meeting. Slated to begin at 7 p.m. at the board office here, trustees also will elect their representative to the Ontario Public School Board Association. In other news, the […]
Staff Another season of local men’s basketball league play got underway last night at the Fort High gym, with all four teams in action. The first game saw the Rendez-Vous defeat the defending champion Muskies 84-73, in a contest that saw the Vous help the Muskies fill out their roster […]
