Staff Plans already are underway to mark the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women here in December. “We don’t have anything set in stone just yet,” Heidi Smith of the United Native Friendship Centre said about plans for the annual vigil which local organizations are co-ordinating. […]
News
Lucas Punkari Although the main focus is to improve before the NorWOSSA playoffs Nov. 10 in Dryden, the Muskie senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams are looking forward to tournaments in Winnipeg this coming weekend. “It should be a lot of fun,” enthused Grade 12 left-sided power hitter Gavin Moorhouse. […]
Lucas Punkari A trip to the Lakehead was well worth it for the Muskie girls’ basketball teams over the weekend as both came away with third-place finishes at their respective tournaments. Rebounding from earlier losses to Hammarskjold and St. Ignatius, the senior squad defeated NorWOSSA rival Kenora 21-16 in overtime […]
Staff Hunters are reminded there’s been a change to regulations with regards to possessing loaded firearms on roadways. The regulation states that during the open-gun season for deer, a person shall not possess a loaded firearm on the travelled portion of a road, or the land between the travelled portion […]
the MNR An Illinois man was fined $2,000 for having too many walleye in his possession. Andrew Coates, of Frankfort, pleaded guilty to having 13 walleye over the legal limit. Court heard that on July 24, a conservation officer was performing a routine inspection on Little Pine Lake near Highway […]
Staff The Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians opened their season Saturday with a 2-2 draw in an exhibition game versus the host Dryden Paper Kings. Hunter Koles and Chase McGuire both scored for the Canadians, which was unresolved despite an overtime period. Both teams will be squaring off again this […]
Staff A number of district elementary school students had strong showings in Thundery Bay on Saturday during the 40th-annual Mid-Canada Elementary School Run at Lakehead University. As well, the winner in the girls’ category has a Fort Frances tie. Molly Carlson, who was born here but moved to Thunder Bay […]
Duane Hicks The Sunset Country Métis fall harvest fish fry last Thursday evening was a bona fide success, drawing a sold-out crowd of 140 people to the Métis Hall here. But the hall may have to close down if the organization can’t increase its revenues by renting it out for […]
Peggy Revell The ball is starting to roll to establish an art collective for Rainy River District. “We’d love to have more people coming out,” said local musician Carson Webber, who was one of a dozen locals who came out Saturday for a workshop at the Fort Frances Museum to […]
Lucas Punkari It was the perfect way to start off a new season for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. The black-and-gold captured their annual home tournament on the weekend with a perfect 6-0 record—capped by a 3-2 victory over the Kenora Broncos in the gold-medal game Sunday afternoon at the […]
Heather Latter While there’s been a doctor shortage in the area for several years, the situation is looking up. Dr. Cynthia Saliba, a family physician who began practising here last September, and Beth Lowes, a third-year medical student from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine currently on placement here, both […]
Heather Latter After her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in the early 1970s, Diane Davies faithfully had her own mammogram and exam each year. Then in 2003, at age 56, she received the dreaded phone call telling her something had been found on the mammogram and she needed to […]
