Lucas Punkari Alexis Perrault controlled the puck during a scrimmage yesterday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena as the Muskie girls’ hockey team completed its three-day tryouts. Head coach Scott Clendenning and the rest of his staff watched the 32 players in action last night before deciding who would […]
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Submitted The OPP’s North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) will be conducting three days of training exercises in Fort Frances starting Sunday. This photo shows what the officers will look like as the uniforms will be different than those they wear on regular duty. The public can expect to […]
Staff Continued hot, dry weather is setting the stage for multiple fire starts each day as lightning strikes from earlier storms continue to pop up as blazes, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. Eleven new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by early evening yesterday. Among these were four […]
Duane Hicks With the provincial election coming up Oct. 6, the Elections Ontario returning office for the Kenora-Rainy River riding opened yesterday at the Senic River Mall on Second Street East. Electors can vote by special ballot at their local returning office/satellite office starting today. They have 28 days (until […]
Staff McIrvine Road will be closed to through traffic for about a day-and-a-half next week due to construction. Wagner Construction Canada will be installing water and sanitary sewer service lines into the property just north of the old Bingo Hall there starting on Monday (Sept. 12) at 7 a.m., the […]
the MNR The forest fire hazard is again “high” across the entire Northwest Region and several days of beautiful weather are forecast to keep it there, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. FireRangers were responding to new fires that started in the past two days in the districts of Fort […]
Duane Hicks Local Elections Ontario staff Christine Jean, standing, and Mackenzie Archie worked at updating the voter system yesterday afternoon at the just-opened returning office here, located in the Senic River Mall on Second Street East.
Heather Latter Garrett Hannah, centre, held the “talking stick” as he introduced himself to his classmates yesterday morning during the first day of the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start program for the 2011/12 school year.
Robin McCormick Cards (500) will start up at the Devlin Hall again on Sept. 20. Games will be played every Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m. until spring, with the cost being $5 each week (which includes a light lunch). Come out and enjoy the evening, show off your skill at […]
Dave Ogilvie “Coffee Break” will begin its new season next Wednesday (Sept. 14). This interdenominational women’s Bible study group meets at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo each Wednesday morning from September until May. The program also provides a nursery as well as “Little Lambs” for three- to five-year-olds of […]
Staff It’s time to clean out the garage and basement! District residents will be able to properly dispose of old paint, mercury thermometers, oil, and other materials they’ve been storing up since last fall when the annual Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste Day goes here Saturday. The event, which is […]
Staff A total of 16 competitors were divided up into eight pairs for the annual Labour Day horseshoe tournament at Pither’s Point Park on Monday, which saw the tandem of Ray Smith and Bonnie Councillor come away with the victory. Albert Cochrane and Stewart Allen finished in second place, with […]
