Peggy Revell A fourth-place finish here in Thunder Bay-Rainy River didn’t damper Ed Shields’ spirits Monday night as history was made with the election of Green Party leader Elizabeth May to the House of Commons. “[With] Elizabeth in, I think we can regain our footing very rapidly because our party’s […]
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Zoey Duncan Local Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff’s chance to reclaim his old seat in the House of Commons was doused by separate waves of support for the NDP and Conservative Party on Monday night. The former two-term MP finished a distant third in Thunder Bay-Rainy River behind incumbent John Rafferty […]
Staff Traffic at the Memorial Sports Centre remained fairly steady Friday and Saturday during the 23rd-annual Home & Leisure Show, sponsored by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and TBayTel. “It was steady all weekend,” Chamber manager Anthony Mason noted Monday. “I don’t have numbers yet, but talking to the […]
Heather Latter In an effort to enhance school and community safety here, the Rainy River District School Board and the OPP are offering a Threat Assessment (Level 1) training program for community partners. OPP Cst. Anne McCoy explained the program is designed for school administrators, education counsellors, police officers, corrections […]
Peggy Revell Educators, experts, and those interested in Ojibwe language education gathered here last week as the “Our Language is Our Culture” conference returned for a third year—this time round even bigger and better. “In the past, we’ve had it for one day and it was very popular, so we […]
Lucas Punkari The end result wasn’t quite what the Muskie boys’ soccer team was hoping for from the annual St. John’s-Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend, but head coach Shane Beckett said his squad is shaping up exactly like he wanted. “I think we’re going to be a really […]
Lucas Punkari The pre-season preparations are over and the real season can now begin. That’s the attitude the Muskie girls’ soccer team is bringing into their opening set of NorWOSSA games today at Fort High. They faced the Kenora Broncos at 11:30 a.m., then will take on the Dryden Eagles […]
Lucas Punkari As both an organizer and a competitor, it was a double victory for local resident Luke Skaarup on Friday night at the first-ever Fort Frances “Strongman” competition. Skaarup helped organize the event, which was held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Home & Leisure […]
Lucas Punkari Just getting the chance to head down to the UFC 129 event in Toronto was big enough for local MMA fan Trevor Fitzgerald. But to end up putting the UFC welterweight championship belt on his favourite fighter, Canada’s own Georges “Rush” St-Pierre, in the middle of the octagon […]
Heather Latter Jessica Whalen, playing “Dorothy,” enacted a scene from Fort Frances High School’s rendition of the “Wizard of Oz” during dress rehearsal Monday night at the Townshend Theatre. The musical opens tonight and runs through Saturday, with the curtain rising at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, which cost $10 for adults […]
Duane Hicks Dressed up for the occasion, Olive Eisenhauer, right, offered her husband, Irvin (Ike), another biscuit during Friday afternoon’s “Royal Tea” at the Fort Frances Pubic Library Technology Centre. About 100 people got dressed in style to attend the event and celebrate the marriage of Prince William to Catherine […]
Zoey Duncan NDP incumbent John Rafferty spoke with long-time supporter Marguerite Kerr after thanking volunteers on election night at his victory party in Thunder Bay.
