Duane Hicks Deb Emes of B93•FM presented Dr. Bruce Lidkea, of Lidkea Optometry, with the award for Business of the Year (1-15 employees) last night at the 15th-annual Bell Business Awards at La Place Rendez-Vous.
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Lucas Punkari With any chance of making the playoffs at the Northern Ontario men’s provincial curling championships having gone out the window yesterday, Tim Nordin of the Stratton Curling Club will be trying to derail the hopes of two others today at the Fort William Curling Club. Sitting near the […]
Peggy Revell Grade 1 students from St. Michael’s School serenaded Rainycrest residents with cheerful Valentine’s Day songs as the youngsters paid a visit there this morning.
Duane Hicks Local businesses were in the spotlight last night at the 15th-annual Bell Business Awards at La Place Rendez-Vous. Lidkea Optometry was honoured as Business of the Year (1-15 employees). Other nominees for that award included Ron’s Auto Body, Greensides General Store, Northern Lights Credit Union, Citi Financial, A […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered its first loss since Jan. 4—falling 3-2 in overtime to the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action Wednesday night. Jason Neniska netted the game-winner with less than two minutes to go in the extra frame when his shot went off the glove of […]
Duane Hicks Dozens of retired members of the International Association of Machinists Local 771 and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 1744 rallied here yesterday to raise awareness of a dispute they have with AbitibiBowater regarding changes to their pensions which they have not agreed to. IAM Grand Lodge rep Brian […]
Lucas Punkari Squaring off for the second time in two nights, the pent-up emotions between the Fort Frances Lakers and Dryden Ice Dogs reached a boiling point last night up Highway 502. The SIJHL rivals combined for 90 penalty minutes in the game, which ended up going to the Lakers […]
Lucas Punkari After earning a pair of wins Tuesday to breathe life into his playoff hopes at the Northern Ontario men’s curling championship, three-straight losses have dashed any Brier hopes for the Tim Nordin rink from the Stratton Curling Club. Nordin’s foursome, which also includes third Mitch Sequin, second Adam […]
Duane Hicks IAM 771 and IBEW 1744 members braved the cold yesterday to participate in a rally in the mill parking lot at Scott Street and Central Avenue.
Lucas Punkari Muskie senior girls’ volleyball player Megan Veniot got set to serve during NorWOSSA action against Kenora here yesterday. Fort High won in four sets while the squad fell to the visitors in four sets. Meanwhile, in hoops action, the black-and-gold swept the afternoon against Kenora, with the senior […]
Peggy Revell McTaggarts’ staff—Debi Gustafson, left, Tracey Booth, Richard Boileau, Nicole Turcotte, and Alfreda Easton—were decked out in their comfy duds for the “PJ Day” being celebrated by various downtown businesses today. With some stores opening as early as 6 a.m. for the event, customers who showed up wearing their […]
Dave Ogilvie There will be a special presentation at the upcoming men’s breakfast meeting scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 19 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. This month’s speaker will be Dr. Daniel Klassen, Ph.D., a Professor Emeritus in Education at Lakehead University who is a practising counsellor at […]
