Press Release Each year on the first Sunday of October, “Life Chain” invites people from many different religious affiliations to stand on a designated sidewalk in their town or city and pray for one hour while holding a sign bearing a Pro-Life message. Last year, “Life Chains” took place in […]
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Duane Hicks While encouraging fire safety always is part of their mandate, the Fort Frances Fire/Rescue Service will be doing a little more to get its message out to local residents during Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 3-9). Fire safety specialist Wayne Riches said firefighters will be visiting elementary schools all […]
Dryden Ice Dogs •39-9-5 in 2009-10 (second place) •Significant losses: F Kevin Burton, F Mike Lennon, F BJ McClellan, F Kyle Heck, F Chad Liley, D Mark McDonald, F Spencer Gyori, G Josh Baker, and D Kevin Raine •Breakdown: The Ice Dogs lacked a bit of bite in the pre-season, […]
Reality has set in for our team as we have learned it will take a strong work ethic and 60 minutes of hockey to win games this season in the SIJHL. After a strong, hard-fought victory in our season-opener versus the defending champion Fort William North Stars, we felt pretty […]
Jason Sobkowicz Whitetail hunters—ever look at the calendar when you are booking your deer hunting holiday and scratch your head wondering when the whitetail “rut” is going to hit? Here is some information on that topic based on the latest research from world-renowned whitetail biologist Charles Alsheimer (Deer and Deer […]
Staff October is just around the corner and so is “Healthy Workplace Month.” While the local Northwestern Health Unit will not be hosting a workplace walking challenge this fall, district workplaces still can sign up for the virtual “Walk Across Canada Workplace Challenge” at www.workplacewalks.ca Like last year’s walk here, […]
the MNR Many well-intentioned people needlessly remove juvenile animals from a healthy, natural life in the wild. They think the animal is sick, injured, or orphaned when that often is not the case. Where an animal is in need of help, it requires specialized care to recover and return to […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Sept. 30-Oct. 6: •Sept. 30—7:12 a.m. and 6:54 p.m. •Oct. 1—7:14 a.m. and 6:52 p.m. •Oct. 2—7:15 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. •Oct. 3—7:17 a.m. and 6:47 p.m. •Oct. 4—7:18 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. •Oct. 5—7:20 a.m. and 6:43 p.m. •Oct. 6—7:21 a.m. […]
the MNR Deer hunters in Northwestern Ontario can help monitor for the presence of a fatal disease that affects the animals. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a brain disease that affects members of the deer family (i.e., deer, moose, elk, and potentially caribou). The disease has never been found in […]
Staff The Muskie cheerleading squad is hoping to see a number of new faces on the team this year, and it has a couple of new faces on the coaching staff, as well. Angie Tyrvainen, a former Muskie cheerleader, and Jessica Roehrig, a cheerleader from St. Ignatius in Thunder Bay, […]
Duane Hicks In response to a call for public input on the 2011 budget process, local resident Stan Hoard stepped forward Monday night to recommend town council spend more money on fixing roads in Fort Frances. But residents can do their part to help the town get government dollars to […]
Dan Falloon A surge Monday night saw Port Alberni, B.C. jump out to a huge lead over Nestor Falls in the World Fishing Network’s “Ultimate Fishing Town” contest. After running neck-and-neck with the West Coast community for much of the day, organizers in Nestor Falls were shocked to see that […]
