Staff Paper machine #6 now won’t start up until the beginning of June. Idled at the local AbitibiBowater mill at the beginning of March, it initially was expected to be back online April 4 and then rescheduled for May 3. “The overall market for glossy printing grades in North America […]
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Duane Hicks Although council passed a bylaw back in January to make it illegal to feed deer within town limits, the reports of them munching on people’s property continue and the town wants residents to know that they will be fined if they keep feeding deer. Fort Frances CAO Mark […]
Mitch Calvert The snow is all but melted and that only can mean one thing: Muskie soccer season has arrived. Actually, the boys’ team has been practising on the pitch for several weeks now (even when a layer of snow still remained) and are hoping to improve on last season’s […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ soccer team is coming off a successful run to the all-Ontarios a season ago—and hopes to duplicate that feat with much of last year’s returning. “They went to OFSAA last year and we have that same goal for this year with a lot of strong […]
Duane Hicks The tennis courts at the Memorial Sports Centre are closed indefinitely to the public for reasons of safety. Council received a report from Community Services manager George Bell at its regular meeting Monday night, which recommended they be closed as the town continues to pursue an agreement with […]
Staff Families from across the district are invited to attend the second-annual Barwick Gun & Hobby show, which is set to run this Saturday (May 2) from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Barwick Community Centre. “We have over 30 tables now, close to 40 tables, booked with the firearms and […]
Duane Hicks “If we can’t see the opportunities aboriginal people are presenting to us on a daily basis, we, as communities, will not succeed to our fullest potential. “It’s in everyone’s interest to take a strong look at this and say, ‘What can do we differently?’” Anna Gibbon, aboriginal liaison […]
Mitch Calvert Members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club got a taste of national competition over the weekend at the Canadian Junior Squash Championships at Niagara-on-the-Lake—and will go back to the drawing board knowing the level they need to reach to succeed there. “The kids were really in tough, […]
Mitch Calvert A pair of Muskie doubles teams survived the NWOSSAA qualifier in Thunder Bay last week and advanced to the OFSAA badminton championship set for May 7-9 in Sudbury. Senior boys’ duo Tim Desjardins and Rory Bagacki went undefeated in five matches to claim top spot in their division […]
Peggy Revell With officials around the world on alert as the number of swine influenza cases grows, district health care providers also are taking precautionary measures to prevent a local outbreak. Originating in Mexico, the swine ‘flu virus is different from seasonal ones and until recently only was transmitted among […]
Peggy Revell It only may be a few months old, but Rainy River First Nations’ anti-drug task force committee already is finding success in mobilizing the community against drug abuse. “I’m really excited about what’s happening,” Chief Jim Leonard said about its progress since forming earlier this year. “I think […]
Mitch Calvert There’s a new man behind the wheel at the Kitchen Creek Golf Course. Jason Chwartacki, originally from Selkirk, Man., has taken over the reins as superintendent for the local course and comes with a golf cart full of experience. Chwartacki, known as “Tick” to most, spent 16 years […]
