Staff After a five-week campaign, voters finally will have a chance to make their voices heard with the arrival of election day today. Polls in Rainy River District are open from 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m., which coincides with the polls located in the riding’s Eastern time zone that are open from […]
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Mitch Calvert The St. Paul’s Crusaders invaded Muskie Field on Friday afternoon—and certainly left their mark with a 44-0 victory. The Crusaders racked up big yardage on the ground in the first half and led 21-0 at the break, then went to the air in the second half in adding […]
Duane Hicks Looking forward to a partnership that will see construction of a new library and technology centre start in April, “Building for the Future” campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk, middle, shared a few words at the site of the future facility on Friday before presenting Mayor Roy Avis, second from […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie Josh Stevens (#51) and Justin Perreault (#43) tried to get at St. Paul’s Crusaders’ quarterback Rhys Hansen during their Winnipeg High School Football League tilt here Friday. The visiting Crusaders dominated the game right until the final buzzer, winning 44-0.
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Lorna Baker, left, and Stacy Gosman got ready to dig into their meal at the Thanksgiving lunch provided by the local Salvation Army last Friday.
Jessica George After the unveiling of the Dance Fire monument was completed Friday, many who had crowded under the pavilion for the moving ceremony then came forward to point out names of those who had perished in the Thanksgiving Day blaze back on Oct. 10, 1938.
Paige Desmond Atikokan Crisis Centre executive director Donna Kroocmo says the issue most affecting district women is poverty, yet when interviewed and asked about women’s issues, none of the candidates in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding touched on this point. According to Kroocmo, poverty or the risk of it is […]
Peggy Revell The hand-shaking, door-knocking, debating, and staking of lawn signs will wind down this weekend as Tuesday’s federal election draws near. This election campaign has gone very well, said incumbent Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff. “And with the unexpected slumping of the prime minister, I believe it’s actually going even […]
Duane Hicks With more and more leaves on the ground than on trees, and autumn’s chill in the air, bears are making their last walkabout prior to tucking in for the winter—wrapping up what amounted to “a slow to average” season for bruin activity here in Fort Frances, bylaw enforcement […]
Peggy Revell Children in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding may not be olda enough to vote, but local candidates are hoping to catch the ear of parents with promises of child-care solutions come election day. Three of the four main political parties and their local candidates are championing some form […]
Peggy Revell Sherry Bonner-Vickers, along with her dog, “Harley,” already has been getting into the Hallowe’en spirit by decking out her home on First Street East with ghastly gravestones and assorted ghouls.
Peggy Revell Students in Solange Busch’s Grade 5 class at St. Francis School have been busy learning about politics during this federal election. Cameron Turriff (upper left), Alyssa Chiasson, Jordan Bruyere, Maddie Sanders, Ian Jodoin (lower left), and Maggie Jean showed off the posters they made about the different parties […]
