Paige Desmond There isn’t much time left for district farmers hoping to get funding assistance through the Environmental Farm Plan initiative for environmental projects on their farms. The program, as it is known now, will not exist as of 2009 when “Growing Forward,” the new agricultural policy framework, is implemented, […]
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Staff The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team participated in a tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend. They opened action with a tight game against Churchill, with the Muskies taking a 17-14 lead at halftime. But co-coach Dan Bird said foul trouble and turnovers turned the tide in Churchill’s favour […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians ‘AA’ Midget hockey team worked off some of the rust during a pair of exhibition games against perennial powerhouse Shattuck St. Mary’s in Faribault, Mn. over the weekend. The Canadians struggled in both games, losing by scores of 7-1 and 9-2. Jordan Sinclair netted the […]
the MNR Three Dubreuilville residents each were fined $200 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting. Laurent Blais, 43, Ginette Tremblay, 33, and Jason Tremblay, 21, all pleaded guilty to the offences. Court heard that on Oct. 13, 2007, Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officers were conducting surveillance on Road […]
Mitch Calvert The four Muskie court sports teams continued their NorWOSSA seasons in Kenora last Thursday. Both girls’ basketball squads had earned wins over Kenora here a week earlier, but it was the junior Broncos who used home court to their advantage this time around in rallying to a 27-15 […]
Mitch Calvert Joe Basaraba, last season’s Muskie boys’ hockey standout, is now making waves south of the border. The 16-year-old finds himself suiting up for the renowned Shattuck St. Mary’s prep team—the hockey program know for developing such NHL stars as Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews, and Zach Parise. Basaraba’s path […]
Staff The Rainy River District Fastball League handed out its end-of-season awards Friday in Big Grassy. The big winner on the night was Big Island’s Jesse Tom, who tied for the home run king award with Rainy River’s Tony Armstrong (eight apiece), while also collecting the top shortstop prize and […]
Mitch Calvert Two key cogs during last Wednesday night’s 11-0 rout of the expansion Sioux Lookout Flyers won’t be in Fort Frances Jr. Sabres uniforms for the next little while. Mitch Cain and Carson Dubchak (who combined for five goals and nine points against the Flyers) have been invited to […]
Martin Williams On Friday (Oct. 3), Crossroads School in Devlin hosted the annual district-wide chess tournament for 111 players, who crammed in 555 games in the three hours between arriving and climbing back into buses and car pools. The gym was a hive of energy from start to finish—and none […]
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 Children in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding may not be old 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 […]
Paige Desmond A demographic often forgotten when it comes to counselling, district First Nations’ men now have two unique services available to help them heal through group work. Offered by the Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services Inc.’s Counselling Unit, the “In Search of Your Warrior” program and the men’s […]
