The Muskie football team has yet to win a game this season after falling 37-8 to the host Grant Park Pirates on Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. Grant Park raised its record to 3-1 with the win while the black-and-gold fell to 0-4. The Pirates had to hammer out much closer […]
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The father-and-son team of Alex and Darrell Keszler were the big winners at the 2007 Fall Bass Classic at Birch Point Camp, pocketing the $5,000 top prize yesterday after winning the district’s last tournament of the season. The Winnipeg duo bagged 39.56 pounds over the weekend to narrowly beat out […]
Ontario will be trying to set a new Guinness world record for the most walkers at any given point in time this Wednesday (Oct. 3) with the “World Record Walk,” and local organizers want area residents to help achieve that goal. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft is encouraging everyone—young and not-so-young alike—to […]
Local MP Ken Boshcoff gave an update Friday afternoon on several regional issues, including the “Buy Canada” policy for transportation he’s pushing, during the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce’s 72nd-annual general meeting at La Place Rendez-Vous. A total of 32 delegates and eight guest speakers came here for the […]
Alex Keszler, left, and son, Darrell, were happy to find out their 39.56-pound haul was good enough for first place and $5,000 at the 2007 Fall Bass Classic, which was held Saturday and Sunday at Birch Point Camp on Northwest Bay.
MNR inspectors checked cars and trucks on Highway 11 near Couchiching on Friday for fish and game. Dave Saunders, left, said there were no major incidents but plenty of different people heading down the highway throughout the day.
Frances Walsh, left, Alanna Walsh, Margie Caul, and Christine Krueger were among the 30 or so participants who braved the windy, wet weather yesterday afternoon as they made their way along the riverfront for the CIBC “Run for the Cure.” The annual fundraiser brought in $2,859 for breast cancer research.
Dr. Laurence Hunt, a well-respected area provider of psychological assessment and therapeutic services, shared his knowledge with parents, caregivers, and school staff Friday at the Townshend Theatre. More than 150 people attended the one-day seminar “Quick Change,” which focused on behaviour management for dealing with challenging children. It was sponsored […]
No new fires were reported in the Northwest Region this past week, marking two weeks without new fire activity. Red Lake District, meanwhile, declared two fires out this week, reducing the number of active fires in the region to two. The remaining active blazes in the region are small fires […]
Local CIBC staff and friends and family will be participating in the annual “Run for the Cure” here Sunday afternoon to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. CIBC employee Karen Chown, who’s organizing the local “Run for the Cure” this year, said the public is more than welcome […]
After staging a very successful one last fall, the Fort Frances Seniors’ Coalition is planning its second-annual seniors’ lifestyle expo slated for Saturday, Oct. 27 at Fort Frances High School. “The purpose of the seniors’ lifestyle expo is to provide information to seniors about local services and organizations, and to […]
Maya Davis played with a toy at the Ontario Early Years Centre booth yesterday during the Family and Children’s Services children’s services fair at Robert Moore School. Hundreds of kids and their families came out for the inaugural event, which featured about 25 different groups and services, with booths offering […]
