Both Muskie soccer teams are preparing to wrap up their short season today at the NorWOSSA playoffs up in Dryden. While the boys come into the league playoffs at the bottom of their pool, the girls are on top of theirs and so get a bye into the final—something co-head […]
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Several volunteers from the Devlin, Emo, and Barwick areas were honoured with Volunteer Service Awards last Thursday evening in Kenora for their contributions to their communities. Of the 60 recipients at the ceremony, more than half hailed from Rainy River District. But only 11 travelled the two hours to accept […]
Well-known actor Gordon Tootoosis and former NHL star Gino Odjick will be speaking to youngsters about many youth issues this Friday at the Rainy River First Nations’ gymnasium. “I think it’s a really good thing for them to come and speak to help educate the youth,” said Harvey Cochrane, who […]
Fifty-five young women, in Grades 7-12 from across Rainy River District, attended the annual Young Women’s Conference at the Luther Village retreat near Sioux Narrows over the weekend. The group watched skits put on by the Fort Frances High School Drama department about girl power and Inner beauty, and listened […]
Citing declining enrolment and not enough extra revenue, the Northwest Catholic District School Board decided Tuesday night that offering Grade 9 at its schools was not a viable option. “After reviewing the report that was prepared for us and doing the follow through, I’ll say the declining enrolments scare me […]
The local adult slo-pitch league—a 20-year tradition here—is facing tough times as it faces falling enrolment, with only 20 teams registered to play this summer. “It’s just slowly been decreasing over the course of the years,” noted Megan Ross, physical education director with the Memorial Sports Centre and organizer of […]
Actors’ salaries, older brothers, and speeches were the three winning topics at the 2007 Rainy River District Speech Contest held last Thursday at Robert Moore School here. Twelve students from eight district schools participated in the annual contest, reciting speeches on various topics to their peers, teachers, principals, and family […]
NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton is applauding the Ontario Citizens’ Assembly’s final report on electoral reform, which recommends a new electoral system for the province: Mixed Member Proportional. It will be up to Ontario voters to decide whether the new system is adopted in a referendum being held […]
Scientists estimate the sturgeon family has been around for more than 60 million years. That makes them contemporaries of T. rex and other creatures from the Age of Dinosaurs. There are nine species of the sturgeon family across North America, and most are threatened, endangered, extirpated, or “of concern.” In […]
Shane Bliss, head coach of the Muskie boys’ hockey team, understands there’s an interest in bringing a Midget ‘AAA’ team back to town. He’s just upset the push has gone so far. “I have a lot of parents who are going in support of this [Muskie] program who are very […]
After launching its annual beautification program, “Project Petunia,” on Friday afternoon at Robin’s Donuts here, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is well on its way to having a full slate of sponsors for flower baskets. “We didn’t have as many people at the launch as we did last year, […]
In light of an unannounced Ministry of Environment inspection back in February, town council said Monday night that staff at the Fort Frances water treatment plant have been doing excellent work. Citing a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown during Monday night’s council meeting, Coun. Sharon Tibbs noted […]
