Increased costs for bag tags and landfill tipping will be part of the new user fee schedule town council will be voting to adopt at tonight’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said this morning that if the new fee schedule is passed, the cost of bag tags […]
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FORT FRANCES—The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new library in Fort Frances kicked off with a bang Friday—seeing a total of $134,130 in donations come in by the end of the day. “It’s very good. We’re really pleased,” chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick enthused Monday morning. “It’s a […]
Rob Sinclair Jr. of Thunder Bay defeated Paul Fraser’s local rink 6-4 to capture the ‘A’ final of the 59th-annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel yesterday afternoon. The win marked Sinclair Jr.’s second-consecutive championship and his fourth title overall. “They are all fun,” Sinclair Jr. said with a smile when asked […]
The Muskie boys’ curling team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals at the all-Ontarios in Mississauga after a 6-4 loss to Haliburton Highlands S.S. yesterday afternoon. The loss left David Kaun’s rink with a 2-2 record, which wasn’t good enough to advance out of Pool ‘B.’ According to the OFSAA […]
OSHAWA—After a promising start to their quest for all-Ontario gold, it was all downhill from there for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. Already eliminated after a 7-0 loss to the top-ranked Mother Teresa Spartans (London) on Thursday night, the black-and-gold wrapped up play with a 4-3 loss Friday morning to […]
Kevin Nielson, pharmacist and owner of Shopper’s Drug Mart here, demonstrated how easy it is to drop off expired medications for the “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout Contest.” . —Duane Hicks
The Canadian Forces is hosting a one-day career information session on Monday (March 26) from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium here. This session is designed to promote awareness about careers within the Canadian Forces. Information on part-time and full-time employment opportunities, as well as tuition reimbursement programs, […]
In further support of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Just Imagine” campaign, raffle tickets to win groceries and gas for a year are going on sale this weekend at the local Canada Safeway store. The tickets, which cost $5 each, offer five prizes to win, including the grand prize […]
FORT FRANCES—Do you have old bottles of pills and capsules that you never used up just sitting on a shelf in your house? Well, now is the time to toss them out! The Fort Frances Seniors’ Coalition, in partnership with the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team and Northwestern […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 5-3 to the Brother Andre Cardinals (Markham) this morning at the all-Ontario ‘AAA’ championship in Oshawa to drop their record to 1-1. The black-and-gold—seeded eighth in the 20-team field—fell behind 5-0 through two lackluster periods before staging a third-period rally. Kevin Bobczynski, George Halverson, […]
The Muskie boys’ curling team kept their hopes for a berth in the quarter-finals alive as they rallied to beat the Loyalist Lancers 7-6 this morning to improve their record to 2-1 at the all-Ontarios in Mississauga. The rink—featuring skip David Kaun, third Mike Badiuk, second Sean Murray, lead Travis […]
Thunder Bay police have charged a 43-year-old man with second-degree murder in the death of a former local woman. Karla Desrosiers, 45, was found dead in her apartment in Thunder Bay back on Jan. 20. According to press reports, the man appeared in Ontario Court via video on Tuesday and […]
