FORT FRANCES—The Northwest Catholic District School Board is facing a drop in enrolment this year, though a smaller one than originally predicted. In a preliminary enrolment report to be reviewed at the board’s first regular meeting of the 2006/07 school year Saturday morning, enrolment is down 53 students across the […]
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It’s often said that there is no substitute when it comes to experience. If the adage holds true, then great things can be expected of this year’s Muskie junior girls’ basketball team. The black-and-gold are returning no fewer than 10 players from last year’s squad—a fact that has head coach […]
Three district stock car racers posted impressive results at the Wissota 100 event in Rice Lake, Wis. last weekend. Steve Arpin was the top local finisher, placing second in Sunday’s 24-car ‘A’ modified feature race. Arpin started ninth on the grid, but made his way through the field over the […]
This group of friends is not off to see the Wizard, but are in fact raising money for dialysis at La Verendrye Hospital during Tom Bruyere’s Walk for Dialysis from Emo to Fort Frances this morning. The annual walk has raised more than $60,000 in the past six years. —Melanie […]
No new fires were reported in Ontario yesterday—the first time that’s happened since May 14. Here in the Northwest region, Aug. 23 was the last day with no new fires, but that was followed by an unprecedented number of new fires that ignited from Sept. 7-19. Fire crews are […]
The cakes are baked, the chili is cooking, and the Fort Frances Museum is gearing up for the return of the “Great Chili Cook-off” tomorrow on Scott Street. Drop by for lunch at Warp 9 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost is $4 for a bowl of chili or $6 for […]
The Muskie golf team is on a roll. The black-and-gold continued their string of top three finishes yesterday by taking second place at a NorWOSSA tournament in Red Lake. Andrew Easton, Jordan Sinclair, Alex McDonald, Kevin Jackson, and Ben Bruyere shot a combined 338 to take runner-up honours. Easton was […]
Valerie Martindale of the Voyageur Lions Club helped pass out coffee, muffins, and goodie bags at the Lions Drive-Thru Breakfast at Time Hortons this morning. The bags were filled with more than $10 worth of donated items from local businesses. Some bags contained special prizes. The event is a fundraiser […]
FORT FRANCES—The extensive renovations at the Fort Frances Museum are well underway, with the project still on line to be completed before the new year. Museum curator Pam Hawley and interpretive development intern Emily Carr did a walk-through of the building on Friday and noted the entire building—from the basement […]
FORT FRANCES—Each year, the Rainy River First Nations Watershed program hosts a shoreline clean-up throughout the district. But this year, the area might make it on the map, with Devlin’s clean-up on Sept. 27 being listed nationally alongside communities like Ottawa, Hamilton, and Toronto. “We got contacted by the people […]
The Muskie football team earned a big road win yesterday afternoon, defeating the host Dryden Eagles 16-13 in Winnipeg High School Football action. Running back Terry Carmody led the Muskie offensive attack-carrying the ball 31 times for 193 yards and a touchdown. Carmody also had roughly 30 yards in receptions, […]
While finding out the results of the municipal election here has sped up since the town switched to mail-in ballots in 2000, it’s expected the candidates will find out how they did even faster this time around. Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin said in an interview last week that for […]
