No new fires were reported in the region yesterday and progress continues on all active fires as they are patrolled and assessed. Fire operations also are consolidating, with field operations dismantling and operations being co-ordinated out of the fire management headquarters in Greenstone and Thunder Bay, and one forward attack […]
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Robin Simmons, a Grade 8 student from Robert Moore School, helped fry up bannock that his classmates made during Seven Generations Education Institute’s “Fall Harvest” yesterday. The institute had about 250 students from across the region attend yesterday’s event, which included many traditional skills like preparing wild rice, cleaning and […]
Crossroads student Sam Myslicki, left, kept track of the waste items collected by Samantha Stahn and Alyssa Mutz last Wednesday as the students took part in the “Great Canadian Shoreline Clean up” hosted by the Rainy River First Nation’s Watershed Program. —Heather Ogilvie photo
CIBC employees Wendy Crowe, left, Nancy Green, and Iris Gerhard were among those who particpated in the CIBC “Run for the Cure” here Sunday morning starting at the Sorting Gap Marina. The group of 31 bank employees, including their families and friends, made the trek to Pither’s Point and back […]
Marj Katerick was one of the dozen Borderland Bicycle Club members who particpated in the inaugural “Road River Ramble” on Sunday afternoon. Leaving from the parking lot near the water tower on McIrvine Road, the group made their way either 25 km or 50 km (for the die-hards) along Highway […]
Local angler Jason Cain held the bag as his partner, Davis Viehbeck, loaded in the five bass they caught on Day 2 of the Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic, which was held at LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp over the weekend. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Students from Carleton University in Ottawa, led by Dr. Steven Cooke, right, examined a bass during the Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic at LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp over the weekend. The group was monitoring behavior, stress levels, and examining the external features of fish caught in live-release tournaments. Several bass […]
The Muskies’ four court teams have invoked almost every emotion possible thus far. Despite the fact the black-and-gold only have been competing for two weeks, the various coaches have felt everything from elation to disappointment to frustration. The following is a breakdown of how each of the four squads has […]
The Kitchen Creek ladies held their annual wind-up banquet last Tuesday (Sept. 26), enjoying a great turkey dinner put on by Chef Ryan and his staff. Along with year-end reports from executive members, Dana Kosowick announced winners for the 18- and nine-hole ringer boards: •1st flight—1. Donna Gustafson and Joyce […]
Football is a game of execution. It doesn’t matter how many plays a team has in its playbook or how many different looks its defence can show the opposition. At the end of the day, all that counts is which team executed their plays more efficiently. Case in point, last […]
FORT FRANCES—Most school board seats—both public and separate—already have been filled by acclamation, but there will be elections in three areas in November. Incumbent Dan Belluz and Donna Dittaro, who served as a trustee about 10 years ago, were acclaimed to the two Fort Frances seats on the Rainy River […]
The deadline has expired and the nominations are in. Although district townships had a slow start to candidates stepping forward, several communities will see races in the Nov. 13 municipal election. The largest race this year will take place in Emo, where Dr. Ingrid Krampetz and former councillor Geoff Pearce […]
