While everybody knows the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is the premier social event of the summer here, organizers are planning a fundraiser next Saturday (May 13) that promises to “kick bass.” Tickets for the age of majority social, which starts at 7 p.m. on the Ice for Kids Arena […]
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The province will look into a regional price strategy, and possibly cap electricity costs, according to an announcement by Premier Dalton McGuinty at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s annual general meeting April 26-29 in Thunder Bay. NOMA had asked Energy minister Donna Cansfield and Premier McGuinty, both of whom attended […]
Rainy River High School senior Jay Neilson is wrapping up his second year in district politics. Neilson, who happens to be president of RRHS student council, also is the student trustee on the Rainy River District School Board. He’s found the latter to be an eye-opening experience—one he feels he’ll […]
Students at Mine Centre School pulled together for a fundraiser last week for the Autism Society Ontario. But it was their principal, Brenda Ferris-Hyatt, who really went the extra mile. She agreed to be taped up to a wall in support of the annual “Toonies for Autism” fundraiser. For every […]
Going strong for 18 years in Fort Frances, the Chamber of Commerce’s annual home and leisure continues to be a successful event. And this past Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre was no exception as both exhibitors and organizers alike agreed it was a hit once again. Connie […]
Anyone interested in participating in this year’s “Fun in the Sun” queen pageant has until this Friday (May 5) to register with organizers. “We have one girl actually signed up and two others still looking for sponsors,” organizer Melissa Gushulak noted Tuesday afternoon. “The deadline is Friday but I may […]
Although Jarrod Gunn-McQuillan and Eric Busch were not born and raised in Rainy River District, they see strong agricultural opportunities here—especially in creating sustainable food systems. Gunn-McQuillan, a dietitian with the Northwestern Health Unit, and Busch, an agricultural intern here, were the guest speakers at the Rainy River Federation of […]
The Muskies’ girls soccer team kicked off its season in fine form by winning two of three exhibition games in Winnipeg over the weekend. Rookie coaches Laura and Adam Craig were very happy with the outcome given the relatively short amount of time they’ve had to work with the squad. […]
Former Muskie football standout Gary Wager capped off a productive career with the Mount Allison Mounties by earning the team’s most valuable offensive player award last month. Wager, who starred at wide receiver for the Mounties, said the award was a gratifying end to his university playing days. “It’s nice […]
The Muskies boys’ soccer team began its season at the St. John’s Ravenscourt invitational tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend. Head coach Shane Beckett generally was pleased with his team’s performance despite the fact the black-and-gold managed only one win in four games. “Overall we played pretty well. There were […]
The Muskies badminton team got some unexpected good news Monday ahead of the all-Ontario championships being held tomorrow through Saturday in Timmins. Akira Kikkawa, who had finished third in the senior boys’ singles event at the NWOSSAA showdown last month in Thunder Bay, now will be joining teammate Natalie Desjardins […]
The Rainy River District School Board was to recognize the efforts of staff at two of its schools to improve boys’ success in literacy at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. The new joint initiative between Robert Moore and Donald Young schools will be a three-year project focused around a […]
