The Muskie girls’ hockey team battled the Kenora Broncos to a 4-4 tie in NorWOSSA action there last night. The black-and-gold had led 4-1 heading into the third period, but ran into some penalty trouble that allowed Kenora to get back into the game. “The girls actually played really, really […]
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All four Muskie court teams fought hard to reach their respective gold-medal matches at the NorWOSSA playoffs here yesterday—but each one ended up having to settle for silver. But the news wasn’t all bad for the senior girls’ volleyball team. Even though they were swept 25-14, 25, 14, and 25-22 […]
Lynn Davis, left, and Joan Allison of Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee, were busy getting people to “Be A Star for Health Care” yesterday at Canada Safeway. The public is encouraged to donate $2, and get their name on a star to be eligible to win tickets […]
The Dryden and District branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society is getting ready for its annual “Feast of Famine” fundraiser, which will be held in Fort Frances, Kenora, and Dryden next month. In Fort Frances and Kenora, “Feast or Famine” will take place from noon on Thursday, March 2 […]
Both Muskie junior teams advanced to their respective finals in NorWOSSA playoff action this morning at Fort High. The junior boys’ basketball squad beat the Dryden Eagles 50-41 in their semi-final showdown this morning—earning a berth in the final against the first-place Kenora Broncos at 5 p.m. Talbot Johnson led […]
As the process to have a non-profit corporation run the Fort Frances Clinic and establish a Family Health Team (FHT) here moves forward, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig made it clear Monday night how everything has come together to reach this point. “It has been a highly-talked about issue in […]
Negotiations between local secondary occasional teachers and the Rainy River District School Board have broken off, and the teachers are planning to begin low-level sanctions starting this Monday (Feb. 20). “Our collective agreement is one of the poorest ones in the province and our members are tired of seeing it […]
While the Fort Frances Community Clinic’s application for a Family Health Team (FHT) already has been submitted to the province, Mayor Dan Onichuk feels there should have been more consultation with local residents and other district communities. And in an effort to rectify that in the future, the mayor said […]
Local swimmer Alex Parent was practising at the Memorial Sports Centre last night to prepare for the Western Canadian championships being held in Winnipeg from Feb. 16-19. —Jenni Condon photo
Missy Hammond, six, was the second participant to compete in the speed skate portion of the fourth-annual hockey skills competition Sunday in Nestor Falls. She completed the lap around the outdoor rink in 44.43 seconds, earning her second place overall in the six and under age category. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Six-month-old Marra McPherson, centre, seen here with her mom, Amanda French, was the first-place winner of Beta Sigma Phi-Alpha Upsilon chapter’s “Sweetheart Baby” contest. The second-place winner was eight-month-old Scott Kivimaki, right, with mom, Sarah Freeman-Kivimaki, while the third-place baby was Kiera Copenace, five months, with her mom, Vanessa Copenace. […]
Members of CUPE, OPSEU, ONA, and SEIU participated in an information picket outside La Verendrye Hospital here yesterday to protest the creation of LHINs in Ontario. —Melanie Béchard photo
