The Muskie boys’ hockey team notched a pair of exhibition wins on the road against Minnesota squads over the weekend. The black-and-gold started things off Friday night with a 12-3 romp over Bagley, then they blanked Red Lake Falls 2-0 the following afternoon. Ryan Witherspoon netted a hat trick in […]
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Canadian Tire here is hosting “The Great Skate” on Monday afternoon to raise money to help needy kids play organized sports. A free skate—open to all ages—will run from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre, organizer Margaret McDonald said Friday morning. “When people come, they don’t have to pay […]
Fort Frances Junior Curling and Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce have teamed up on a raffle to benefit both groups, with tickets on sale now. First prize is $2,000 in Chamber gift certificates while the second- and third-place prizes are $1,000 and $500 in gift certificates, respectively. “This is a […]
Anyone interested in resurrecting the local Borderland Thunder Junior ‘A’ hockey team should attend a meeting this coming Wednesday (Feb. 1) at 7:30 p.m. at the Adventure Inn. The Thunder folded after the 2004-05 season because of financial difficulties and differences with the Superior International Junior Hockey League. “We want […]
The local Chamber of Commerce’s home and leisure show committee has been meeting since September, but the clock is now ticking to get everything lined up for this year’s event slated for April 28-29 at the Memorial Sports Centre. “We’re really starting to get excited about it,” Chamber manager Dawn […]
The second-annual VALA variety show, this year entitled “Hollywood North: A Gala of Entertainment and Family Fun,” will take the stage Feb. 11 to raise both literacy awareness and funds for the program. And with the entertainment all set to go, organizers now are hoping to sell more tickets in […]
Gord McTaggart, left, shared some of his family history with museum curator Pam Hawley during a taping of “Gathering Our Community Story” yesterday at the museum. The new Shaw Cable TV program, which features interviews with many familiar local residents discussing the town’s history, will begin airing Feb. 8. The […]
U.S. forestry company Bowater Inc. is shutting down a pulp mill in Thunder Bay—a move that will put about 280 people out of work. The South Carolina-based company announced yesterday it is closing the kraft mill at the end of April as part of a streamlining in the wake of […]
The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario occasional teachers and the Rainy River District School Board reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract on Tuesday. The union represents 93 occasional elementary teachers across the district from Rainy River to Atikokan. Details of the settlement will be issued after ratification […]
The OPP would like to remind motorists that the Ministry of Transportation’s road information number is 1-800-268-4686. Police also encourage motorists to pay attention to local radio and TV stations for road and weather updates. The 9-1-1 service, as well as the OPP’s 1-888-310-1122 service, are “call for service” emergency […]
Town council forwarded a zoning bylaw amendment application from Loblaw Properties West Inc. to municipal planner Faye Flatt for processing during Monday night’s regular meeting here. And if everything goes ahead without any problems, work on the site for a new grocery store could begin this spring, Flatt said Wednesday. […]
Grade 1/2 teacher Shar Gilbert helped Danielle Hammond, seven, make a Chinese lantern made out of red envelopes at JW Walker School yesterday. The class welcomed teacher Hue Eldridge to teach the students about Chinese New Year, which takes place on Sunday. The red envelopes are traditionally used to give […]
