Muskie goalie Richard Wieringa used his stick to bat away the puck against the Dryden Eagles here Friday night in a rescheduled game from November. Wierenga put on a stellar performance—and made countless beautiful saves—to help the black-and-gold earn a 7-2 victory. The Muskies next see exhibition action in Bagley, […]
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Maddy McKay, nine, and Alyssa Armstrong, seven, showed off the animals they made in their knitting club at J.W. Walker School last Wednesday. McKay said hers was part horse, snake, and dog while Armstrong made a pony. The school’s knitting club meets three times a week, with 25-30 students participating, […]
Donald Young School students are working hard towards their third theatrical production, which this year is the timeless classic, “Peter Pan.” In this scene, the lost kids crowd around Wendy (Paige McNally) while Capt. Hook (Hailey Trimble) continues to yell and terrify. Kennedy Latimer and Corinna Mack are sharing the […]
Conservative candidate David Leskowsi kept a smile on his face Monday night as even though the numbers in the riding put him in third place, his party was doing well nationally. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Liberal incumbent Ken Boshcoff took a call from a supporter congratulating him on his win shortly after being declared elected in Thunder Bay-Rainy River Monday night. Boshcoff and NDP candidate John Rafferty were within 200 votes of each other through most of the night, making for a tense few hours. […]
Five Kenora men have been fined a total of $7,250 after lying and conspiring to cover up killing a cow moose without a licence. They all pleaded guilty. Vincent Schatkowsky, 45, was fined $1,000 for hunting a cow moose without a licence, $1,000 for making a false statement to a […]
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is asking Natural Resources minister David Ramsay to intervene directly to ensure that local conservation authorities follow the intent of a recent ministry announcement dealing with wetland areas. “We’re concerned the conservation authorities may be using the new generic regulations as a tool to place […]
Join Voyageurs’ education specialist Teri Tucker this Sunday (Jan. 29) from 2-4 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center for an afternoon of fun and learning. The program begins inside with a short talk about how researchers use snow tracking skills to look for animals within Voyageurs National Park. Learn […]
Ontarians should be vigilant and help to protect the province’s lakes and rivers from invasive species, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay said Monday. “Invasive species are a very real environmental and economic threat to the Great Lakes, inland lakes, and rivers,” warned Ramsay. “The public has a key role to […]
The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary is co-hosting the “Pop Your Winter Blues” concert coming up this Friday (Jan. 27) at 7 p.m. at the Emo Legion. There also will be a silent auction, featuring such items as musical instruments, wooden deck furniture, Valentine’s packages, children’s toys—in general, a lot […]
The following information related to income of farm families is from a December, 2005 Statistics Canada news release: For the first time since 1990, families with relatively large farm operations relied on off-farm sources for more than half of their total income—joining the ranks of families with small- and medium-sized […]
A conservation officer rescued a local trapper who was suffering mild hypothermia and frostbite after his snowmachine got stuck in slush. The trapper was rescued on Trout Lake, 40 km northeast of Red Lake, by James Guise, who works out of the Ministry of Natural Resources office in Red Lake. […]
