The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is looking for a new home—and is hoping district municipalities will help out with the costs. “This particular facility is not big enough,” Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, who chairs the local DSSAB, said of its current location at 206 Scott St. “We’ve […]
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While the town will go ahead and provide up to $1 million in financing to buy out the doctors’ shares of the Fort Frances Clinic following a 5-2 vote Monday night, Coun. John Albanese and Mayor Dan Onichuk stand fast that it was a hasty—if not wrong—move. “There is a […]
Amos Brielmann has worked hard—and it’s paid off. Brielmann’s 8,000-acre Pine River Ranch in Pinewood, about 60 km west of Fort Frances, recently has been deemed certified organic by the Organic Crop Producers and Processors after nearly three years of completely following organic standards. And this organic beef farm is […]
The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team was swept by the host Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action last Thursday. losing the best-of-five match by scores of 25-17, 25-20, and 25-14. Head coach John Gibson said the “boys started out playing well” but once Dryden began jump serving, they “struggled to get […]
Last Friday afternoon, the Muskies took to the gridiron to battle Winnipeg’s Oak Park Raiders at Canad Inns Stadium—home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The black-and-gold may have been on the short end of a 34-14 final score, but the game left their coaches hopeful for the future success of […]
Local runners competed at the Graystone Trail Run in St Cloud, Mn. on Saturday and each ended up finishing in the top five of their respective divisions. Jeff Tilbury completed the 25-km trail run in a time of 2:27:35., finishing fifth in the male 30-39 age group. Meanwhile, Wendy […]
A team of NHL legends will be squaring off against Hopper’s Bruins (Muskie alumni) in a fundraiser game here Nov. 24. Bryan Trottier, Dale Hawerchuk, Thomas Steen, Dave Semenko, Gilbert Perrault, Bob Bourne, Morris Lukowich, and Henry Boucha are among the former NHL greats scheduled to suit up. Lorne Ricard […]
Wendy Judson took the stage at the “Luncheon of Hope” on Saturday as Bridget O’Reilly, a fictional nurse from Ireland working at La Verendrye Hospital. Judson had the audience roaring with laughter with her Irish brogue and her story of a woman who overcomes breast cancer with the support of […]
Maria Sanders, left, her husband Craig, Peter Fedoruk, foreground, and the Sanders’ daughters Abby and Maddie, were among the 20-plus people who went on the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s fall fitness hike Sunday at the Rocky Inlet trails. —Duane Hicks photo
Freeda Carmody, far left, Kathy Leek, Shirley Sheppard, Morley Reeve Gary Gamsby, Dr. Ingrid Krampetz, and Emo Reeve Russ Fortier were on hand for the unveiling of the new public library sign in Emo on Friday. The unveiling coincided with Ontario Public Library Week. —Tammy Kinnear photo
Kim Gardiman, children’s services manager for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, took note of the suggestions of those on hand last Thursday for the “Best Start” public consultation at Robert Moore School. Over 20 parents and child care workers attended. —Duane Hicks photo
Brandon McGinnis, above, a Grade 6 student at Donald Young School in Emo, finished ninth among male participants at the 2005 Elementary School Cross-Country Run in Thunder Bay on Saturday. The run was attended by students from across Northwestern Ontario. —Submitted photo
