The Thunder Bay research station is slated to close at the end of the month but the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is committed to working with the province to keep it open and also preserve the one in Emo. Delegates passed a resolution in support of the Thunder […]
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A second dead horse in Rainy River District is being tested for the West Nile virus, Dr. Chris Cannon of the Nor-West Animal Clinic here confirmed Tuesday night. “We got the results back [Tuesday] and it’s not rabies, so we’ll have to test for the West Nile virus now,” he […]
Trustees will discuss if local students made the grade on last year’s Grade 10 literacy test at the regular monthly meeting of the Rainy River District School Board here Tuesday night. “We have had marked improvements in our results,” Education Director Warren Hoshizaki said Tuesday morning. The literacy test was […]
The number of teams involved in the random draw to enter the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship next July is growing—along with the excitement of those taking part in Wednesday night’s lottery. Bud Edwards, media relations director for the FFCBC, said Tuesday morning that 123 teams had been confirmed as […]
The Muskie offence found its pulse here Friday afternoon but they couldn’t keep the beat down the stretch. The black-and-gold scored two touchdowns for the first time this season, but that still wasn’t enough to snap their losing streak as the River East Kodiaks won 22-12 win in Winnipeg High […]
Once they hooked the lead, they weren’t about to throw it back. Ted Stewner of Winnipeg and Kenora’s Al Carlson built enough of a first-day lead Saturday to hold off a Sunday surge by district pair Bill Godin and Karl Howells to collect top honours and the $5,000 first prize […]
New week, same result. Fresh off a win and a tie against the Nipigon Feathermen Hawks to open the SIJHL season, the Borderland Thunder repeated the feat over the weekend on the road against the Fort William Wolves. Matt Johnson’s power-play goal with 5:19 left in the third period lifted […]
A benefit dinner is slated next Tuesday (Oct. 8) to help out a Couchiching First Nation family after their house burned down Friday afternoon. The event is being organized by Denise Audette to benefit Amanda and Ian Perreault and their two children. “The home’s pretty much destroyed,” said Audette, who […]
While the final numbers still were being crunched Monday, it looks like local Safeway employees managed to raise more money than ever for their chosen charity for this year. Store manager Mike Scott said it’s clear the employees have raised a total exceeding $50,000 following the final fundraising event Friday—the […]
The two-day blood donor clinic that wrapped up here Thursday fell well short of its goal yet again. “We had a total of 321 donors and that’s 115 short of our quota of 436,” said Marnee Miller of the La Verendrye hospital auxiliary, which helped organize the clinic locally. “We […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will have to fill two vacancies on its board of directors after a second member stepped down. Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Friday morning that Tammy Hayward, formerly of the Red Dog Inn, announced she was leaving the board earlier this week. Wayne Sabanski […]
Susan Bodnarchuk is the new chair of the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee following a meeting earlier this week to choose a replacement for former chair Janis Lesko. “I accepted the position,” Bodnarchuk said Thursday. “We went through the nomination process but no one else stepped up. “I’m definitely looking to […]
