With the school year ending soon, the United Native Friendship Centre youth council here is working to make sure teens don’t get bored during their summer break. “We’re basically out to change the community’s perception of the youth. We’re not all bad,” Sally Lee, president of the youth council, said […]
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As one door closes, another opens. That was the case here when “Trudy’s Alterations” closed this week and an employee opened “Stitch Em Up” to take its place. “I’ve been working for my mother for three years doing this, [but] she’s moving to Thunder Bay and I knew our clientele […]
A new swimming club got a feel for what it needs to gain recognition at its first meeting here Wednesday night. Calling themselves the “Cyclone Swim Club,” the group sent an application to Swim Ontario for official club approval on Thursday, head coach Debbie Murray said. Wednesday night’s meeting, held […]
Backed by a vote of 90 percent overall in favour of going on strike, the union negotiating team for Safeway employees in Fort Frances, Dryden, and Kenora returned to talks with the company Thursday in Kenora. Now with a Ministry of Labour mediator as part of the equation, representatives from […]
Atikokan painter Alanna Marohnic has hung the paintings with care—some are in the bathroom, living room, and even the kitchen. She’s displaying 60 paintings in Kim Gardiman’s home at 900 Kaitlyn Dr. here starting Thursday from 6-9 p.m. “It’s a great place to hang work,” Marohnic enthused. “This is my […]
While dozens of anglers were looking for fish in the Rainy River last week during the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic, Martin Nantel was busy looking for information gaps about the river and its tributaries. Nantel, head of the Rainy River First Nations Watershed program, spoke of the importance of identifying […]
Construction on Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway waterfront renovation project should be underway by July after town council approved the final drawings and report from Engineering Northwest Ltd. at a meeting here last Thursday evening. While only a handful of people were on hand for the public presentation, […]
Team #28 may have finished 32nd out of the 45 teams competing in the inaugural Emo Walleye Classic last weekend, but they certainly were at the top of the list for memorability. With their fun hats, sweatshirts, and boat all proudly proclaiming them as the “Walleye Queens,” Lil Pihulak and […]
Fort St. Pierre and the Lookout Tower at Pither’s Point remain closed to the public indefinitely—and it’s likely any decision on whether the town will pay to repair them or not will have to wait until the 2003 budget process, Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley said Tuesday. But with […]
As of Monday for A&W and Kentucky Fried Chicken, and June 1 for Pizza Hut, three local restaurants have adopted no-smoking policies, joining an increasing number of businesses that are “butting out” in the region. “It’s been very good,” said Barb Flinders, co-owner of A&W, adding there’s been no apparent […]
This week’s District 1A Senior Games here isn’t just about beating opponents on the lanes, links, or card tables. “I just love the way everyone gets together,” said local participant Clara Medhurst, 89, while watching the opening rounds of the table shuffleboard tournament yesterday morning at the Sister Kennedy Centre. […]
The Ridlon brothers have their tire tracks all over the standings of the mini-sprints division of the Borderland Racing Association. After going two-three in the feature race two weeks ago, Kyle and Steve traded one-two finishes in the heat and feature races this past Saturday at the Emo Speedway. Steve […]
