Shane Katona and Sarah McComb are looking to make a strong run at their respective divisions at the upcoming provincials in Sudbury this weekend because it may be their last. “This is probably my last year of skating competitively,” said the 18-year old Katona while taking a breather on the […]
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Trust and confidence are simple ingredients the Borderland Thunder have used throughout a successful regular season. It’s something they hope will help carry towards more success when the inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League playoffs begin tomorrow. “Our team feels we’re strong enough to go quite a long distance here. […]
The race for leadership of the Canadian Alliance is coming down to the wire, with party members casting their votes by mail this Friday. The campaign teams of Diane Ablonczy, Stockwell Day, Stephen Harper, and Grant Hill have until the end of the week to convince party members to choose […]
Statistics Canada released information yesterday that probably won’t surprise many in the district: remote rural areas are facing declining populations. The 2001 census clearly shows the continued urbanization of Canada since the last census was released in 1996. Many municipal politicians in the area, however, say their towns are seeing […]
While most township populations shrank since the last census, First Nation community’s grew substantially. Couchiching’s population grew by 11.6 percent in the past five years. There are now 595 people living on the reserve, compared to 533 in 1996. Big Grassy River saw its population grow 6.7 percent—176 residents in […]
Representatives from several district municipalities met last night in Fort Frances, “forming the nucleus of a working group” that will discuss the formation of an Area Services Board (ASB), in the words of Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach. Fort Frances Coun. Dave Bourgeault was elected chair and Emo Reeve Russ […]
Fort Frances is experiencing a population drain according to census information released Tuesday, and local officials cite lack of jobs and youth migration as the chief causes. The population of Fort Frances has decreased 5.4 per cent over the last five years according to the 2001 census released by Statistics […]
The No. 5 paper machine at the mill here is temporarily shut down, following a fire there early this morning. Mill crews responded to a fire between the No. 5 paper machine and the stock preparation area around 3 a.m., at which time the Fort Frances Fire Department also was […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer will kick off its registration for its 12 season next week in hopes of equaling–or topping the close to 650 who signed up last year. “We’ve held around that number for the past two years, which is exceptional,” noted FFYS vice-president John Pierce. “We don’t know […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon will meet with Winnipeg developer of the River Walk Condominium project to see if the company will help shoulder the costs of unsold units. Winnipeg developer Penn-co Construction Corp. has been tentatively chosen to build the almost $5 million 32-unit condominium. Town council previously decided that they […]
Judoka Jared Catholique-Bruyere was the only one of the local contingent to come home with a medal at the Ontario Winter Games in Guelph over the weekend. The 14-year old won the silver medal in the 82+ kg juvenile men’s division yesterday. Meanwhile, the Northwestern eight-player squash team, including five […]
Home sweet home proved to be so once again for the Borderland Thunder when they needed it the most. The Thunder capped off a stellar 17-1-6 campaign at the Ice for Kids arena with a pair of wins over the Feathermen Hawks–6-1 and 5-3–to clinch first-place in the Superior International […]
