Anyone who wants to vote in the upcoming Ontario P.C. leadership race has to have purchased or renewed their party membership by Saturday at 6 p.m. “It’s unbelievable the number of people who’ve bought memberships,” said Glenn Witherspoon, president of the local Ontario P.C. riding association, who also is considering […]
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Both the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team and junior girls’ volleyball squads won their semi-final matches at the NorWOSSA playoffs today in Kenora. The boys, who had finished with a 2-6 record during the regular season, beat Kenora 37-29 to advance to the final later today against the first-place Dryden […]
The Fort High student council is bringing back Snow Week on Feb. 25-March 1—a time when the student body has a chance to relax and enjoy many different winter activities this area offers. Skiing will be the first activity of the week, with almost 90 students travelling to Biwabik on […]
NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton said today he is both shocked and concerned the “Smart Growth” panel for Northwestern Ontario has no representation from either Treaty 3 or Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN) First Nations. “At a time when we are facing a wood supply gap across Northwestern Ontario and […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team begins play in the first-ever NorWOSSA playoffs Friday afternoon knowing they can hang tough with the host Dryden Eagles. The best-of-three semi-final showdown resumes here Sunday at 4 p.m., with Game 3, if necessary, back in Dryden on Tuesday afternoon. The winner will advance to […]
Kelly Nielson’s Muskie curling rink went 1-2 at the NorWOSSA curling playdowns in Sioux Lookout this week to finish third, failing to claim one of two berths to the NWOSSAA finals next month. The Grade 12 skip and her foursome, including third Amy Nielson, second Amber Sheloff, and lead Kate […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon confirmed Thursday he is considering seeking the local Progressive Conservative nomination in the next provincial election that could come later this year. “I haven’t made any solid commitment,” he said. “But I do know that we need to have better representation as a riding.” Mayor Witherspoon, who […]
Although the flow of postcards has trickled down to two or three a day, the Northwestern Health Unit has a much clearer picture of whether people in the Kenora-Rainy River districts support its push to ban smoking in enclosed public places. “In total, we’ve gotten about 20 percent of the […]
Alberton, Crossroads, and Sturgeon Creek schools all remain under boil-water advisories this week but officials are wondering whether the sampling process was flawed—not the water. The boil-water advisory that had been in effect at Nestor Falls School since Feb. 8 was lifted Monday. “Nestor Falls was pulled off after two […]
First Nations students have been scoring lower on provincial test scores than their classmates across Ontario. But a joint venture between the Seven Generations Education Institute here and Northwestern Ontario school boards announced last week hopes to change that in this region. The Ontario Ministry of Education and Department of […]
More cold than hot. More bad than good. That was the theme for local skip Lorne Jackson’s first appearance at the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns in Kapuskasing last week, where his rink finished with a 3-5 record in the round-robin to fall short of a playoff berth. “Yes and no,” […]
Concerns over where their children would be sent, traffic issues, and the transition year during construction were discussed as parents at Sixth Street and Alexander MacKenzie schools met with the Rainy River District School Board last week. Parents at Alberton Central will have their chance to discuss the fate of […]
