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 […]
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Ontario P.C. leadership hopeful Jim Flaherty discussed his support for the medical school in Thunder Bay, and a review of the spring bear hunt, during a stop on his “Bright Ideas Budget tour” here Saturday. Flaherty, one of five candidates seeking to succeed Premier Mike Harris next month, was at […]
While Alberton Reeve John Milling was enjoying a vacation in sunnier climes, council chambers there and in Emo also generated heat during discussions on the proposed smoking ban bylaw last week. In last week’s Times, Reeve Milling, expressing his personal opinion, wrote in support of the smoking bylaw recommended by […]
This year’s Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing definitely had a family feel to it for longtime local curler Rob Sinclair. Sinclair found himself watching his son, Rob, who played third with Ron Rosengren’s Fort William rink, and son-in-law Lorne Jackson, skip of the Fort Frances entry, vying for […]
The Emo Christian Reformed Church Y.P.S. hosted its annual Valentine’s supper at the fellowship hall last Thursday evening, with 34 couples in attendance. Fantastic decorations enhanced the facility, including an archway of white and pink balloons that welcomed all the sweethearts. Alicia Boven and Leah Veldhuisen greeted the guests at […]
The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ team faced their toughest challenge to date last weekend in Brandon—and responded by fighting fire with fire. Taggs battled among seven of their top peers in Western Canada at the annual Tournament of Champions to finish with a 2-2 record, missing a playoff berth by […]
Emo council threw its support behind the first-annual Emo Walleye Classic tournament coming up May 30-June 1. The organizing committee had asked that the tournament be considered a community event, and Emo council happily agreed. “I think it’s going to be a great event for our community,” Reeve Russ Fortier […]
“We need lots more.” That’s what Diane Maxey, volunteer co-ordinator for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities here in May, said in her search for volunteers to help out with the district-wide event. “We have many confirmed, but any additional people should contact me and get their […]
Tonight’s regular-season finale between the Muskie boys’ hockey team and the Dryden Eagles at the ’52 Canadians Arena may be a NorWOSSA playoff preview. First and foremost, the Muskies (3-10-2) need a win or a tie tonight to clinch the fourth-and-final playoff spot over the Sioux Lookout Warriors, who trail […]
A $1 million budget surplus is expected to lead discussion at the regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board here Tuesday night. Superintendent of Business Chris Howarth will present the board with the 2000-01 audited financial statements. In his report, he will outline a $1,133,748 surplus from […]
Armed with a violin, guitar, banjo, and mandolin, folk artist J.P. Cormier will take to the stage at the Townshend Theatre tonight as part of the “tour de Fort” concert series. A reminder the 7:30 p.m. show is sold out to passport holders. “J.P. Cormier is a master of all […]
The Borderland Thunder used strong defence against the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs’ top guns to earn 3-2 and 5-3 wins in Superior International Junior Hockey League action here over the weekend. The Bulldogs’ top line of Tyler Bruno, Brian Dzijak, and Trevor Karasiewicz combined for only four points against the […]
