Following recommendations to close Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street Schools here, and pleas not to shut down Alberton Central, the committee of the whole of the Rainy River District School Board will meet tonight to further discuss the issue. The board officially received reports from various sub-committees at its Dec. […]
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Assistant coach Ken Christiansen had envisioned some tough games ahead for the Muskie boys’ hockey team at the Tournament of Champions in Winnipeg. Unfortunately, he was right on the money. The black-and-gold went 0-4 to finish in fifth-place in their five-team pool and out of the medal round. “We knew […]
The Borderland Thunder faced a rejuvenated Thunder Bay Snowplowing Wolves team Sunday in Atikokan but the result was the same: a 5-0 win. The Thunder (14-7-7) now are just two points behind the first-place Dryden Ice Dogs in the Superior International Junior Hockey League standings, and with a game in […]
Stratton’s Angela Lee fell one win short of qualifying for the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts after losing to Jodi Judd (Thunder Bay) 7-5 in the final draw of the ladies’ district playdowns over the weekend in Terrace Bay. The loss dropped Lee (4-3) to third-place in the eight-rink event […]
Chuck Arpin had a bad feeling when he parked on the ice at Big Detroit Lake near Detroit Lakes, Mn. on Friday night. And sure enough, when he returned Saturday morning, 12 trailers and four pickup trucks, including his own, were sinking into the water. A pond-sized section of ice […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department is warning parents to be aware of the potential danger of sliding on the hill near the sewage treatment plant. Firefighters were called there around 1:50 p.m. on Saturday, responding to a report of a young boy having fallen into the river after sliding out […]
District Grade 10 students will write the Education Quality and Accountability Office’s literacy test Feb. 14-15. “We found out about it just before the holidays,” Fort High vice-principal Mary Hickling said Monday morning. “The ministry gave us a couple of dates to choose from, and these are the ones Fort […]
Registration for the second se-mester at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy will be held there tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with organizers looking forward to welcoming new faces to their programs. “Kids who’ve tried skating [or] swimming are perhaps looking for something else,” club administrator Chane Rissman said. […]
Angela Lee and her Stratton rink has jumped out to a 2-0 start at the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ playdowns in Terrace Bay. The first-year ladies’ dumped Leona Tarini (Fort William) 11-1 in eight ends this morning after downing Pierrette Lachance (Long-lac) 10-2 to open action last night. Lee currently sits […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team got off to a poor start at the Tournament of Champions in Winnipeg yesterday, losing both their games by large margins to sit at 0-2 in pool play. Defending champion Silver Heights Huskies (Winnipeg) first blanked the Muskies 9-0 and then the King’s Edgehill (Nova […]
What’s in a colour? Well, if your bridge toll card is white, unlike the more recent green and red ones, it has expired. And that has at least one local resident upset about losing the trips he still had remaining on it. When the new one-way toll and swipe card […]
Couchiching has a full slate of candidates running for chief and council after nominations closed Thursday night. Chief Chuck McPherson is seeking re-election, with eight others vying for the post, including current Coun. David Bruyere and former chief Rudy Morrisseau. Rounding out the slate of nominees for chief are Christopher […]
