The Northwestern Ontario PeeWee ‘AAA’ rep squad—consisting of seven local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ players—didn’t score a goal all weekend but they still earned a berth to the provincial finals next month. The PeeWees were swept in their best-of-three series against the Thunder Bay Kings in Kenora, losing 7-0 on […]
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It’s getting better all the time for the Lac La Croix Midget boys’ hockey team. The team dropped the ‘A’ semi-final 4-3 to the Oneida Vipers at last week’s 31st-annual Little NHL hockey tournament in Thunder Bay. They eventually settled for the ‘B’ runner-up crown after losing to the Mississauga […]
Little League baseball will be looking to make a return to the district this summer. Initial plans are in the works to organize a Canadian Little League organization made up of local and district talent to play “inter-locking” games with squads from International Falls. “We’re going to give it a […]
The five-day break in the semi-final series between the Borderland Thunder and Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs will do little to quell the growing rivalry between the two teams. The Thunder hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven showdown as they face-off against the Bulldogs for Games 3 and 4 tonight […]
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service is looking for a few good volunteers—and the time to get involved is now. “We’ve had some people retire from the fire service, mostly because they had other commitments like young families,” Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Tuesday. “We have 17 volunteers right […]
Following last week’s release of Statistics Canada’s 2001 census results, Kenora-Rainy River MP Robert Nault said today the declining population trend in Northwestern Ontario is reversible. “While this census has shown that the population of Northwestern Ontario has dropped, I believe that we are positioned for a turnaround in the […]
It may have been a little closer but the Borderland Thunder still held serve on home ice. The Thunder beat the Thunder Bay KC Bulldogs 4-1 here Friday night to grab a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven semi-final series. They had dumped Thunder Bay 7-1 in the opener Thursday night. […]
The audience will hear everything from Renaissance lute songs to the Beatles during tour de Fort’s last concert of the 2001/02 season. “Rhapsody Junction”—featuring tenor Jason Hales, soprano Allison Colisimo, baritone Phillip Addis, and pianist Jennifer Tung—will perform this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. “We found it […]
Due to a scheduling conflict, the youth choir being organized to perform during the World Health Organization conference here in May will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church, not Tuesday as was previously announced. “I’m still looking for more people. We have between 40-45 signed up, but […]
Construction workers could be breaking ground on the River Walk condominium project on Front Street any day now after a deal between the town and the Winnipeg developer was made Friday to move the project forward. Town council had said it wouldn’t go ahead with the almost $5-million project until […]
The town is inviting residents to offer input on the debate over establishing a bylaw to ban smoking in enclosed public places at a public meeting slated Tuesday, April 2 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. “At the last couple of council meetings, the issue of has come up. […]
Minnesota Sen. Bob Lessard will be at Confederation College on Saturday to announce funding to provide educational videoconferencing between here and Rainy River Community College in International Falls. “This is a project that Alan Rasmussen, retired president of the Rainy River Community College, and I started about four or five […]
