Residents of Chapple and Morley soon will see improvements to local community and recreational facilities through investments announced yesterday by the federal government. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, Ottawa announced it will fund up to $216,511 as its share of renovations to the ’52 Canadians Arena here that’s […]
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Safety issues and where their children would attend school during a transition year topped parent concerns at the school closure meeting at Alexander MacKenzie on Thursday night. About 20 people showed up for the Valentine’s night meeting with Rainy River District School Board trustees and administration to discuss what would […]
Whether they’re from Fort Frances, International Falls, or anywhere else in the area, young singers are wanted for a children’s community choir that will perform at the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities here in May. Those interested are urged to attend a meeting next Tuesday (Feb. 19) […]
A combined effort by Delbert Horton, director of the Seven Generations Education Institute, and Warren Hoshizaki, director of the Rainy River District School Board, is going to pay big dividends for First Nations students in Northwestern Ontario. A proposal hatched by Horton and Hoshizaki last month earned approval recently from […]
Tourism, Culture and Recreation minister Tim Hudak will be in town Friday at 1:30 p.m. to present a provincial grant towards renovations at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The town will receive $216,511 after applying through the “SuperBuild” Sports, Culture and Tourism Partnership (SCTP) last year. “The criteria is to do […]
Only four parents showed up for the school closure meeting at Sixth Street School on Wednesday night, but they came armed with questions about why their school is on the chopping block. “All three of the schools that have been identified for closure . . . needed a lot of […]
Lorne Jackson had said Tuesday night that his Fort Frances rink needed to win at least two of their three draws Wednesday to have a shot at the playoff round of the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Instead, Jackson only managed to win one of his games yesterday […]
It’s a predicament Muskie boys’ hockey team captain Lorne Koski never envisioned. With just three games left in the regular season, his young team finds themselves on the outside looking in for the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot with a 2-9-2 record—one point behind the Sioux Lookout Warriors (3-11-1). The Warriors […]
A marking error may have cost the Muskie cheerleading team sole possession of second-place at the NorWOSSA competition here Saturday but the girls are intent on making a splash at the North regional showdown this weekend in Thunder Bay. Competing against the Dryden Eagles and Kenora Broncos in front of […]
Lorne Jackson’s Fort Frances rink was in an early hole after the first day of action yesterday at the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Jackson’s foursome, including third Don DeBenedet, second Derek Jackson, and lead Wayne Beacham, lost their first two draws, falling 9-3 to Dave MacInnes (Timmins) […]
Steve Arpin’s Pinewood Sports and Marine snowmobile racing crew was forced to work on the fly at their weekend stop in Freeport, Mn. as motor problems hurt them in the feature races. But Arpin still managed to earn enough points to stay atop the World Snowmobiling Association pro circuit standings […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon applauded the hard work behind staging the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities coming up here in May after conference co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston gave council an update at Monday night’s meeting. “Speaking from the outside, and being to some meetings where the conference was discussed, […]
