The Muskie boys’ hockey team, the defending all-Ontario ‘A/AA’ champs, have their backs against the wall this weekend. The last-place Muskies will host the fourth-place Sioux Lookout Warriors on Friday at 7:30 and again Saturday at 1 p.m. with the fourth-and-final NorWOSSA playoff spot on the line. The Warriors (2-9-1) […]
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A close game quickly turned into a lay-up drill for the Muskie senior boys’ basketball squad here yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold used their quick transition game to blow open a 28-22 halftime lead en route to a 66-43 win over the Dryden Eagles to improve to 6-1 with one regular-season […]
Covering community events like parades and Muskie sports will be a lot easier for Shaw Cablesystems now thanks to a new mobile unit it unveiled Friday afternoon. The unveiling of the large van, which will serve as a television production unit on wheels, was held in conjunction with a farewell […]
Those anxious to hear the final price tag on the River Walk Condominium project will have to wait at least a week longer as negotiations continue with a Winnipeg contractor before the tender is awarded. When the Fort Frances Non-Profit Housing committee received proposals to construct the 32-unit Front Street […]
The Northwest Ontario Recycle Association is looking to the province for a helping hand to ensure its survival—a message board members made clear at a meeting Wednesday in Dryden with Ministry of Northern Development and Mines reps. “More than anything, we expressed the need for financial assistance. Hopefully, they can […]
Just 24 hours after some of the players skated together in the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s all-star game here, the Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs last night resumed what they do best: hate each other. The Thunder (23-8-8) won 3-1 up there on a night of rough play […]
The ‘AA’ Atom tournament here this weekend has been circled on the calendars of the local Sunset Ford Country Mustangs for a long time. “All the parents have worked really hard organizing this,” Mustangs head coach Mark McCaig said. “We want to put on a really good show and want […]
The cream of the Superior Inter-national Junior Hockey League crop put in a strong showing at their inaugural all-star game here last night but in the end, it was too much Blizzard—too much of the time. The OCN Blizzard, three-time defending champions of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, jumped ahead […]
Land ambulance service in Ontario is changing—and Rainy River District will be especially affected. As of Jan. 1 of this year, volunteers basically need a college diploma, said Donna Dittaro, CAO of the District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB). “Volunteers with 20 years or more service have been told by […]
The Rainy River District School Board unanimously approved “Intent to Close” motions for Alexander MacKenzie, Sixth Street, and Alberton Central schools on Tuesday night, and set dates for public meetings as the next step in the school closure process. Sixth Street parents will get the chance to voice their concerns […]
The school closure process will continue tonight as the Rainy River District School Board is expected to pass “Intent to Close” motions for three elementary schools. But while Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street School sub-committees both recommended closing their schools in favour of an expanded J.W. Walker, Alberton Central parents […]
The Northern Ontario Recycle Association board and the City of Dryden are scheduled to meet with a provincial rep tomorrow in Thunder Bay to discuss NORA’s financial woes. “We made an appeal to the government for some involvement,” NORA board chair Dennis Brown, who also is the mayor of Atikokan, […]
