The Muskies made their first Winnipeg High School Football League game a memorable one, edging the Kelvin Clippers 10-7 in cool, wet conditions here Friday afternoon. After thwarting Kelvin’s offence for much of the second half, Muskie Kevin Gemmell iced the victory by intercepting Clipper quarterback Luke Kennerd’s first-down pass […]
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The Chamber of Commerce’s 14th-annual trade show is coming up here Sept. 21-22 and with a myriad of sights and sounds, attracting a crowd shouldn’t be a problem. But the Chamber still is looking for more exhibitors for this year’s Christmas-themed event, organizer Dawn Booth said. “There’s still booth space […]
Town council will receive a formal written update on construction of the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility at its regular meeting here tonight. The project still is expected to be done and operational by the end of the year. “We are on schedule for completion by the end of […]
For most area golfers, the true sign of summer’s end is the Kitchen Creek club championships, which are being held there this weekend. “I think everyone gets that feeling of closure [with the club championships],” noted longtime local golfer Freddie Beck. “It’s the last hurrah and once that’s done, then […]
It was another great evening as the Rendezvous Yacht Club wrapped up its Wednesday night fall series. With a strong 20-knot wind, Colin Hewitt pulled out another first-place finish aboard his Tanzer 22, “Ariba.” Close behind was Todd Hamilton, also in a Tanzer 22, “Through.” Jack Bartlett sailed an excellent […]
Promised high-speed Internet access to be rolled out here by 807 Northwest Network has been pushed back from this fall to early next year. The broadband network, which is being set up with the help of federal and provincial funding, originally was expected to be in Fort Frances as early […]
The third diabetes day camp to be held at Sunny Cove in recent years, but the first for organizers Sarah Ross and Cindy Gauthier, is ready to go Saturday–rain or shine. “We’ll have a pretty good turnout. At present, we have 34 people signed up,” said Ross, a registered dietitian […]
After seven months of work, and years of waiting before that, the dialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here will be used to treat its first patients Monday morning. “There’s going to be six people treated next week–Monday, Wednesday, and Friday,” Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., […]
Proboard Limited of Atikokan laid off administrative and supervisory staff yesterday after negotiations between the company and CEP Local #49-0 employees broke off Tuesday. “We made all the attempts we could,” plant manager Richard Griffiths said this morning. “I really don’t know what we’re going to do. I really don’t.” […]
The Rainy River District School Board and its educational support staff ratified a new contract, in effect from Sept. 1, 2001 to Aug. 31, 2003, during the in-camera session of its regular meeting here Tuesday night. The two-year deal provides a total salary increase of five percent–1.5 percent as of […]
After losing two trucks to mechanical problems yet again, the Northwest Ontario Recycling Association is rushing to catch up on blue box pickups in town. “Both trucks, including the new truck, broke down last week and basically they had to fly a part in from the U.S. and repair the […]
The Muskie ‘B’ football team opened their five-game exhibition schedule with a 24-0 loss to the Roseau Rams here Tuesday afternoon. The Rams used a pair of long running plays to score two touchdowns in the first quarter, then made both two-point converts, to grab an early 16-0 lead. They […]
