Heidi Friesen (Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program) and Matt McQuaker (Sturgeon Creek) have left Kingston after representing Northwestern Ontario in a national science fair there. The two district students joined two others from Dryden at the science fair, which featured hundreds of projects from coast to coast. While neither came away […]
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A picturesque Saturday morning was the perfect setting for the walleye season-opener here. But its arrival means visiting anglers, local fishing guides, tourist camps, and retail stores are experiencing just the beginning of their own version of “May Madness.” “It’s picked up a bit with trout fishing but this is […]
Amid the uproar in Thunder Bay over the province’s decision last Thursday to choose Laurentian University over Lakehead University as the main campus for the Northern Rural Medical School, others are standing by the choice. “[The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce] believes this is a viable solution. And we’re […]
The Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre will receive $750,000 in funding, Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault revealed Friday. “This announcement highlights the [federal] government’s recognition of the important role tourism plays in generating economic development activity,” said Nault, who also is MP for Kenora-Rainy River. “Promotion of this aboriginal […]
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. announced yesterday it will cut production at its Kenora mill in June, eliminating 147 jobs and affecting 333 more–a huge blow for the town’s residents and economy. “It’s an awful blow for the 150 that are going to be out of a job and the hundreds that won’t […]
With last weekend’s precipitation, and more in the forecast for most of this week, the water level on Rainy Lake continues to rise past normal levels. It reached 337.87 m (1,108.5 feet) this morning, well above the International Joint Commission’s rule curve maximum of 337.75 m (1,108.1 feet) And with […]
A 10-year-old tradition here, it’s time once again to raise money for hip replacement research when the annual “Hip Hip Hooray” walk gets underway Sunday. Slated to begin at 1 p.m. at the Sister Kennedy Centre (401 Nelson St.), the walk will follow Front Street to the Sorting Gap Marina […]
“What might have been?” That’s the question Sturgeon Creek student David Barron pondered during the annual intermediate district speech contest last Tuesday at St. Michael’s School here. And that question was answered in the form of a first-place trophy and a plaque for Barron, which is now on display at […]
Aboriginal youth from around the district gathered together over the Victoria Day long weekend to participate in a four-day Festival of Arts. Hosted by Seven Generations Education Institute, the festival gave youths aged 14-21 the chance to explore non-traditional career options by participating in a variety of arts-based workshops. Denise […]
With passports selling out much quicker than organizers of next season’s tour de Fort had anticipated, president Wendy Brunetta is hoping people who were unable to buy one instead will purchase tickets to attend extra shows that will be incorporated into the concert series. “We will have some extra shows […]
“Family history at your fingertips” will wrap up this Saturday from 11 to 4 p.m. when the Fort Frances Museum holds the last of its three genealogical open houses. “We have called this [final] workshop ‘Hatched, Matched and Dispatched in the Fort Frances Times,’” said curator Pam Hawley. “We have […]
Rainy River First Nation’s household hazardous waste days have received $75,000 in funding from the Ministry of the Environment. Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault, also MP for Kenora-Rainy River, revealed the funding at the band’s annual fish fry Friday. The funding, acquired through Environment Canada’s EcoAction Program, […]
