The all-Ontario championship is what every high school athlete dreams of–the road trips, teamwork, fighting for top honours in their respective sport, and competing with the province’s best. And certainly the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team brought home memories they’ll never forget. For seniors who won’t be returning next year, […]
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Fort Frances council isn’t the only municipal government struggling to make things work in the face of increasing program costs, revenue loss due to reassessments, and the looming Bill 140. While council has just found its feet with a two percent property tax increase after suffering a loss of $295,000 […]
Hockey isn’t just about winning. For the coaches of the local Tom Thumb league, it’s about teaching young players to have a love and respect for the game–and helping them become a better person. Many agreed they coach to spend more time with their kids. “My boys wanted to play […]
St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Emo has a new stained glass window, which is just one of many to follow. The image of St. Patrick was done by Emily Hyatt, with the artwork completed by Wayne Barron. The window was dedicated to the memory of Teresa Norlund and daughter, […]
The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is staging a conference here next month to help local entrepreneurs take advantage of electronic business. Called the Northern Ontario Online Outreach Initiative (NOI), the conference will feature two days of seminars and workshops April 10-11 at the Red Dog Inn. “There is […]
Who’s better than the Muskies? Other than the Widdifield Wildcats, Chatham-Kent Golden Hawks and the Parkside Collegiate Stampeders . . . nobody! After starting off the tournament last Wednesday morning with nail-biting tension that would make even the strongest person go weak in the knees, the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team is now ranked in the top eight of Ontario after wrapping up their season with a quarter-final loss at the provincial showdown in Timmins last week. “Overall, I would have to qualify it as a success,” reasoned head coach Paul Noonan. “We had two […]
Results of a provincial literacy test released last week showed the Rainy River District School Board had the highest failure rate in Northwestern Ontario. But the board has resolved to change that. “We will improve. There’s no question about it,” Education Director Warren Hoshizaki pledged Tuesday. “We’re going to respond […]
March is Kidney Month in Canada. This is the time the Kidney Foundation of Canada has designated for a nation-wide canvass. The Kidney Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of people living with kidney disease. Its goals are, first and foremost, to fund research and […]
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a blaze at a trailer at Canada Customs around 7:55 p.m. yesterday. The first units arrived to discover a fire in the rear of an office trailer which was being used Canada Customs. Under the direction of Capt. Paul Radbourne, the […]
In recent Atom hockey action, the Emo Hawks clawed their way to a 4-2 victory over the Emo Selects in recent Atom hockey action there. Terry Carmody netted a pair of goals to pace the Hawks, with Tyler Cottam and Chris Mutz notching the others. Luc Judson and Ryan Witherspoon […]
Mike Solomon, co-chair of the Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Coalition, is pleased with last Friday’s release of elk into the wild from their pen at Cameron Lake. “Although I was not on hand when they were released, I have heard that they did very well and appear to be adjusting […]
