In recent Novice hockey action at the Emo-La Vallee arena, the Emo Rockets skated past the Emo Wings 3-1. Kurtis Hill netted a pair of second-period goals for the Rockets while Matt Sigurdson tallied their other one in the first. Keith McTavish scored the Wings’ lone marker late in the […]
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Steve Arpin had a strong weekend at the WSA Pro Ice Circuit in Detroit Lakes, Mn., winning four races and coming second in his other one. The Fort Frances teen took the checkered flag in the Semi-Pro 500 Liquid (440 Pro X), Semi-Pro 600 Liquid (600 Pro X), and Semi-Pro […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team eked out a narrow 5-3 win over the Kenora Broncos up there last night to remain undefeated in NorWOSSA play. The Broncos pulled out all the stops trying to tie the game in the dying moments, having a two-man advantage with their goalie pulled, but […]
The United Native Friendship Centre here has started the year off with a bang, moving some established programs–and new ones–to a second building. Services such as the Aboriginal Family Support Program, formerly located beside St. John’s Anglican Church on Church Street, now can be found at the corner of Mowat […]
The changeover of social housing from the province to the local level has resulted in a hectic start to 2001 for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board and its staff. As of Jan. 1, the DSSAB also took over complete control of the district’s public housing with little […]
With its members here working without a contract since September, the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and Rainy River District School Board will begin negotiations early next month. Local ETFO president Gary Gamsby said last week a proposal has been prepared but noted it won’t be submitted to the […]
The switch in ambulance service delivery from the province to the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) passed without a hitch. The Jan. 1 transition, legislated by the province in all of Ontario’s districts and counties, saw local service boards take on administration duties for land ambulance services. […]
Mike Maxton has gone from cleaning carpets to selling them–and he couldn’t be happier. The local businessman, known for his two businesses, Extreme Electronics and Steam Vac’s Cleaning Systems, recently took over the flooring and furniture department of Stan’s Carpet and Drapery Center Ltd. here. “This all really happened in […]
With the hugely successful “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign set to wrap up next month, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care is determined to keep the momentum going in 2001. “Riverside is excited about our future,” Foundation chair Jim Krag said during a press conference here Monday to officially […]
Lakehead University student Tracie McIntosh is looking forward to beginning her two-year study into researching the effects of relocation on the Cameron Lake elk this spring. “I have already been up to the job site to check things out,” McIntosh said Friday from Thunder Bay. “Everything looks really good and […]
Friction between Fort Frances and the townships of Miscampbell and Alberton may be growing over the town’s bid to extend the municipal boundary around two small parcels of land. “They are asking for some remuneration to make the deal happen. We are willing to [pay] any of the costs of […]
People here haven’t been turning in their firearms rather than go through the hassle of getting a licence for them, Fort Frances O.P.P. said yesterday. “We haven’t had an influx of firearms turned in. But we have had a number of inquiries at the front desk here,” noted Cst. Cameron […]
