The Muskie boys’ hockey team opened their NorWOSSA season with a bang here last night, thumping the Kenora Broncos 10-2 at the Ice for Kids Arena. Kevin Webb, assisted by Ross Anderson, put the black-and-gold in front just 16 seconds into the game. Then Tom Rose, from Adam McTavish and […]
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The Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Committee is hoping for an early Christmas present this year with the release of 50 more elk here from Elk Island National Park in Alberta. NOERC co-chair Mike Solomon is hopeful the call will come in soon with word the elk are ready for transportation […]
There’s little doubt conservation is crucial for the future of the tourism industry in the region following the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association’s annual fall meeting here Friday.
With the federal election candidates in Kenora-Rainy River riding continuing to debate how to fund health care and what to do with tax surpluses, the district’s agricultural community is feeling left out of the equation. Farmers here–and across the country–are simply being forgotten on all parties’ platforms, they say. “Right […]
The new Kiniwazison Toy Lending Library at Seine River held its grand opening yesterday and organizer Bonnie Johnson has been very pleased with the community’s response to it so far. “I am a bit nervous about [Tuesday],” Johnson had admitted Monday. “The library has been open since August but Tuesday […]
The referendum in Alberton on Monday, while not binding, clearly showed a lack of enthusiasm for building a new community centre there. In response to the question, “Are you in favour of the construction of a new community hall in the Township of Alberton,” some 217 voted no while just […]
Paul Anderson, who was born and raised in Devlin, recently had the honour of capturing a Gemini Award. As art director for C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, Anderson and a team of animators and writers won the best animated series award for their children’s show, “Angela Anaconda.” Currently residing in Toronto, Anderson, […]
He can huff, he can puff, but he won’t blow this house down. Sitting along Highway 611 North in Miscampbell is the home of Ken and Amy Boles–a home they’ve painstakingly built with bales of straw. With a low budget but a knack for construction, Ken Boles began building their […]
As if Jerry O’Leary isn’t busy enough these days as the principal of three district schools, he’ll soon by at the helm of a municipality. O’Leary was elected mayor of the newly-amalgamated municipality of Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls on Monday night, narrowly beating Sioux Narrows Reeve Dick Motlong by a […]
He’s probably the only person who rubs his hands together in anticipation when weather forecasts call for hail. But then, Rod Harrison of Devlin has an uncanny passion for repairing automobile dents. “Hail damage repair has been my bread and butter for the past few years,” he noted. Harrison suffered […]
Dr. Pete Sarsfield put aside his hat as the CEO and chief medical officer of the Northwestern Health Unit’s here last Friday evening and put on his one as author. About 15 people crowded into St. Jude’s Gourmet Coffee Shop on Nelson Street, where Dr. Sarsfield explained the why, what, […]
Dancers from Dancemakers Studio here had the chance to hone their skills last weekend at a workshop in Thunder Bay under the tutelage of Corrina (Corrie) Mae Rolf of Brooklyn Center, Mn. Rolf, who comes with an extensive dance repertoire, directed the group in four different styles of dance: jazz, […]
