For a young player with aspirations of someday playing on the professional circuit, Rob Nigro is quite content about showcasing his skills at local tournaments like the one here last weekend. And the 15-year-old Thunder Bay native stole the show Sunday afternoon, dazzling the crowd at the Sportsplex with a […]
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The Muskie girls’ curling team, coming off a disappointing showing at a qualifying bonspiel here two weeks ago, finished with a 4-1 record–and the gold medal–at the NorWOSSA playdowns in Kenora on Monday. The team also advanced to the NWOSSAA playdowns March 8-10 in Thunder Bay. “The girls just didn’t […]
Muskie head coach Glen Edwards said the key to their best-of-three semi-final series with Red Lake, which opens there Friday night, will lie in their ability to “bottle up” the Rams in their own end. The Rams use an unorthodox offensive system, keeping their forwards precariously high and relying heavily […]
Trailing 75-71 with just over a minute to play to the first place Kenora Broncos, and with their shooting suddenly going cold, the Muskies looked well on their way to suffering their fifth loss of the season here yesterday. But the black-and-gold regained their scoring touch down the stretch, getting […]
Emo snipers scored at will in minor hockey action during the past week, winning four games while losing just one and tying another. In Novice action, the Emo Wings skated all over visiting Rainy River 6-2 on goals by Richard Wieringa (two), Nathan DeBungie, Ryan Witherspoon, Maverick Judson, and Brock […]
Character acting is something I live for. No lines, no script. Just a beginning, an ending, and a basic plot to help you get from one to the other. How you get there is entirely up to your character. So when I was offered the chance to be “Hiroshi Tazahame” […]
No decision was made after a public meeting on parking meters didn’t generate much of what town council was looking for–public input. Only three people–Business Improvement Area chairman Dan Cousineau, Chamber of Commerce president Dr. Bruce Lidkea, and local business owner Julian Morelli–spoke out against the proposal to reinstall parking […]
He was “one of the original bike boys.” At least, that’s what the 1971 Fort High yearbook had to say about David Taylor. Now his company, Pacific and Western Credit Corp., the fastest-growing independent financial institution in Canada, just loaned the Town of Fort Frances $4.4-million for its debenture. They’re […]
When you’re a teenager, choosing a career can be a little intimidating. After all, what happens if you make the wrong choice and end up in a career you can’t stand? That’s one of the reasons a co-op program can be helpful. “It’s a chance to try on a career,” […]
While the outcome of the universe may not hinge on whether you take chemistry in grade 11, Fort High vice-principal Mary Hickling said course selection rates high on the list of priorities for students. Students are advised to pick courses based on their “career plan,” Hickling said, whether they plan […]
Check the job ads of any major newspaper these days and you’ll find computer-related careers take up a lot of the space. The fact that hi-tech careers are a high-growth area on the job market is a cue for high school students planning their futures, suggested Carol Brown, a labour […]
The Fort Frances and Atikokan Public Utilities Commissions are taking a closer look at offering cellular phone service from the Manitoba border to Thunder Bay. At its regular meeting Monday, town council gave the PUC here the nod to draw up a business plan and conduct an engineering study, with […]
