While many people are enjoying the effects “El Nino” has had in creating unseasonably mild weather here in Northwestern Ontario so far this winter, those associated with snowmobiling clubs aren’t so happy. In fact, the lack of snowfall and warm weather forced the 450-member Sunset Country Snowmobile Club to cancel […]
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The Muskies head into Sioux Lookout for a pair of games this weekend against a team they’re sharing the NorWOSSA basement with. But if the black-and-gold are hoping to win at least one of those games, they’re going to have to avoid the big thing that tripped them up in […]
The Sioux Lookout Hawks left their nest long enough to capture the ‘AA’ Atom hockey tournament Sunday afternoon in Emo with a 3-0 win over Baudette. The smooth-skating Hawks got two goals from Shane Sakchekapo and another from Robert Burke en route to victory. The third-place game saw McDonald’s (Fort […]
After posting an impressive 15-3 record during round-robin play, the Muskies’ “gold” squad fell to Kenora in the final of the McDonald’s junior volleyball tourney here last weekend. The Broncos, which also were a split squad, swept the best-of-three final by scores of 15-10 and 15-6. Kenora had finished second […]
The Fort Frances Armwrestling Club is gearing up to host the Northwestern championships Feb. 7 at Memorial Arena in conjunction with the Little Amik Winter Carnival. Attracting several former world champion competitors, the double-elimination tourney will feature a variety of weight classes in both the men’s and women’s left and […]
A last-minute directive from the provincial Education Improvement Commission will see the new district school board trustees sworn in before Jan. 1, as well as the election of the new chairs and vice-chairs. The EIC has asked all boards to have their inaugural meeting and be legally in power by […]
Reaction to a proposed cut to daily fish limits from six to four for most species in Northwestern Ontario continues to be mixed, with about 60 percent of those on hand at a meeting here last night voting informally in favour of the changes. The two-and-a-half hour seminar and question-and-answer […]
Kevin Elliott is in a one-of-a-kind job these days. And if he has anything to do with it, that distinction will soon be a thing of the past. Elliott, a 14-year conservation officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources (the last six have been spent at the district office here), […]
Municipalities across the district are breathing a sigh of relief this week after the province’s latest “download” costs released Friday mean each has to come up with a 1.7 percent savings based on their 1996 budgets. The province also outlined exactly how much each will get from the so-called community […]
If you are thinking about donating food or clothing to the Atikokan Crisis Centre for the upcoming Christmas season, staff there won’t refuse it. But they’ll likely say there’s a better venue for those items. “Donate to your local food banks and Christmas cheer boards,” Charene Gillies, executive director of […]
What’s Christmas without “Yuletide carols being sung by a choir?” After all, we wouldn’t hark the herald angels if they weren’t singing, would we? Ah, it’s a joyous sound when voices combine in the “Carol of the Bells” and blend through “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” with apparent ease. But […]
Town and community auditorium committee reps will be working with the “multi-use” construction manager and architect in the new year to decide how to cut $411,592 in construction costs from the auditorium project. But Phil St. Cyr and John Crocker told council Monday that until the final tenders came in, […]
