A chance gust of wind is being blamed for causing a float plane to overturn on Lakeland Bay just east of here a week ago Saturday, according to a report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. It also is known now that the mishap occurred after the pilot aborted […]
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After an opening night last week which saw a poor draw in terms of both attendance and cars, the Emo Speedway seems to be having trouble getting off the starting line this season. With the Speedway making the switch to Thursday nights this year, and now under the direction of […]
Seventeen riders are gathering pledges this week as the Northwestern Ontario Therapeutic Riding Association gears up for its third-annual “Freedom Ride” on Saturday. The ride is slated to start at 1 p.m. (or at the same time Sunday if it’s raining). But instead of making the trip to Wasaw Lake […]
Kim Kirk was the top Aquanaut at the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts swim meet over the weekend, finishing second in the final of her 100m free event. Jeff Plumridge was the only other local swimmer to make a final, placing sixth in his 200m breast event. Kim Murray, Andrea Boileau, Sarah […]
Heading into his third campaign as head coach of the Muskie senior football team, Bob Swing knows exactly what he has in terms of returning talent as he prepares to ‘three-peat’ as NorWOSSA champs. But what he wants to find out is what’s out there in terms of future talent. […]
Even though the Muskie girls’ soccer team had dominated their opposition for the entire season, they knew they would have a tough game against the Beaver Brae Broncos in the NorWOSSA final here Saturday afternoon. Add to the fact it was these same Broncos who upset the black-and-gold in the […]
“Do you ever feel that you’re just being sucked up by the vacuum cleaner of life?” That’s how Maggie Milne, a motivational speaker from Thunder Bay, summed up stress for about 100 delegates attending the annual Literacy Northwest conference here last weekend. While stress can take its toll, Milne urged […]
“Do you ever feel that you’re just being sucked up by the vacuum cleaner of life?” That’s how Maggie Milne, a motivational speaker from Thunder Bay, summed up stress for about 100 delegates attending the annual Literacy Northwest conference here last weekend. While stress can take its toll, Milne urged […]
If plans for the Fort Frances Public Library’s 100th anniversary celebration come together, area residents will get a stylish glimpse into the past next month. Members of the “Friends of the Library” are preparing for the centennial festivities June 26 from 2-4 p.m., which will include a museum display, a […]
The bank accounts may be dwindling but there is enough money to pay off all existing debts–and still have about $410,000 to play with. That’s the news town auditor Jock Spence, with BDO Dunwoody here, brought to council Monday night in his 1997 financial report, which showed the town has […]
Saturday was a bad day for flying across Northwestern Ontario, with three other plane accidents happening in the area. Two of the three occurred near Atikokan, including one that involved a privately-owned Cessna 180 trying to take off from Steep Rock Lake just before noon. The Transportation Safety Board of […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team heads into this weekend’s NorWOSSA playoffs here as the top seed after finishing 3-0-1 at a tournament last week in Kenora. The girls opened play Wednesday with a 6-0 drubbing over Dryden, paced by goals from Laureen Cousineau (two), Lynn Pollard, Lindy Holt, Tanya Hughes, […]
