Catholic ratepayers may have lost their voice on the local public school board but they will still hold some clout on the “multi-use” steering committee, trustees decided last night. The make-up of the steering committee was brought up at last night’s regular board meeting by trustee Dennis Brunn. “We obviously […]
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What will 1998 hold for education? Bill Low, principal of Rainy River High School, said he doesn’t know–and normally he has an idea of what things will be like by now. Lack of information from the Harris government, specifically the new funding model, is filling the future with uncertainty for […]
A little bit of communication between the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club, town officials and Normiska Corp. is credited with avoiding a sizable snowmobile trail problem in the west end of Fort Frances. Until yesterday, snowmobilers who had planned to use the trail on the west side of McIrvine Road, just […]
Having her own downtown shop is a goal Connie Cuthbertson has been nurturing for more than a decade–and one that’s about to become a reality for the local artist in about four months. Cuthbertson is planning to set up shop at 273 Scott St. in early April. “It’s been in […]
A court ruling that dissolved the Township of Greenstone in the Geraldton area could have an impact on future municipal restructuring–and may affect townships that have already amalgamated, including one in the Rainy River District. Ian Smith, regional manager for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s district office in […]
Emo resident Tanis Fretter is heading to get vaccinated against meningitis after six unrelated cases–two resulting in death–were reported in the Waterloo area since December. Fretter, a third-year health studies co-op student at the University of Waterloo, said she and her friends wanted to get in on the first day […]
The $5.5-million double-rink project will be opened up again Monday after the construction company hired for the job couldn’t come up with the performance bond by yesterday’s deadline. In a 40-minute in-camera meeting with the Committee of the Whole last night, town councillors reviewed the options they will be voting […]
It all started with a sign, a newspaper ad, a vendor’s licence, and a semi load of feed sold out of their two-car garage on Dec. 1, 1972. John and Marina Gerber aren’t ashamed of their business’s humble beginnings. The son of a Swiss farmer and the daughter of a […]
Setting up bird feeders could mean sowing sorrows for local farmers–not to mention unwanted weeds. With the popularity of bird feeding increasing, concerns over what exactly is in bird seed have been raised as tons of the stuff get bought and spread on the ground every winter. Rudy Sinninghe, a […]
Muskie goalie Adrian Indian, in just his first full season playing hockey at the high school level, will be featured as the player of the month for January on the Internet’s Native Player web site. For Indian, an Ojibway who has played his entire minor hockey career here in Fort […]
The Border Figure Skating Club will host an exhibition Sunday at Memorial Arena to help prepare its skaters for the 25th-annual Sunset Country Regional competition slated here Jan. 16-18. “What [the exhibition] does is allow our skaters a chance to perform their solos in front of an audience and get […]
Even with the Christmas holidays, Emo minor hockey action did not slack off, playing opponents on a regular nightly basis. The Selects split their games, first coming out on the short end of a 7-0 score against Rainy River. Mitch Gouliquer led the way with two goals while Caleb Shoemaker, […]
