The Southwest Storm fell 5-3 in the semifinal of the Maritime Junior C hockey championship in Miramichi. They lost to New Brunswick’s Tri-County Rivercats in Saturday’s game. The Storm went 0-4 at the tournament. They got goals Saturday from Dylan Hatfield, Zach Darcy and Cole Nickerson....
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by Randy ThomsThe town of Atikokan has identified some savings in its budget for this year. It brings the possible tax increase to 3.8%. Treasurer Brandy Coulson says the savings were found without impacting the capital budget or reserves. “We didn’t look at that at all. That is still the same as last time....
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by Randy ThomsThere could be some changes to the use of dressing and storage rooms at the Memorial Sports Centre. It comes with a plan to charge for the use of dedicated dressing rooms, office and storage space. Recreation Manager Nathan Young says all users will first be asked if they want to keep their...
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by Randy ThomsSummer ice is a go in Fort Frances. Town council gave the green light to proceed after 79% of a targeted 291 hours of ice time sales was sold to various users. In a report to council, Recreation and Culture Manager Nathan Young stated that there was also interest from others wanting to book ice...
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by Randy ThomsWork crews are expected to be back at the Portage Avenue underpass in Fort Frances this summer. The town has awarded a contract worth more than $540 thousand to Thunder Bay Multi Trades. The work includes rehabilitation of the expansion joints, fixing cracked and damaged concrete and replacing...
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by Brad PerryFinancial assistance is coming for New Brunswickers impacted by two storms over the winter. The province announced Friday that disaster financial assistance programs had been approved. Heavy rain on Feb. 28 and 29 caused significant flooding in the Sussex area and infrastructure damage across...
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The Cape Breton Eagles are facing adversity for the first time in these QMJHL playoffs. They fell 5-3 to the top-ranked Drakkar in Game 2 of their third round series in Baie-Comeau Friday. The Eagles scored the first two goals of the game, then led 3-2 late in the second. But the Drakkar tied it...
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The Antigonish Bulldogs will play the St. John’s Caps at the Don Johnson Cup semifinal. They finished the round-robin with a 5-2 win over the host Mount Pearl Blades Friday night. Ethan Twolan was named player of the game. Antigonish are the defending champions at the tournament, they’ve won the...
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The Southwest Storm finished last at the Maritime Junior C hockey championship in Miramichi. But they still have a shot to repeat as champions. The Storm will take on the first-place Tri-County River-Cats in Saturday’s semifinal. Southwest finished up the round-robin with a 6-3 loss to Pownal,...
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by Brad PerryTwo men from Grand Manan have been arrested after police say an ATV was stolen in the Saint John area. Mounties say they received a call about a stolen all-terrain vehicle at around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. “It was believed that two individuals had stolen the ATV, and were last seen on the Grand Manan...
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