New Canadian skating pairs champion has roots in Sunset Country Region     
Posted 6 hours ago
Balmertown’s Eric Radford and Megan Duhamel of Lively, Ont. claimed their first Canadian pairs figure skating title Saturday. Duhamel and Radford, who’ve been partners for less than two seasons, scored 190.11 for gold.

Shoal Lake 39 gives local snowmobile club February deadline    
Posted 5 hours ago
Next weekend Iskatewizaagegan First Nation (Shoal Lake 39) intends to close “significant portions” of the snowmobiling trails in its traditional territory. “We don’t want people running around the territory willy-nilly,” said Iskatewizaagegan consultant Mike Myers.

Scotties provincial tournament kicks off in Kenora   
Posted 3 days ago
The 2012 edition of the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts kicked off in Kenora Monday the way last year’s provincial championship wrapped up — with a matchup between Ottawa’s Rachel Homan and Thunder Bay’s Krista McCarville.

First Nation sets deadline to close snowmobile trail   
Posted 3 days ago
In less than two weeks, Iskatewizaagegan First Nation (Shoal Lake 39) intends to close “significant portions” of the snowmobiling trails in its traditional territory. “We don’t want people running around the territory willy-nilly,” said Iskatewizaagegan consultant Mike Myers.

Aamikkowiish risks loss of funds without building lot    
Posted 6 days ago
With work well underway on two three-bedroom duplexes at Granite Court and Minto Crescent, a similar build planned for Sunrise Place and construction of seven two-bedroom transitional housing units, an office and a communal meeting space to proceed at Pine Portage Road and Woods Drive this spring,

Milk recalled over possible cleaning solution contamination    
Posted 8 hours ago
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people in Ontario and Alymer, Que., not to drink Saputo Inc.'s Neilson Trutaste 2% Partly Skimmed Milk because the product may be contaminated with a cleaning solution.