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Where Legends Live

Welcome to 2021! In celebration of a new year and new beginnings, we are introducing a blog to our Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame website. We have entitled it Where Legends Live to coincide with the column our long-time Executive Director, Diane Imrie, has written in the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal since 2011 entitled Where Legends Live On.

We are using this space to re-post some earlier columns, as well as, publish updated and new articles that recount some great moments and people from the pages of our region’s rich and proud sports history.

Diane Imrie

Dec 12, 2021
2 min

It's Grey Cup Sunday!

As I read through the many articles contained in the Hall of Fame files or look at the great photographs contained in the archives, I...

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The Fort William Garden’s- 70 years of Hosting Sporting Competitions

Diane Imrie

Oct 28, 2021
5 min

The Fort William Garden’s- 70 years of Hosting Sporting Competitions

Until just recently, the last time I was in the Fort William Gardens was on the evening of February 25, 2020, to watch the opening...

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Diane Imrie

Aug 16, 2021
2 min

Finnish Sports History

The largest club during those early days was the Finnish Athletic Club Nahjus which grew out of the Jyry Club. Founded in 1920 it was...

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Diane Imrie

Jul 7, 2021
4 min

Revolutionizing Sport with SporTimer

Our community has always taken great pride in the number of athletes, coaches and officials that have developed their skills locally and...

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Diane Imrie

May 20, 2021
3 min

Oh to be golfing again...

As golfers long to dust off their clubs, I thought it would be a good opportunity to honour the traditions of the game by taking a step...

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Diane Imrie

Apr 29, 2021
4 min

Baskets at the Bay

A lot of mention has been made of the fact that many of the players that took to the courts for the NCAA Division 1 Men’s and Women’s...

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Diane Imrie

Apr 1, 2021
2 min

Auto Racing and the Northwest

There was a time when people would flock to our local fairgrounds, not for the rides, but for the races. With the Twin Cities Motor...

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Diane Imrie

Mar 18, 2021
3 min

Rich Regional Rowing History

It is fitting that the Kenora Rowing Club was the official site for 2017 Canada Summer Games rowing events as it holds the distinction of...

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Diane Imrie

Mar 4, 2021
5 min

A Proud Brier History

Well if the 2021 Scotties is any example, it would appear that the great curling bubble experiment is working quite well as Canadians got...

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Diane Imrie

Feb 25, 2021
3 min

They came bearing nicknames

Do you ever wonder how a team comes up with their name? In this day of social media and online voting often it is the result of a contest...

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Diane Imrie

Feb 17, 2021
2 min

Keenan a pioneer in freestyle skiing

Bill Keenan was one of those kids that excelled in whatever sport he took part in and the higher and faster he could go, the happier he...

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Diane Imrie

Feb 8, 2021
3 min

Remembering a figure skating legend

I have been very fortunate to have been involved with the Skate Canada Hall of Fame since its inception back in 1990 and since that time,...

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Diane Imrie

Jan 16, 2021
5 min

Toronto Maple Leafs & The Stanley Cup

Well, the 2021 NHL season has begun, which means that it is time for me to get out my trusted Leafs jersey and start cheering. A couple...

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Diane Imrie

Jan 5, 2021
5 min

Junior Hockey Supremacy

As I pen this article the country is abuzz with excitement as we prepare to cheer on Team Canada at the IIHF 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey...

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