The Board of Management of the Fort Frances Curling Club has decided that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our season will end effective March 15. There will be no further curling after today. Our manager (Rick Grenda) will be available at the club during the morning (9-10 a.m.) all week […]
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Press Release
CALGARY, Alta. –The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with its 10 member leagues and Hockey Canada, have officially cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season, due to the ongoing global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. As a result, all hockey-related activities, including respective League Playoffs, the CJHL’s four regional championship events […]
Press Release
Update from OFSAA regarding March championships: Given the Government of Ontario’s decision Thursday to close all publicly-funded schools for two weeks following the upcoming March Break, and given the widespread health measures imposed due to COVID-19, OFSAA is cancelling the boys’ and girls’ hockey and curling championships.The championships were scheduled […]
Press Release
CALGARY, Alta.–The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that effective Friday, March 13, all games and hockey-related activity involving its member clubs have been cancelled, until further notice, due to the continued threat of the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic as well as potential exposure and contamination of its players, team […]
The family of Judy Deschamps is sad to announce her passing on Thursday, March 12, 2020. A complete obituary to follow.
Things were sombre around the debating table at the bakery in Rainy River the other morning. It started out when Cookie stormed out of the kitchen waving a handful of bills. “Look at this crap! They’ve raised the price of coffee another two bucks a can and reduced the size […]
I know I don’t speak for everyone and perhaps it is quite likely that I speak for very few, but some will agree with me when I say I’m not a real fan of winter. I used to be. I suppose every kid on the planet would be a fan […]
The expression “it takes a village to raise a child” has always been true, but recently I was reminded that it takes a child to show us what truly matters. My six-year-old grandson has “lost” someone very precious to him. Linden didn’t misplace his special friend; she didn’t move away […]
My first Bassmaster Classic experience over the past week in Birmingham, Alabama was pretty amazing. Although my results were not great, finishing 31st out of a field of 53 anglers, the whole week will go down as one of the highlights of my fishing career. A lot of great memories […]
