Joey Payeur Brenda Whalen of Fort Frances was the golden girl of the floor shuffleboard venue as she and teammate Gerald Whalen captured first place in the event held in conjunction with the District 1A Senior Games at the Sister Kennedy Centre. The two-day competition saw representatives from Fort Frances, […]
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The Canadian Press MONTREAL—The neighbour of a 55-year-old Montreal woman who died after apparently being attacked by a pit bull says he was shocked by what he saw. Farid Benzenati said he arrived home from work at around 5 p.m. and noticed a dog playing with what he thought was […]
The Associated Press DETROIT—For the first time since last summer, R.A. Dickey won consecutive starts. On a day when Dickey couldn’t consistently do anything with his knuckleball, his Toronto teammates scored seven runs in the first five innings in a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers yesterday afternoon. “That was […]
The Associated Press CLEVELAND—It’s been the post-season of blowouts. The NBA Finals have been no different. There was a 63-point turnaround from Game 2 to Game 3 in a span of about 72 hours. Try to make sense of this: the Cleveland Cavaliers had their entire roster available to start […]
Staff The Fort Frances Mud Dogs needed to clear their heads after some early-game difficulties. So they decided to take a walk—plenty of them. The first-place Mud Dogs (8-0) drew 11 walks, including three-straight with the bases loaded in the third, en route to a 20-9 victory over the Emo […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—The Senate yesterday voted to allow suffering Canadians who are not near death to seek medical help to end their lives—knocking out the central pillar underpinning the federal government’s proposed new law on medically-assisted dying. Senators voted 41-30 to amend Bill C-14, deleting the requirement that […]
Submitted The Fort Frances Power Corp., along with several volunteers with The Shops on Scott (BIA), helped put up flower baskets for the summer yesterday on the 100, 200, and 300 blocks of Scott Street. The Shops on Scott paid for the flowers, which they got from Hammond’s Nursery.
Staff Marlon Douglas is in mid-season form—and the season is barely underway. Douglas scored his league-leading fourth goal as the defending men’s division champion Manitou Forest Products blanked Pharmasave 1-0 in the lone game in the Borderland Soccer League last night. Douglas, who beat Pharmasave keeper Kamil Niemczyk, has scored […]
Staff A recent survey by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce shows an “overwhelming number” of its membership doesn’t want parking meters in downtown Fort Frances. Chamber reps met with the town’s bylaw enforcement officer on Tuesday regarding concerns over parking meters being installed on Scott Street. They presented the […]
Heather Latter Emma Williamson watered her plot at the Fort Frances Community Garden yesterday evening during the Kids Garden Club. The youngsters were busy planting their crops, with the help of parents, grandparents, and local gardeners. They also put up signs they had painted previously as a rainy day activity. […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ forward A.J. Rupert is bound for the NCAA Division III after committing to the Aurora (Ill.) University Spartans of the NCHA. “We are extremely pleased as this now makes [six] of our graduating 20-year-olds that are now committed to furthering their academic and hockey goals,” Lakers’ […]
Duane Hicks Want to be part of the start to this year’s Canada Day celebrations in downtown Fort Frances? The Shops on Scott (BIA) is putting out a call to vendors, clubs, and any groups to participate in this year’s “Mall Day,” which is slated for Thursday, June 30 from […]
