Staff There was some last-minute shuffling when it came to the Muskie hockey teams’ appearance in the NorWOSSA finals. Both squads now will head on the road Sunday with the possibility for both of claiming their respective league crowns. The Muskie boys still will play Game 1 of their best-of-three […]
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the OPP On Feb. 11, Rainy River District OPP officers investigated a “Neknomination” video being posted to a social networking site involving youth. The activities recorded in the video involved several youth participating in dangerous activities and contravening numerous provincial offences, including the Liquor Licence Act and Motorized Snow Vehicles […]
Joey Payeur Aaron Wesley-Chisel blew this shot right through Wisconsin Wilderness goalie Griffin Strain in the first period of the Lakers’ 3-2 win here Tuesday night, which also clinched top spot in the SIJHL regular season.
Scott Catherall passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. A complete obituary will follow.
Duane Hicks Town workers have had their hands full this winter dealing with problems caused by the intense cold, with the most recent being a watermain break on Victoria Avenue between Church Street and Nelson Street.
Duane Hicks It’s hard to walk into a local coffee shop and not hear complaints about the road conditions in Fort Frances. But a relentlessly frigid winter—and the problems it has caused—have made it difficult for town crews to keep up with all they have to do. Operations and Facilities […]
Joey Payeur The race for first place is over. With a 3-2 win over the Wisconsin Wilderness here Tuesday night, the Fort Frances Lakers clinched first place in the SIJHL for the first time in franchise history. It also is the first time a junior team in Fort Frances accomplished […]
The 50-year mark has just passed since the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Undoubtedly, most of us are well aware of this fact and tuned in to “The Night That Changed America,” a CBS-hosted look back on the Beatles, who they were, and where they came from. […]
I spent the weekend reading through the decision of Mr. Justice J.S. Fregeau, who presided over the trial of Couchiching FN et al v. AG Canada et al. I didn’t attend any of the court hearings, which ran here from Feb. 19 through March 28 last year, and now I’m […]
Last week saw me host a pair of town-hall meetings on veterans’ affairs in Thunder Bay and Fort Frances at the same time the NDP began our push for public consultations on the so-called “Fair Elections Act.” I was happy to have been joined by Peter Stoffer for our town-hall […]
After a quick week at home, I was back on the road late last week and had an eventful weekend attending my first Bassmaster Classic tournament in Birmingham, Ala. The Bassmaster Classic is the biggest bass tournament in the world, hands down. It is the year-end championship of the Bassmaster […]
Last week’s winter storm certainly was not a welcome sight! What a mess—and then with all the drifting, I had stuff lost right in my yard. I also ended up getting the tractor stuck trying to make my way to feed the heifers (couldn’t see my trail and that was […]
