Joey Payeur A Fort Frances product who once shone for his hometown junior squad has an opportunity to be recognized as the best U.S. college hockey has to offer. Goalie Ryan Faragher was one of 68 players nominated last week for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award, which is given to […]
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One of my pleasures in life is coffee! Sipping by myself . . . a cup by my keyboard when I’m writing . . . afternoon coffee and cookies with friends. . . . And I often try to have coffee with my daughter. I say “try to” because it […]
The steam continues to rise from the Resolute kraft mill in Fort Frances. The steam still pours through the vents above the paper machines today. But most workers still employed in the Resolute mill at Fort Frances have received termination notices. The company has committed to keeping the heat in […]
Did you tune in to the Golden Globes a week ago Sunday? I would like to hear you say a resounding no. But sadly, some of you, like me, have weak minds and I tuned in—but only until Jacqueline Bisset’s long, drawn-out who-me speech had me wanting to kick in […]
The next few weeks are going to be fun for me. After spending three long days driving over the past weekend, I finally made it down to Florida to do some fishing and prepare for the first FLW Tour bass tournament of the year at Lake Okeechobee. After planning and […]
Down here on the Redneck Riviera, we like to have a good ol’ fish fry every winter. The local fried grouper is pretty good though it’s just not up to a mess of northern walleye. With that in mind, Norm and I manage to bring along a passel of fillets […]
Let me begin with some full disclosure. I like hockey fights when they arise out of the heat of battle during a game. I also watch “Coach’s Corner” almost weekly, featuring Don Cherry, creator of the “Rock ’em, Sock ’em Hockey” long-running video/DVD series. I think there has been—and always […]
I was told our days are getting a fair bit longer in the evenings and shortly we will start to see it change in the mornings. That always helps our too long of a winter! And even though it’s rather chilly today (Monday), the sun shining makes you (or at […]
Joey Payeur The road will be long but well worth the travel for some of Fort Frances’ premier junior squash players. The Sunset Country Squash Club foursome of Angel McCormack, Marita Matias, Shawn Brady, and Naomi McManaman were selected this past weekend for the Northwestern Ontario team that will represent […]
Joey Payeur The whole prospect of the Fort Frances Lakers cruising to first place in the SIJHL regular season now can be thrown out the window. The footsteps in the distance are those of the Thunder Bay North Stars—and they’re getting louder by the week. The North Stars have closed […]
Duane Hicks There’s no way for local residents to take the bus from Fort Frances to Winnipeg right now because the connection from here to Kenora is on hiatus due to a lack of drivers. Troy Marschalk of North Air Services said the bus to Nestor Falls/Sioux Narrows/Kenora stopped running […]
Courtesy of the Winter road maintenance contractors in Northwestern Ontario have had to pay severe penalties this year for failing to meet provincial standards. “These are performance-based contracts and when they fail to meet our standards, they face penalties,” Ian Smith, the Ministry of Transportation’s regional director for the northwest, […]
