Lucas Punkari Although they aren’t sure when they’ll be back on the ice, the Muskie boys’ hockey team is entering an unscheduled break with the best record in NorWOSSA play. After edging the host Dryden Eagles 4-3 last Thursday, the black-and-gold sport a 5-0 record to lead the league, which […]
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Lucas Punkari The Muskie girls’ hockey team probably couldn’t help but feel a case of déja vu Saturday afternoon in Portage la Prairie as they faced off against the Kenora Broncos in the final of the PCI Saints Christmas Classic. In addition to their regular meetings in NorWOSSA play, it […]
Lucas Punkari As the SIJHL prepares for its annual holiday break, the Fort Frances Lakers are about to embark on their most hectic slate of games so far this season. Starting with a 7:30 p.m. clash tonight against the Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice For Kids Arena, the Lakers […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances needs a water park. This was the wish conveyed by Robert Moore School Grade 5 students Jenna Mose and Destiny Morrisseau in their winning Local Government Week essays they read to town council Monday night. “Don’t you think kids in this town would greatly appreciate an […]
Duane Hicks Following last month announcement regarding layoffs at the mill here, council has been keeping the town’s economic future in sight and struck a subcommittee to focus on the issue. “I would like to reaffirm to the citizens of our community that we, as a council, are working very […]
Duane Hicks Former Fort Frances resident Trevor Torseth was seen by millions of television viewers last night, playing a role on the latest episode of the hit CBS drama, “NCIS.” “‘NCIS’ was a big win for me,” Torseth said in an e-mail from his L.A. home. He played the role […]
Duane Hicks It’s possible the town could see the formation of a Fort Frances Community Foundation to fund local projects in the future. The idea first was identified in council’s strategic plan. The town’s Economic Development Advisory Committee then reviewed the concept and recommended that the creation of such a […]
Duane Hicks The site of the former Huffman School property on Williams Avenue will become a residential subdivision after the majority of council voted in favour of amending the zoning bylaw at Monday night’s meeting. Council voted 6-1 in favour of amending Zoning By-Law 8/98, effectively changing the zoning and […]
Duane Hicks Building electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure across Canada, Sun Country Highway (SCH) is “powering change” all the way along the Trans-Canada Highway, including here in Fort Frances. SCH vice-president Christopher Misch, with a helping hand from company rep Dick Robinson, dropped by La Place Rendez-Vous on Saturday, where a […]
Heather Latter Anne Zucchiatti kicked off the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre’s “Human Experience” series on Monday night with her presentation entitled “The Way I Walked,” which outlined her travels on the Camino de Santiago Compostela. “It was excellent—really interesting,” enthused Andrea Avis, the library’s program director who initiated […]
Lucas Punkari While most people around here probably aren’t thinking about the “beautiful game” at this time of year, winter isn’t standing in the way of three local soccer players as they look to develop their skills. Claire Hyatt and Liam Metke, Grade 9 students at Fort High, and Cameron […]
Duane Hicks Christopher Misch, vice-president of Sun Country Highway, “fuelled up” this Tesla Roadster on Saturday at the new charger installed at La Place Rendez-Vous here.
