the NWU The Northwestern Health Unit is launching a new campaign to help raise awareness among parents and caregivers about the importance of tummy time for babies during play, as well as the importance of placing babies on their backs for sleep. Since 1999, the Canadian Pediatric Society has recommended […]
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Press Release The Kenora-Rainy River Provincial Liberal Association held its annual general meeting on Jan. 17 in Dryden. Local members elected a new executive representing communities throughout the riding. The objectives of the Kenora-Rainy River Provincial Liberal Association include: •promoting Liberal principles and policies; •providing a means for forwarding the […]
the MNR A Dubreuilville man has been fined $4,000 for hunting offences. Stephane Lavoie pleaded guilty and was fined $2,500 for careless hunting and $1,500 for hunting at night. He is banned from hunting in Ontario for two years, and must retake the Ontario hunter education course before applying for […]
Lucas Punkari With the NorWOSSA playoffs only a week away, the Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball teams are getting hot at just the right time. The seniors went unbeaten at a tournament in Kenora over the weekend, including a 64-58 victory over the Transcona Titans (Winnipeg) in the final, […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Aquanauts returned to the pool over the weekend at the Northwestern Ontario regional championships in Thunder Bay, where a number of swimmers turned in top-notch performances. “They all did very well and they really came together as a team,” lauded coach Dawnn Taylor. “We had […]
Staff Due to an error in the original results sheet, the final results for members of the Border Skating Club who competed in the Sunset Country regional competition in Kenora were incorrect. The correct top three finishes for BSC members are as follows: •Jillian Bobczynski—Gold Elements (2nd), Gold Creative Skills […]
Lucas Punkari Having dropped a round-robin contest to the Warroad 14U’s on Friday night, the local Skates & Blades Bantam girls’ squad was out for revenge in the tournament final here Sunday afternoon. But despite their best efforts, the home side was unable to withstand a late charge from Warroad […]
Lucas Punkari A year ago, Zacharia Warkentin played the role of second on Jordan Potter’s Port Arthur Curling Club rink (Thunder Bay) that went unbeaten en route to capturing the Northern Ontario Bantam boys’ title. This past weekend at the Fort Frances Curling Club, the 16-year-old was skip as he […]
Lucas Punkari Following a 4-3 shootout loss to the Dryden Ice Dogs here Jan. 30, Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan stressed the importance of his team being more consistent heading into the playoffs. After this past weekend’s home games—a 4-2 win over the Ice Dogs on Friday […]
Lucas Punkari Looking only at their 11-0-0-1 record, it might be safe to assume the Muskie boys’ hockey team had a fairly easy time of things in NorWOSSA league play this season en route to yet another regular-season crown. However, it’s been anything but a cake-walk for the black-and-gold as […]
Lucas Punkari Only one team can say they’ve beaten the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA girls’ hockey play so far this season. And that’s the Fort Frances Muskies. The black-and-gold earned that honour Friday night in Dryden with a narrow 2-1 victory. “I think the shots ended up being 37-34 for […]
Duane Hicks The town again will try to get district municipalities to help pay to operate the Fort Frances Airport, but this time on a fixed contribution basis. Last year, district municipalities were asked to consider cost-sharing based on each community’s percentage of the overall population. This means they would […]
