Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is getting ready for this year’s tournament, and so far has 81 teams registered. But FFCBC chair Gord Watson would like to see more local teams come aboard. “We still don’t have the local support we’re looking for,” Watson told council at […]
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Duane Hicks Town council will stand by its decision to go with an OPP contract for 2011-16 that will reduce the number of constables here from 18 to 16. Council had agreed to ink the contract back in December, but then re-opened discussions Monday evening after receiving a presentation from […]
Duane Hicks While still faced with a decision on whether to go ahead with a proposed solar panel project here, town council got its questions about the venture answered from Corey Bolton of Solar Logix Inc. here Monday night. First and foremost, Bolton assured the mayor and council that if […]
Staff Bell Mobility is asking the town if it can erect telecommunications towers at Sunny Cove Camp and in the parking lot of the Memorial Sports Centre. Under the proposed deal, Bell Mobility would pay the town $500 during the construction phase for both projects. Then as soon at the […]
Lucas Punkari Ousted in semi-finals yet again The Fort Frances Lakers were hoping to be getting ready for a rematch with the Wisconsin Wilderness in the SIJHL final later this week. Instead, they’re spending the next couple of days packing up their bags and saying their good-byes. With a 4-1 […]
Lucas Punkari It may have looked easy, but it certainly wasn’t the case for Stratton’s Maury Nielson at the Dominion Club Championship regional playdowns in Kenora over the weekend. Nielson, along with third Neil Haw, second Andrew McCormick, and lead Tyler Nielson, went a perfect 4-0 to capture first spot […]
Lucas Punkari While a lack of teams (16) forced organizers to cut the annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel to a two-day event, the action still was tight on all six sheets on Friday and Saturday. In the ‘A’ final, Adam Bolen took home his first title with an 8-3 win […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie assistant coach Ken Christiansen has seen a lot since he made his first appearance behind the bench at an OFSAA hockey tournament way back in 1971. But even he can’t recall the last time the black-and-gold went to the all-Ontarios and failed to bring back a win, […]
Heather Latter Launch set for Saturday Given the success of his first book released two years ago, retired Fort Frances High School teacher Frank Maraj is now launching a sequel, entitled “Snapshots II: Navigating the University Years.” While “Snapshots” reflected on his childhood in Trinidad, Maraj’s newest book tells of […]
Peggy Revell Fourth-grader Cameron Bowles used a popsicle stick to roll up maple syrup that had been boiled and poured onto snow as French students at Robert Moore School created “Les sucettes au sirop d’érable.” The sweet treat has been one of many French-Canadian traditions students have been learning throughout […]
Heather Latter Dom Frenette looked on as Frank Maraj signed her copy of “Snapshots II: Navigating the University Years,” yesterday at Fort Frances High School.
Heather Latter This is one of the new workshop rooms at Northern Community Development Services here that people were able to view during its grand re-opening last Thursday afternoon. NCDS held an open house for the public to check out its recent renovations, which also include a new reception area […]
