Duane Hicks Town council may reconsider the option it had chosen for a new OPP contract, and take a look at more information regarding how it might impact police services here. Back on Dec. 20, council had decided on a new five-year contract with the Fort Frances OPP, choosing the […]
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Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach Wayne Strachan will be looking for the same effort from his players tonight in Dryden when they try to even their best-of-seven semi-final series with the Ice Dogs. After losing the first two games on home ice on the weekend, the Lakers got […]
Gordon Anderson The Muskies came a long way to learn a few hard lessons about hockey in the rest of the province. The black-and-gold, seeded 13th in the 20-team field, finished with an 0-4 record after losing 5-1 to the 20th-ranked Holy Cross Crusaders (Kingston) this morning to wrap up […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ curling rink began its quest for OFSAA gold with mixed results. After opening with a 5-4 win over Ridgetown yesterday, the black-and-gold fell to 1-1 thanks to a 5-3 loss to Sir Winston Churchill this morning at the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay. The […]
Staff Saturday night’s exhibition game between the Fort Frances Thunderhawks and Kenora Thistles has been cancelled due to a lack of players for both sides. “Both teams just ran into trouble getting players,” Thunderhawks’ manager Dean Bruyere said. “Kenora just couldn’t field a decent team to come down here and […]
Staff For four Fort Frances players, today’s round-robin clash with the Soo Greyhounds at the provincial Bantam ‘AAA’ championships in Thunder Bay will mark their last chance to come home with a win. The regional all-star squad, which includes goalie Brandon Bodnar, defenceman Carter Brown, and forwards Rory Keith and […]
Duane Hicks Up-and-coming artist Emma-Lee charmed the crowd with her beautiful vocals, songwriting, and stories in between songs yesterday evening during the “Tour de Fort” concert at the Townshend Theatre. The entertainment series has booked five of six shows for the 2011-12 season, with passports now for sale at www.tourdefort.com
Gordon Anderson Following yesterday’s 7-4 loss to Mount Carmel, Muskie head coach Shawn Jourdain gave Scott Parsons the start in favour of Devin Stromness against the St. Thomas of Villanova Wildcats this morning. Parson was solid in the net, but he alone wasn’t enough as the black-and-gold fell 4-1 to […]
Gordon Anderson It was just a case of too much St. Mary’s Monarchs and not enough Fort Frances Muskies. The top-ranked team in the province looked every bit the favourite in a 6-1 dismantling of the Muskies in Pool ‘A’ action at the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ earlier this afternoon in Toronto, […]
Robin McCormick A sure sign of spring is the registration for Devlin youth baseball. T-ball is available for those aged five-seven, with softball for ages eight-10. Baseball will be held Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. at the Devlin Ball Park, with the first practice scheduled for May 4 (weather permitting). The […]
Press Release A new Integrated Cancer Screening Program is being launched at Regional Cancer Care Northwest to reach adults living in northern urban, rural, and remote communities, with an emphasis on reaching First Nations’ adults. The northwest is one of only four cancer programs selected by Cancer Care Ontario (out […]
Press Release The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force will hold public meetings next month at three locations to receive comments on its interim report. They will be held Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Warroad Area Community Center, on Wednesday, April 6 […]
