Dan Falloon The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team was a strong one last year, falling just a single point short of winning the NWOSSAA crown and advancing to the all-Ontarios. With much of the crew returning this year, along a strong contingent moving up from the junior ranks, the black-and-gold […]
fftimes
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team finished second at its home tournament—the fourth-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial—over the weekend. The Canadians recorded a solid 2-0-1 record in round-robin play, outscoring their opponents 17-8, before falling 8-1 in Sunday’s final against the Wayzata Junior Gold. Fort Frances opened play […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Lakers, currently competing for first place in the SIJHL, also are winners off the ice. The Lakers are the pioneer team in the SIJHL to initiate, organize, and participate in an “adopt-a-school” program. The architect of this program is retired school teacher Larry Patrick, who […]
Dan Falloon It had to come eventually. The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered its first loss of the 2010-11 season, dropping a 6-2 decision to the East Ridge Raptors of Woodbury, Mn. at the Detroit Lakes Lakers’ tournament over the weekend. The loss dropped Fort High to the bronze-medal game, […]
Staff A handful of local bowlers competed in the zone round of the annual pins over average (P.O.A.) tournament in Kenora over the weekend. Times’ editor Mike Behan came closest to snagging a berth to the provincial roll-offs in March in Thunder Bay, coming up 37 pins short for the […]
Duane Hicks Whether it’s providing recycling pick-up for the business sector, getting rid of “free” bags of garbage, or banning the dumping of recyclables at the landfill, a proposed “blue box” recycling strategy for the Town of Fort Frances should get people talking. The draft strategy, devised by consultants Trow […]
Peggy Revell While some may be cursing all the snow that’s been falling here so far this winter, it’s been a boon for Emo businesses as they head into the holiday season. “The early snowfall definitely helps in getting people in the winter mood a lot earlier,” said Borderland Esso […]
Dan Falloon Some time on the East Coast was welcomed by the Raymond Roy rink. Roy, along with third Dave Broman, second Butch Wensley, and lead Patrick Briere, enjoyed their time at the Dominion Club Curling Championship held in Charlottetown, P.E.I. last week. “It was absolutely fantastic,” enthused Roy. “The […]
Peggy Revell The district may see its first gold mine in production in a long time by 2015 if things go as planned with Rainy River Resources’ gold exploration in the west end of the district. “Rainy River is very positive for the fact that it’s potentially large,” enthused Rainy […]
Peggy Revell Miserable wet weather this summer threw a wrench in the work at the Emo Agricultural Research Station in 2010. “The weather played such a role,” Kim Jo Bliss, the station’s research technician, said about the work that was accomplished there this year. “April was awesome and people were […]
Peggy Revell Call it a “hoot-warming” story as winter weather settles in across the district. An injured short-eared owl was rescued by local couple Rick and Val Hallam, and now has a new—albeit temporary—home at a wildlife rescue centre in Kenora. The rare owl was first discovered by Hallam back […]
Duane Hicks This year’s theme for the 53rd-annual “Parade of Lights” was “The Lights & Sounds of Christmas,” and it was clear those who entered floats took the hint. A procession of 21 floats, decked in multi-coloured lights and boasting live or recorded music, were watched by wide-eyed children and […]
