Staff While rain and dark clouds may have put a damper on the Heritage Tourism Week kick-off here Friday, partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures Saturday spelled out a fairly successful “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport. “The day turned out real well,” said longtime organizer Bruce Caldwell, […]
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Staff If a local Facebook group has its way, the Stanley Cup will be coming to Fort Frances—if the Chicago Blackhawks win it, that is. The group, “If Duncan Keith Wins The Cup, Bring It To Fort Frances,” had 443 members as of this morning. Born in Winnipeg, the Blackhawks’ […]
Staff The two Muskie field athletes struggled at the OFSAA championships in London over the weekend. In terms of exceeding expectations, Josh Strain put together the best Fort High performance of the competition, tying for eighth in the senior boys’ high jump. He completing the 1.83m jump before bowing out […]
Dan Falloon Incoming Muskie football coach Chad Canfield isn’t shy about his hopes for this year’s team. The former team MVP is looking for a good number of bodies for the annual spring camp, which kicks off today at 6 p.m. at Fort High. Canfield said he hopes to have […]
Staff A break in the ARCA racing circuit hasn’t helped local driver Steve Arpin get back on his game. Arpin finished 11th at the Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200 at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon—his second-straight finish outside of the top 10 after recording two consecutive wins back in April. […]
Bryce Forbes In hopes of promoting student summer jobs, the local Service Canada Centre for Youth is hosting a series of events in conjunction with “Hire a Youth Week.” “This year, we are continuing our tradition of helping young people find summer employment,” Youth Services Officer Dayna DeBenedet said in […]
Staff Craig McTavish was on fire for Pharmasave on Thursday evening. He scored three goals as Pharmasave beat the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs 3-1 in men’s Borderland Soccer Association action. Colton Gray netted the lone goal for the Voyageurs. The Voyageurs fared better in women’s action, however, getting past Taggs […]
Heather Latter With most of the region having received rain over the weekend, the Ministry of Natural Resources said there’s no new fires to report. Red Lake Fire #32 is “being held” at 4,417 hectares. Crews continue to extinguish hot spots but no problems are anticipated, and fire personnel and […]
There is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight, along with an overnight low of 10 C (50 F). Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy, along with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Look for a high of 19 (67) and low around 10 (50). Wednesday also […]
Duane Hicks Members of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron met the crew of a Dash 8 trainer from the 402 “City of Winnipeg” Squadron of the Canadian Forces and toured the plane Saturday during the 11th-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport. The event drew 200-300 […]
Dan Falloon Athletes from the local roller derby team displayed their skating skills at a “boot camp” run by members of the “Babes of Thunder Bay” team at the ’52 Canadians Arena here Saturday. Coach Shane Gorrell (a.k.a “Coach Nightscream”), referee Mandy Osipenko (a.k.a “Flaming Mo”), and blocker Kyle Gledhill […]
Duane Hicks Debbie Firth was among the charter members of the Emo and District Lions Cub who lit a candle during the induction ceremony Friday evening at the Emo Legion. The new service club, which has 27 charter members, received its charter and banner at the banquet, and is now […]
