Press Release The local Taggs Bantam ‘AA’ squad competed in the International Falls Hockey Classic on Feb. 5-7. Their first game, against the Norwest Stars (Thunder Bay), saw both teams played tight defensively as the score remained 0-0 through two periods. The Stars then drew first blood on a goal […]
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Press Release Safety on and around Ontario’s lakes and rivers should be everyone’s top priority when outdoors this Family Day Weekend. To encourage families to get outside and try ice-fishing, Ontario residents who don’t have a licence can fish without one from Feb. 13-15. These anglers must follow the conservation […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team found itself in unfamiliar territory last weekend in Duluth. The squad was unable to advance out of its pool at the Duluth Jr. Gold tournament, finishing with a 1-1-1 record after the round-robin portion. Fort Frances had opened the tournament with a […]
Staff The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team was unable to beat their cross-border rivals in three tries this week, falling 37-20 and 51-29 on Saturday before slipping 42-30 last night. The black-and-gold, however, did redeem themselves with a pair of wins over Littlefork on Saturday, winning 42-32 and 48-34. Coach […]
Staff The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team learned to get up for the big games at the Lakehead University Classic in Thunder Bay over the weekend. In the preliminary round, the Muskies split sets with two of the city’s top teams in the La Verendrye Vipers and St. Ignatius Falcons. […]
Rebecca Benson Editor: I am writing this letter with disappointment as when I went to read the obituary of Aaron Hyatt on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, I came across the front page of the Fort Frances Times newspaper. I could not believe your newspaper would print a picture of the […]
Lori Eaton Editor: I could not believe my eyes when I received my Fort Frances Times this past week. Right there on the front page is the scene of a fatal crash—the crash that took the life of Aaron Hyatt. How horrible for his family, loved ones, and friends to […]
Duane Hicks Some local residents are very concerned about the effectiveness of doctor recruitment in Fort Frances—and town council has agreed, noting it is doing what it can to improve recruitment in the future. Allan T. Bedard, of the Northern Action Group (NAG), addressed council Monday evening, expressing grave concerns […]
Heather Latter Health card services to be offered by fall Local residents looking to renew their driver’s licences or vehicle registration will do so at a new location beginning next month. ServiceOntario, located at 922 Scott St. (the Ministry of Natural Resources building), will take over most of these services […]
Dan Falloon For Chris Lindberg, Olympic reminders are never too far away. The 42-year-old Fort Frances native now lives just minutes away from Calgary’s Olympic Park, which commemorate the 1988 Winter Games held in that city. But now, with the 2010 Games getting underway Friday in Vancouver, Lindberg’s memories of […]
Peggy Revell Students and staff at Fort Frances High School are hoping to rally even more local support for relief efforts in Haiti by throwing a spaghetti dinner fundraiser later this month. “We just want to raise as much as possible,” Fort High student Jolene Stahn said about the spaghetti […]
