Local curler Mike Badiuk (skip) and his team, made up of Mitch Sequin, Sean Murray, and Travis Showalter, placed first at the Fort Frances men’s bonspiel held over the weekend. The players are just 18 and 19 years old. Congratulations, team! • • • The winner of March’s gas draw […]
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I’ve never met a curler I didn’t like. I know such a blanket statement may be difficult to make, but it’s true. And my hypothesis is simple: As soon as a person slides into that one slippy shoe thing, they instantly become three times more congenial. (And honestly, how could […]
With summer just under three months away, I know there are a lot of people starting to get worried about their bathing suit bodies—or lack thereof. There not only is be an influx of people at the local gym in January, because of newly-made resolutions, but also as we approach […]
Last Friday, I was thinking of the time-sickness our society has and I personally have. Every day there’s more on my plate than I can possibly do—baking bread, answering e-mails, cleaning the bathroom, going to water aerobics, filing . . . and more filing, putting my feet up for health […]
During the past month, town council activity has been primarily on budget deliberation and planning for summer work programs. Couns. Albanese, Hallikas, and Ryan, along with CAO Mark McCaig and myself, attended the Ontario Good Roads Association and Rural Municipalities of Ontario Association conference. It was very informative and we […]
Back on March 12, my private member’s motion, M-183 Canadian content levels for public transit, was unanimously passed by the House of Commons. The amended motion reads as follows: “That, in the opinion of this House, the government should develop a policy, which respects Canada’s international and internal trade obligations, […]
Have you ever heard of the hot stove league? In the U.S., it is used to describe those who hang together in the winter months to discuss the trades and possible rebuilding tactics of baseball teams. In Canada, it was the description of the fans who hung around the hot […]
Kudos to Canadians from coast to coast who led the world for an hour Saturday night in delivering the message it’s time for concrete action on climate change. Dubbed “Earth Hour,” which was begun last year in Sydney, Australia as the brainchild of the World Wildlife Fund, people across the […]
Six Fort Frances bowlers helped the Sunset Country team earn a third-place finish overall at the Northern Ontario 5-pin Open Provincial Championships held in North Bay over the Easter weekend. The big news came in the mixed division as the Sunset Country squad, including local bowler Andrew Stamarski, captured the […]
Putting on a delightful show for all in attendance, the Border Skating Club held their 36th-annual ice show over the weekend, ushering family and friends into the musical cartoon world of Disney Magic. The season-ending show saw dozens of local skaters take to the ice in celebration of 75 years […]
The Fort Frances Badminton Club held its ninth-annual Invitational Junior/Adult Tournament last weekend, welcoming a host of visitors to Fort Frances High School. The tournament is the only one of its kind in Northwestern Ontario boasting both junior and senior play, with participants hailing everywhere from Stonewall, Man. to as […]
FORT FRANCES—Organizers of last week’s Youth Health and Wellness Conference, held at La Place Rendez-Vous here, are pleased with the response they received from the participants and presenters involved. “I’m really glad we had the opportunity to offer a conference like this,” said organizer Shauna-Leigh Carlson, a health educator with […]
