Dear Mr. Editor: I would hope the taxpayers of Fort Frances, in this municipal election, would vote for a cross-section of candidates that can share the views of all segments of our community. I do not wish to criticize the present council, but it seems to me they did not […]
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Dear editor: Oct. 15-21, 2006 is Canadian Foster Family Week, which is dedicated to honouring the difficult, yet rewarding, job done by foster families in Rainy River District. Foster families are essential to the work that takes place at Family and Children’s Services. Without the constant care and commitment these […]
Accountability, honesty, integrity, and openness were flung about council chambers during last night’s candidates’ forum—and these four words sum up the issues of this municipal election in Fort Frances. For the past three years, Fort Frances council, and those in most of Rainy River District, have had as many secret […]
Perhaps there is some truth to the Friday the 13th superstition after all. But despite an unbelievable string of bad luck hanging over the Muskie football team like a black cloud, the black-and-gold blanked host Oak Park #2 21-0 in their WHSFL regular-season finale Friday afternoon. The win was particularly […]
Leave it to Mother Nature to throw a wrench in the best laid plans. The Muskies’ junior girls basketball team was supposed to host an eight-team tournament on Friday and Saturday at Fort High. But organizers were forced to cancel the event when all but one of the teams pulled […]
Great players are the ones who step up and make big plays when the outcome of the game hangs in the balance. Stratton native Jock Gemmell was recognized as one such player when he was named both the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) defensive football player […]
The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team let one get away last Thursday in Kenora. The black-and-gold started strong against the host Broncos, winning the first two sets by scores of 25-18 and 25-15 and seemingly well on their way to their first victory of the NorWOSSA campaign. But the Muskies […]
Abitibi-Consolidated will be conducting burning of the residual branches and treetops that remain after logging operation. The objective of burning is to remove the material in order to permit reforestation of the land, to reduce fire risk, and to improve visual aesthetics in our forests. Burning occurs anytime after Oct. […]
One good quarter of play does not a basketball game make—especially if you plan on winning the game. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team struggled mightily at the offensive end for three quarters against the host Kenora Broncos, scoring just seven points in that time en route to a 24-17 […]
The Fort Frances Canadians will be looking to avenge an early-season sweep at the hands of Shattuck St. Mary’s when they take on the Sabres this weekend in Faribault, Mn. The local Midget ‘AA’ squad is scheduled to face the Sabres on Friday night and again Saturday afternoon. The Canadians […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club has a saying: “You don’t have to curl to come to the curling club.” FFCC president Maureen Thomson is eager to promote that message within the community and so is encouraging anyone and everyone to stop by and enjoy the facility. In an effort to […]
Voyageurs National Park staff confirmed the presence of spiny waterflea (Bythotrephes longimanus) in Namakan Lake on Oct. 10. Spiny waterflea, a non-native zooplankton, was found on Rainy Lake this summer, but detection monitoring at that time on the Namakan reservoir did not reveal its presence. Staff from the University of […]
