If the Fort Frances K of C Knights squad is still streamlining its offence, the rest of the Northwestern Ontario PeeWee “AA” circuit is in a peck of trouble. The Knights scorched the Kenora Thistles 13-1 in Kenora Saturday afternoon, and then returned home to the Ice for Kids Arena […]
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It’s as clear as the top of Bob Swing’s freshly shaven head: without responsibility and composure, the Muskie varsity football squad’s post-season will be short and none too sweet. “Our kids have got to take responsibility,” preached Swing, as the last-place Muskies (0-7) head into tomorrow night’s battle at Canad […]
Dan Onichuk, one of two mayoral candidates in next month’s municipal election, says it’s time things take a turn for the different in Fort Frances. “We need to change the direction the town is going in. The population is decreasing, there’s no new industry,” he said. “It is essential that […]
A team’s best players have to step to the forefront when it comes to halting any kind of losing streak. Consider Carley McCormick and Trish Smith present and accounted for. McCormick drained a game-high 13 points, while her fellow veteran Smith contributed a dozen, as the Muskie senior girls basketball […]
The landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada on Sept. 19 marked the beginning of the end of a long journey for Canada’s Métis people and the beginning of a new era in history. That was the message heard by a group of 50 local Métis at an information […]
Welcome to Philosophy of Volleyball 101. “If you don’t have intensity and you’re not going to move your feet, you’re not going to beat a team like Atikokan,” said Muskie junior boys volleyball squad coach Greg Ste. Croix after his team was eliminated by Atikokan in two straight games in […]
Recent statistics from Farm Credit Canada indicate there may be a silver lining to the clouds currently hanging over Canada’s agricultural sector. In a recent press release, the federal Crown corporation announced the value of farmland nationwide is continuing its three-year increase and the biggest increase appears to be in […]
While Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. got funding for its long-awaited Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye hospital back in August, there won’t be any significant work on the $10-million project until spring. “What’s going to happen is in the next few weeks, we’ll go out to tender,” said Riverside […]
Perseverance has paid off. Big time. At its monthly meeting last Thursday, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board reported that after years of fighting with the province to re-vamp the funding formula for land ambulance costs when it comes to unincorporated areas they’ve succeed in forcing change. DSSAB […]
Donna Dittaro, the CAO for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, is concerned that skyrocketing insurance premiums could cause financial hardship for local non-profit housing organizations. Dittaro explained that insurance costs for social housing providers in the district was addressed at last week’s DSSAB meeting. “Non-profit housing providers […]
Dear editor, The biggest democratic deficit in Canada is the lack of opportunity for the electorate to change the government of the day. The success of a proposed merger between the Alliance and the P.C. Party will end the Liberals winning successive elections by default through vote splitting on the […]
After 18 years in municipal politics in Fort Frances, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon was honoured by a crowd of about 140 family members, friends and acquaintances old and new Saturday, during a roast and toast at La Place Rendez-Vous. “I was humbled by the kind words of my peers,” said Witherspoon […]
