The Ministry of Natural Resources has decided the Footprint Lake dam will be rebuilt. The MNR announced its decision in a letter to affected property owners and concerned citizens who had attended the public forum on the Footprint and Esox Lake dams here back on Jan. 14. “After careful consideration […]
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A 29-year-old Northwest Bay resident faces several charges following a stabbing and standoff there yesterday. Darryl Sakchekapo was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, assault on a peace officer, uttering threats, and failing to comply with a probation order, police said. He has been remanded into custody […]
It’s every skip’s dream to have last rock advantage coming home. And when you don’t have it, dreams usually go unfulfilled. Scott Gobeil of Fort Frances could only watch as Alberta’s Mark Johnson used the hammer to score a single in the 10th end to edge Northern Ontario 6-5 in […]
The Borderland Thunder’s depth on offence proved to be the fatal injection that put the Dryden Ice Dogs to sleep for the season. Matt Johnson scored two second-period goals, and Drew Fisher tallied the game-winner, as the Thunder knocked off the defending SIJHL champs with a 5-2 win there Saturday […]
After shooting down the idea as far too costly to squeeze into the 2003 budget late last year, town council may take another look at reconstructing Front Street—east of Victoria Avenue—after the issue was brought up again by the La Verendrye Parkway Advisory Committee. If at least four councillors vote […]
Spring has arrived (at least according to the calendar) and with it comes flowers. As such, the Fort Frances Horticultural Society is holding a free seminar at the old CN station here Monday from 4-6 p.m. for students in Grades 4-6 to learn the basics of growing flowers from seed. […]
Discussing what can be done to better Education Quality and Accountability Office test results for its schools will highlight the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s regular monthly meeting here Saturday morning. The board will review the EQAO Board Action Plan report in which reading, writing, and mathematics were identified as […]
A few more high fives this weekend could put the Borderland Thunder in line for their first-ever SIJHL title. Coming off 5-0 and 5-3 victories here last Friday and Saturday night, respectively, the Thunder take a 2-0 lead into Dryden as their best-of-seven semi-final series against the defending champion Ice […]
It won’t be just memories that the Muskie boys’ curling squad takes home from their appearance at the all-Ontario championships in St. Thomas. Skip Adam Bolen and his 12th-ranked team of third Brendon Loney, second Jason Pattison, and leads Joey Wensley and David Kaun trounced 17th-ranked Erindale Secondary School (Mississauga) […]
Scott Gobeil’s first-day accuracy resulted in a first-place finish at the end of a wild and woolly round-robin at the Canadian Police Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew crushed John Elliott (Nova Scotia) […]
With everything in place for a youth conference April 9-10 at the Couchiching Bingo Hall, organizers now are hoping more people sign up before the March 28 deadline. “I’m hoping to get at least 100 people there. Right now, we’re sitting at about half of that,” said Crystal Godbout, project […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Steve Tkachyk announce he passed away at the Riverside Health Care Facility in Fort Frances, Ont. on Wednesday, March 19, 2003. Steve was born Jan. 8, 1930 in Tolstoi, Man. to Alec and Mary Tkachyk. Steve was the ninth of 14 […]
