Dear editor, The municipal election is coming up in my hometown of Fort Frances, and there are two very distinct visions for the town on the ballot: On the one hand, there’s Ken Perry. I remember when I presented to Council about my petition to rename Colonization Road – I […]
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Naicatchewenin (Northwest Bay) Held another successful fishing tournament last Friday and Saturday (September 30 and October 11). A total of 26 teams fished and when the final weigh-ins were completed the top team was Duff and Tyler Mosbeck taking home $4,000. Second place was taken by Leroy Wilson and Mike […]
His name was David Green, and probably still is. He was the Canadian Football League’s outstanding player and I was going to impart some football wisdom — in my world known as wise and useless media advice — that would serve him well. “David,” I recall saying (approximately), after we’d […]
Moose look shabby in spring because of hair loss in the winter. That’s because moose are the major host of the winter – or moose – tick. Ticks are arachnids, which wait on grasses or shrubs to latch themselves to the moose, just like wood ticks, which wait for you […]
On Sunday, September 18, the Fort Frances Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Branch #29 held their Honours and Awards Ceremony to present members with pins for years of service and past Officer’s medals and to recognize members with Certificates of Merit. A total of 68 members were acknowledged with Years of […]
As the bass tournament season winds down across the Sunset Country region, anglers were greeted with another weekend of excellent fall weather for a pair of tournaments that took place. The Whitefish Bay Fall Classic happened on Lake of the Woods in Sioux Narrows, while up north, the Kickin’ B’ass […]
This is Ontario Agriculture Food Week! October 3 to the 9 is dedicated to celebrating the abundance of food Ontario farmers produce, the people our industry employs, the rural communities supported by Ontario agriculture and the economic engine we fuel. Ontario farmers proudly grow and produce more than 200 different […]
The cabin was closed on Sunday. The leaves on the lone maple in our bay have just begun to turn vibrant red. The white birch near our deck that turns golden in late august is just beginning its transformation. The floor of the island is now a warm brown colour. […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the September Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Ethel Lowey of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number V-8379842. Lowey takes home $12,055, with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, September […]
The Fort Frances Muskies golf team capped a successful season last week with final wins at their home course at Kitchen Creek. The Muskie Girls team took top girls honours for the season. In individual competition Marlee Bliss took gold while Logan McPherson took the silver. In boys play, Fort […]
Last Thursday afternoon the Fort Frances Muskie football team got their first win of the season with a dominating 49 – 6 win over West Kildonan from Winnipeg in their homecoming game. West Kildonan entered the game undefeated and in first place in the Currie Division of the Winnipeg HS […]
The ice is down at the Fort Frances Curling Club with competition slated to get underway on October 10. Most leagues are closed but there may be some leeway, to sign up as a spare contact the curling club. This year also marks the return of Learn to Curl program […]
