Staff The first three members of the Fort Frances Lakers’ graduating class have mapped out their educational–and hockey–futures. The team revealed Saturday that Jared Virtanen, last season’s leading scorer, has signed to play for the ACHA Division I Calvin College Knights based out of Grand Rapids, Mich. The 20-year-old forward […]
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Joey Payeur The Sight & Sound Wolves were all too familiar with the role of the hunter in recent seasons. Now they’ll get to know what it’s like to be the hunted. The Wolves claimed the Rainy River District Fastball League title last year for the first time since 2011 […]
Joey Payeur There will be more players in the game in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League this season. The league began its fifth season since its rebirth in 2013 on Monday with five games, a new rule, and the presence at many ballparks of temporary fencing that president […]
Joey Payeur Bill Daly has been involved in plenty of new ventures in his time in the education field. He has an unshakable belief this latest one will be a big hit. The principal at Fort Frances High School will help oversee the implementation of a hockey academy there this […]
Staff Baudette native Shelby Nosan, an all-star shortstop for the Stratton Eagles, now can add volleyball manager extraordinaire to her résumé. She combined with some other highly-talented spikers she knows from Minnesota to form Safe Sets, which mowed down the rest of the 10-team field to win the 10th-annual Struchan […]
Staff The message has been sent loud and clear: Tylar Wilson is back. The Fort Frances driver, who dominated the Street Stocks division two years ago, looked to be back on top of his game as the only driver to net two feature wins in the Borderland Racing Association’s season-opening […]
Staff It would have been impossible not to have at least one home team in the final. But it was more fun to have two. The Fort Frances Fire ‘n Ice Volleyball Club’s U14 girls’ group finished its season by having two of its squads meet in the final of […]
Joey Payeur The best young curlers in Northern Ontario will congregate here this coming season. The Northern Ontario Curling Association recently announced the under-21 (formerly junior) provincial championship will be contested at the Fort Frances Curling Club from Dec. 27-30. “We’re quite happy with the news,” said club president Ron […]
Joey Payeur Old Man Winter’s last gasp two weeks ago left local golfers muttering about having to temporarily stash their clubs. It took a few extra days but now the season truly is in full swing. At Kitchen Creek Golf Club, manager Glen Kellar actually opened the gates on April […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A lost First World War soldier, whose remains were discovered nearly six years ago outside a French village, has been identified as a young private from Manitoba. Pte. Reginald Joseph Winfield Johnston, of Fairford, Man., was identified through a review of historical facts, forensic evidence, and DNA […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government is selling what it expects to be its final offering of shares in Hydro One–a move it says could raise more than $3 billion for the province. The government and Hydro One said they have entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters […]
Duane Hicks Town council showed its support for local arts and culture after approving a “Tour de Fort” sponsorship for the 2017-18 season. Council agreed to a recommendation from the Administration & Finance executive committee to be a “Silver” level sponsor, in the amount of $500, during its regular meeting […]
