Jamie Mountain John Dutton couldn’t have scripted a better start to the NorWOSSA season for the Muskie cross-country running team. The Muskie coach watched in awe as the 30-member contingent Fort High sent to the annual Evergreen Classic meet in Kenora last Thursday ran strongly and each athlete finished within […]
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Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–The SIJHL announced last Thursday that it has signed a partnership agreement with ICEBERG Sports Analytics to implement advanced analytics technology league-wide, while bringing the development of elite hockey talent in the league to a new level. ICEBERG Sports Analytics is a global Sports Technology company […]
Jamie Mountain The injury bug has bitten the Fort Frances Lakers of late and on Saturday the team made a move to help lessen the sting. The Lakers signed defenceman Kiernan Bailey, who will immediately fill a hole on the team’s blue-line after Jarrett Blaase suffered an upper-body injury in […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers were able to get another pair of wins under their belts last week and they will be looking to build off that moving forward this SIJHL season. Fort Frances got a 62-save performance out of goalie Alex Bugeja to nab a 3-1 road win […]
From Riverside Foundation for Health Care
At its annual meeting held Sept. 30, the board of directors of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care appointed Delaine McLeod to the position of chair of the board. McLeod has been on the board since 2016 and has acted as vice-chair since 2018. McLeod replaces Bill Gushulak who served […]
Jamie Mountain Local girls’ hockey players were able to learn and enjoy the sport over the weekend here. The Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association hosted an Esso Fun Day program in conjunction with the IIHF’s World Girls’ Hockey Weekend on Saturday morning at the ’52 Canadians Arena that helped to […]
Submitted Honorary Lieutenant General Richard Rohmer presented Kimberly Ann Wright (Myers) with the Governor General’s for 20 years of exemplary service in the field of paramedicine during a ceremony on Sept. 26 in Windsor, Ont. Wright is employed with the Dryden EMS. Her proud parents are Frank and Evelyn Myers […]
After being away from Northwest Ontario for much of September I returned home last week to different conditions both in the woods and on area waters than we’ve seen in quite some time. I always pay attention to the weather around home when I’m gone so I was aware that […]
Well, here we are in the second week of October and we are already over the normal amount of rainfall for this month. But, on a brighter note, the sun is shining. It was last evening as well and then we had a thunderstorm. I had to make the executive […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Emo Hospital Auxiliary is hosting their annual fall tea, bazaar and bake sale at the Emo Legion on Friday, Oct. 18 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. There will be baking, crafts, draws and a white elephant table. Donations to the event would be greatly appreciated. Admission to this annual […]
In 1934, my grandfather, James Alexander Cumming, with his partner, Roscoe Larson, came to Fort Frances and took over the Fort Frances Times. Later, they created a second paper–the Fort Frances Daily Bulletin. My parents took over the paper in the late 1960s and my brother, Don, sister, Linda, and […]
I had an argument with myself today. I must confess it got a little heated and some bad language was hurled about and some shouting. Shouting never does anyone any good. I’m not a fan of shouting, but sometimes the situation can’t seem to avoid it and shouting just happens, […]
