Jeff Gustafson was enjoying some fun fishing in South Carolina before the Bassmaster Elite Series event scheduled in Tennessee was cancelled due to Corona virus concerns. -submitted photo
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Jamie Mountain
He’s looking forward to the future after having his season end so abruptly, but Noah Loveday still is thankful for everything he has experienced. Despite the SIJHL season being cancelled early due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Loveday was able to reap one final reward for his solid junior […]
File Noah Loveday capped a fantastic junior ‘A’ hockey career by taking home the SIJHL’s Most Improved Player Award back on March 16. The Fort Frances native played the last three seasons in the SIJHL with the Lakers, being named the captain for the most recent campaign, and set career-highs […]
Jamie Mountain photo The senior girls’ Muskie Volleyball team may not have walked away with a medal at OFSAA, but they learned valuable skills. Coming in just shy of the consolation rounds, they were able to watch the medalists compete and see what it will take to get a medal […]
Jamie Mountain
Getting that experience at a provincial championship is huge for the development of a young athlete and the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team was able to see firsthand the level of effort needed to succeed on the all-Ontarios stage. Fort High compiled 1-3 record en route to a fifth-place finish […]
Jamie Mountain
For the first time in history, Fort Frances will host the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ girls’ hockey championships in 2022. Chris Sinclair, who curently is the head coach of the Muskie boys’ team, put together a bid for Fort Frances to host when he coached the girls’ squad back in 2018-19, and […]
-Submitted photo On February 29, 908 Rainy Lake RCACS participated in the Zone 26 Marksmanship Competition here in Fort Frances. The team, which consists of WO2 Nick Gray, FCpl Emilia Saciuk, FCpl Daxxen Batiuk, Cpl Emitt McCrory and Cpl Chase Godin, took home silver. Cpl Godin received bronze in the […]
Press Release
As directed by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), the Fort Frances Lakers announce the remainder of the 2020 hockey season has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes the 2020 Dudley-Hewitt Cup that was scheduled for April 28-May 2 here. Please check back to […]
The Canadian Press
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Allison Jones
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered the closure Monday of all non-essential businesses in the province to help curb the spread of COVID-19. It will take effect Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. and will last for at least 14 days. “This is not the time for half measures,” Ford said. […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — As of 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, only businesses deemed essential workplaces will be allowed to remain open in Ontario during the COVID-19 crisis. Here is a look at categories of workplaces on the essential list: SUPPLY CHAINS Businesses that supply other essential businesses with […]
The Associated PressPaul Newberry The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed a year to 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, but it’s worth remembering that the games have been rocked by upheaval before. Three other times, the games were cancelled altogether because of World War I (1916) and World War II […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA — One in five Canadians weren’t taking the deadly COVID-19 pandemic seriously as recently as last weekend, a new poll suggests. In a Leger poll conducted between Friday and Sunday, 16 per cent of respondents said the crisis was partly blown out of proportion and […]
