Jamie Mountain Although his squad snagged a pair of wins over the Kenora Broncos within a three-day span last week, Muskie boys’ hockey team head coach Jordan Sinclair is hoping his charges can start to play with more consistency. The black-and-gold improved their NorWOSSA record to 4-2 following a 6-3 […]

Jamie Mountain Brett Schram looked to make a lay-up during the second half of the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team’s 46-42 loss to the Dryden Eagles last Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. Schram scored a team-high 19 points in a losing cause. The Muskies (1-2) will cap first-half NorWOSSA play […]

Jamie Mountain Ashton Cousineau looked to fend off a Kenora Broncos’ opponent and win the puck battle during the first period of the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s 3-1 win Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. It was the Muskies’ second-straight win against the Broncos after also beating them […]

Jamie Mountain They have improved steadily all season and were rewarded for their hard work over the weekend. Issy Taylor scored twice to pace the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a 2-1 win over the Lord Selkirk Royals (Winnipeg) on Saturday afternoon to claim the ‘B’-side title at the annual […]

Jamie Mountain Aurora Hutton tipped a shot over the outstretched arms of Kenora Broncos’ defender Brianna Leutschaft during the third set of the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team’s 3-0 win Thursday afternoon at Fort High. The squad will cap the first half of their NorWOSSA schedule tomorrow against the host […]

Press Release The Citizens for Backus/AB is pleased to announce the award of a $10,000 Minnesota Historical and Cultural grant to hire a qualified professional architect to prepare a Conditions Assessment of the historic 1914 Alexander Baker School. This assessment will serve as a guide to preservation planning for the […]

Press Release The province is making life more affordable by putting a stop to fishing licence fee increases for all Ontario residents and removing the $2 service fee. “We’re making it easier for Ontarians to get out on the water and enjoy the great outdoors by keeping fishing licences more […]

From the OPP With Part 2 of Bill C-46 coming into effect yesterday (Dec. 18), the OPP has begun to exercise new authority for investigating impaired drivers on Ontario roads. Police officers now will be able to demand a roadside breath sample from any lawfully-stopped driver to determine whether a […]

In last week’s column, I mentioned that my friends and I were headed north to spend the last few days of the Northwestern Ontario hunting season chasing moose around. It’s an annual trip that I’ve been making since 2005. Over the years, there probably has been more than 20 people […]

Duane Hicks Jeff Rousseau, left, Capt. Dave Crichton, Capt. Wayne Riches, and Brad Townson were among the Fort Frances Fire Brigade members who performed the daunting task of packing 160 Christmas hampers for local individuals, couples, and families yesterday morning at the Salvation Army food bank here. The brigade has […]

The Associated PressStephen Whyno It took less than two weeks as general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers for Chuck Fletcher to see what he needed to see with coach Dave Hakstol. The Flyers still were making too many mistakes, still not playing up to their talent level, and it was […]