Press Release With rapidly-changing road and weather conditions hitting the Fort Frances area for the start of the winter season, motorists are reminded to drive according to the conditions. We are encouraging drivers to be prepared to stop when approaching railway crossings. In the event the railway crossing safety equipment […]
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From the SIJHL The red-hot Thunder Bay North Stars held off the visiting Fort Frances Lakers 3-2 in SIJHL action Saturday night to pull out their ninth-straight win. An early power play helped Thunder Bay open the scoring six minutes into the game as Joel Willan netted in his 13th […]
Staff For the second-straight year, Team U.S.A. shone the brightest as it downed Team Canada 8-6 in the SIJHL’s annual all-star game last night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The U.S. opened the scoring in the “Border Battle” about midway through the first period when Jaedin Ness (Fort […]
Staff It was a night of firsts in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League action Tuesday night at Fort High. The first game saw the Muskies taking on winless Arctic Cat. Sporting a much shorter bench, and a much better overall game, Arctic Cat came out of the gate strong in […]
Staff Anytime the Muskies and International Falls Broncos square off, it’s bound to be a classic. That rang true once again Tuesday night as Reece McQuaker scored the overtime winner with just 36 seconds left to lift the Muskie girls’ hockey team to a thrilling 2-1 win in over the […]
Jamie Mountain While the results may not have gone their way, Team Jackson is looking back fondly on their time at the Travelers Curling Club national championship last week in Miramichi, N.B. The rink, featuring Kathie Jackson (skip), Michelle McFayden (lead), Jacquee Loerzel (second), Leanne Eluik (third), and Teresa McFayden […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Nov. 29-Dec. 5: •Nov. 29–7:43 a.m. and 4:21 p.m. •Nov. 30–7:44 a.m. and 4:21 p.m. •Dec. 1–7:45 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. •Dec. 2–7:47 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. •Dec. 3–7:48 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. •Dec. 4–7:49 a.m. and 4:19 p.m. •Dec. 5–7:50 a.m. […]
Press Release Oct. 31 marked the official end of the 2018 fire season in Ontario. In a year marked by large, problematic forest fires burning relatively close to populations, properties, and major travel corridors in the province’s Northeast Region, a busy albeit less visible fire season unfolded in the more […]
Jamie Mountain It’s been a rough start to the NorWOSSA regular season for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. Not in terms of how they’ve played but in how depleted the roster has become due to a rash of early injuries. The Muskies headed into Friday’s home-opener against the defending NorWOSSA […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers knew this recent stretch of games was going to be tough for them. The last four all came against the first- and second-place teams in the SIJHL in the Thunder Bay North Stars and Red Lake Miners. Unfortunately for the Lakers, all ended in […]
Jamie Mountain It will be a season full of learning for the youthful Muskie girls’ hockey team. The black-and-gold were taken to school by the more experienced Dryden Eagles on Sunday afternoon, with the visitors using a three-goal outburst late in the third period to snag a valuable two points […]
Press Release The provincial government is working to make the moose draw fairer, more accessible, and simpler for hunters by updating its approach to managing moose. Over the next two years, the government intends to work with an advisory committee, which will review how tag quotas are developed, how hunters […]
