Many consumers, without herb gardens of their own, will choose to purchase dried herbs more frequently than fresh ones due to cost and convenience. Dried herbs are suitable for certain recipe applications, however, there are just as many recipes that would benefit from fresh ones. Consequently, other than listening to […]
Local Sports
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances 15U Vipers girls’ volleyball team continues to impress while participating in the Manitoba Volleyball Association. Comprised of athletes from around the region, including seven from Fort Frances, two from Kenora, four from Atikokan, and one from Rainy River, the squad started practising after the NorWOSSA […]
Jamie Mountain As soon as Mother Nature shows some mercy and brings about nicer weather, you can bet local youths will be racing onto the soccer pitch to work on their skills. The Fort Frances Youth Soccer program is here for those enthusiastic youngsters, and is expecting a joyous time […]
Staff Ethan Carlson-Jourdain will represent Northern Ontario at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships slated for May 5-12 in Membertou, N.S. The Fort Frances native, a forward for the Kenora ‘AAA’ Thistles and who will be representing Couchiching First Nation, earned his spot on the Team Ontario North roster via tryouts […]
Jamie Mountain Much like their male counterparts, the Muskie girls’ soccer team has had a slower start in preparing for the upcoming season due to Old Man Winter lingering a little longer than wanted. But that’s done little to quash the excitement for the black-and-gold. “I want everyone to have […]
Staff The Northern Storm 14U regional girls’ hockey team went 2-1-1 en route to the championship at the “Battle by the Bay” tournament in Duluth, Mn. over the weekend. Facing Machine Orange in Sunday’s final, the Storm used a pair of second-period goals to eke out a 2-1 victory. Autumn […]
Press Release With spring in the air, Ontario homeowners are eager to start seasonal landscaping and outdoor renovation projects. As such, Ontario One Call is urging homeowners to call or click before you dig as part of “Dig Safe” month this April. Safe digging is serious business. In fact, it’s […]
Press Release The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) has engaged an expert panel to examine, report on, and make recommendations about the relationships, structures, and policies that exist between the school and indigenous peoples. The panel was convened as part of the school’s ongoing response to the Truth and […]
Press Release Senior athletes (aged 55+) should start gearing up for the District 1A Senior Games being held in Fort Frances this year. The games, to be held June 5-6 at various venues in town, are held every two years and are comprised of a variety of recreational events. They […]
From the MNRF A Dryden man has been fined $1,500 for trespassing. Shawn Gartner pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for entering private property without permission for the purpose of hunting. Court heard that on Nov. 25, Gartner was hunting in the Dryden area and shot a white-tailed deer. Conservation […]
From the MNRF A Fort Frances man has been fined $2,500 for trapping violations. Ralph Boettcher pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to comply with the conditions of his trapping licences and was fined a total of $2,500. Court heard that in 2015 and 2016, conservation officers investigated Boettcher’s […]
Press Release Ontario is providing $74 million in 2018 to support the construction and maintenance of community access and forestry roads. In 2005, the government established the Provincial Forest Access Roads Funding Program as a way to contribute its share of costs to build and maintain these important public access […]
