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 […]
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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 […]
Jamie Mountain Mother Nature hasn’t co-operated so far but the goal remains the same: advance to OFSAA. That’s the mindset of the Muskie boys’ soccer team ahead of its season as the black-and-gold look to make it to the all-Ontarios for an eighth-straight year. “I believe our goal every year […]
Staff Former Fort Frances Laker Brandon Bodnar delivered some solid performances over the weekend to help the Thunder Bay North Stars earn a split in the first two games of the best-of-seven SIJHL final against the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs. Bodnar turned aside 38 shots, while Troy Sherman scored […]
Jamie Mountain It was the members of the Muskie badminton teams who had local club experience that advanced to the NorWOSSA finals set for April 28 in Sioux Lookout. Seven different Muskies finished within the top two in their divisions at a qualifier tournament last Thursday in Dryden. Aaron Bujold, […]
Staff The SIJHL last week announced its first and second all-star teams for the 2017-18 season. Hailey Clendenning was the lone Fort Frances Lakers’ representative after she was selected to the second all-star team as a trainer/equipment manager. Clendenning earned honours for her significant contributions in her first season with […]
