Staff Local members of the Border Figure Skating Club had an impressive showing during the “Icebox Days” competition on the weekend over in International Falls. Adalynn Seguin claimed third in the Basic 1 elements while Tayah Cumming nabbed second in Basic 2 elements. Aubrey Johnson, meanwhile, took second spot in […]
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Press Release The Cardiovascular Surgery Program at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre got a significant boost early last week. Announced this past summer by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the hospital has been given support to proceed with the development of a program to offer both […]
Jamie Mountain Opportunities like this don’t come around all that often. That’s the case for the Fort Frances Lakers who–for the first time in team history–were selected to host the annual SIJHL “Showcase,” which will run Jan. 30-31 at the Ice For Kids Arena. The event will see all six […]
Jamie Mountain It was a tale of redemption for the Tracy Fleury rink from Sudbury at the Northern Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts held there Jan. 11-14. Just a year removed from a heartbreaking 10-6 loss to Krista McCarville of Thunder Bay in the 2017 final in Nipigon, it was […]
Staff Look out Fort Frances, you have a winner! Priscilla Miller, a teacher with the Rainy River District School Board, clocked in at 21:48 to claim top spot in the female age 30-39 5K division at the annual “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” held Saturday in International Falls in conjunction […]
Jamie Mountain If there were any doubts that the Causeway Cougars were the best team at the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘A’ tournament over the weekend, those were quashed Sunday. Evan Wright scored twice to lead the Cougars to a 3-1 victory over the Fort Frances Rainy […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers had been on quite the run over the past two weeks. After Thursday night’s 9-2 romp over the last-place Minnesota Iron Rangers in Hoyt Lakes extended the team’s winning streak to a season-high four games, it appeared the Lakers were at the top of […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Jan. 14-20 were Bill Teeple (Lorette, Man.), Joe Reynolds (Stratton), Pat Armstrong (Atikokan), Luke and Marissa Esselink (Devlin), Dave Beauregard (Sault Ste. Marie), Laura and Adam Fraser (Kitchener, Ont.), and Stephen […]
From the OPP The OPP responded to 27 snowmobile deaths during the 2016-17 season, marking the highest number of fatalities since the winter of 2003-04. Last season also was the worst on record for snowmobilers whose ride took a tragic turn while travelling on frozen waterways. One-third (nine) of last […]
Press Release For many people, the thought of navigating through a collapsed and burning building is the stuff of nightmares. But for the students in Confederation College’s Pre-Service Firefighter program doing firefighter survival training, it’s just another Friday afternoon. Program co-ordinator Shane Ferguson calls the training “boot camp”–and it’s exactly […]
Jamie Mountain It was quite the ride for Hailey Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink during the Canadian Junior Curling Championships that ran last week in Shawinigan, Que. The squad, which curls out of the Fort William C.C. in Thunder Bay, did qualify for the four-game championship round after finishing preliminary play […]
Staff The SIJHL yesterday announced a make-up date for the game between the Fort Frances Lakers and English River Miners that was postponed back on Dec. 19. This contest now will be held Wednesday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The cause for the original […]
