Jamie Mountain It probably wasn’t the ending they had envisioned. But after topping Pool ‘B’ with two wins and a tie, you can forgive the Fort Frances Wu Warriors for feeling a little confident Sunday heading into the gold-medal final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ […]
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One of the biggest influences of my career, and what I enjoy the most, is the inspiration and interaction of people. To put it simply, we all have taste buds and eat food every day, so we have a common denominator; we can connect and relate. For me, however, it […]
From the MNRF Three men have been fined a total of $1,500 for leaving litter behind at their moose hunting camp. Kevin Gibbons of Woodlawn, Jody Watts of Nepean, and William Vyse of Ottawa all pleaded guilty and each were fined $500 for depositing litter in a provincial park. Court […]
Jamie Mountain If Borderland Snowmobile Club president John Homer had his way, all the area trails would be open by now. But that’s not the case so far this season, mainly due to a lack of volunteer help. Homer stressed volunteers are needed to ensure more trails across the district […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is pleased to announce a new addition to its “Icebox Days” festival: a family movie night showing a winter classic about the Jamaican bobsled team. The film will be shown on Thursday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium on […]
Jamie Mountain The second half of the NorWOSSA schedule for the Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams kicked off this week. Both squads faced the host Kenora Broncos last night (results unavailable as of press time) before returning home to face the Dryden Eagles today at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). […]
Jamie Mountain The Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual La Place Rendez-Vous tournament held over the weekend marked its 31st year by proving to be one of the most competitive of them all. More matches went the full five-games this year than ever before. The men’s ‘A’ Open final differed in […]
Press Release Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath issued the following statement Monday on the issue of hospital overcrowding in Thunder Bay: “The hospital overcrowding crisis is all too familiar to the people of Thunder Bay,” she noted. “Just last month, I stood in front of Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences […]
Jamie Mountain Fresh on the heels of an impressive performance at the U21 provincial curling playdowns held here in late December, the Hailey Beaudry rink is ready for a new challenge. That challenge comes this weekend when the team, comprised of former Muskies Beaudry (skip) and Erin Tomalty (lead), along […]
Staff Members of the Border Figure Skating Club fared well at the first-ever Northwestern Ontario Futures competition held back on Dec. 9 in Kenora. Rachel Ste. Croix claimed gold in the STAR 1 freeskate. In the STAR 2 freeskate, Jordyn Seguin took home gold while Whitney Williamson snagged silver and […]
Jamie Mountain After narrowly falling 4-3 in a shootout to the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Saturday night, it was a much different story when the Fort Frances Lakers headed back up there last night. The outcome was never in doubt this time around as Lakers were dumped 8-0 […]
Jamie Mountain For the second-straight game, a shootout was needed to decide the outcome. And once again it didn’t go the Fort Frances Lakers’ way. Two points from Hunter Buzzi weren’t enough as the Lakers fell 4-3 to the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Saturday night to extend the […]
