Joey Payeur Good-bye is never easy and six Fort Frances Lakers had to say two of them in less than a day. Forwards Dylan Kooner, Jared Virtanen, and Matt Tustin, along with defencemen Ryan Gazich, Brandon Zajicek, and Maverick Lynes, all played the last junior hockey game of their careers […]
Local Sports
Press Release Ontario is continuing to boost income for workers across the province by increasing the general minimum wage for the fourth-straight year, which will bring the wage up to $11.60 this fall. The increase will come into effect on Oct. 1 and continues the government’s efforts to ensure more […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center and Koochiching County Department of Public Health/SHIP are partnering to challenge the community to collect coins by April 25 to complete the “Pennies for Play” project that was started by Backus back in October, 2013. To date, Backus has raised more than $10,000 towards […]
Joey Payeur After dominating the landscape in recent seasons, the Fort Frances Lakers finally got to find out how the rest of the SIJHL has felt. The Dryden GM Ice Dogs ripped the crown off the head of the three-time defending SIJHL champs by sweeping their best-of-seven semi-final series in […]
In today’s wonderful world of cuisine, salt has evolved from being just another staple in our pantries to a myriad of choices, with considerations based on texture, flavour, and health aspects. From sea salt to exotic salt such as “fleur de sel” or Himalayan pink salt, salt is playing a […]
Joey Payeur She started the season on the disabled list. Up until almost two months ago, she was on a crutch. But on Saturday, Kathie Jackson was on a mission that she and her team completed most emphatically. Jackson skipped her team of third Leanne Eluik, second Jeannie Sheppard, and […]
Staff There was only one game that ended up taking place but three amigos who ran the show. Kobi Ward had a game-high 20 points, while Dustin Eyolfson had 17 and Jake McIntosh chipped in with five three-pointers and 15 points, to lift Arctic Cat to a dominating 73-41 win […]
Staff A full dance floor turned half-empty in a matter of a few hours. The 12-team playoff field in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League was whittled down to six last night as a half-dozen teams reached the end of their post-season road in the double elimination format. Leading the […]
Joey Payeur It was 24 hours of their lives they never will want to repeat again. The Fort Frances Lakers were among the mourners at Our Lady of Lourdes Church at Couchiching yesterday morning for the funeral of former assistant general manager and assistant coach Grant Perreault, who passed away […]
Staff Two trips to Atikokan in five days paid off with an assured journey to Kenora next week for those who love raising a racket. A total of 11 Muskies earned berths at the NorWOSSA badminton finals this coming Wednesday after nabbing top-three finishes yesterday at the qualifier in Atikokan. […]
Staff Once again, the birdies will not be flying at Fort Frances High School. The Fort Frances Badminton Club announced this week that it is cancelling its annual tournament for the second-straight year due to insufficient registration numbers. Any questions regarding the tournament can be sent to Shari Bujold at […]
Staff The champs are still alive–barely. The London Knights, whose roster includes Fort Frances resident Cole Tymkin, will live to play another round after rallying from a 3-1 series deficit against the Windsor Spitfires in the opening round of the OHL playoffs. The defending Memorial Cup champs took Game 7 […]
