Over a hundred people enjoyed family skate, shinny hockey, children’s crafts, hot dogs, pop and hot chocolate at the Emo-Lavallee Arena on Family Day in Emo. Thanks to Emo-Lavallee Community Centre, JF Electronics, True Line Construction, McQuaker Enterprises, Emo Drugs, Tompkins Hardware, Emo EarlyON, Oriental Express and Township of Emo.
Local Sports
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Minnesota has long been a hotbed for curling in the United States, 2018 olympic gold medalist John Shuster is from a few hours south in Chisolm. But what do you do when you don’t have a curling rink? In the case of the International Falls Curling Club, you hop across […]
By Kevin Jeffrey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBNewswatch
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
TBNewswatch
THUNDER BAY – Four players from Manitoba teams recently returned to Northwestern Ontario for the Border Battle. The four-day event at the Tournament Centre was held from Feb. 15 to 18, featuring a pair of defencemen on the Pilot Mound Buffaloes: Carter Perrault from Migisi Sahgaigan, which is 22 kilometres […]
By Shari Narine
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
As Hockey Canada and hockey culture continue to come under scrutiny, David A. Robertson’s newest middle school novel, The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage, tackles the ugly experience of racism at the minor hockey level. “If we say that it’s not there then how are we ever going to make it […]
- Allan Bradbury photos
The Fort Frances House League Heroes were victorious over the Thunder Bay Fury in the final on Sunday. The U15/U18 team went undefeated to take the championship. The tournament featured teams from Fort Frances, Thunder Bay, Nipigon, and Kenora. Fort Frances U13 also won on their side.
-Allan Bradbury photo
The Muskie boys played to a 5-2 victory in Saturday night’s final Border Battle of the season against the International Falls High Broncos. Scoring for Muskies were Ashton Armstrong, Klyde LaPlante, Ashton Veldhuisen, Aiden Jean and Trent Friesen. Karson Loughrey took the win in the net. The game got a […]
- Allan Bradbury photos
The Muskie Girls Seniors were honoured at a home game against the Dryden Eagles, on February 6. The team will be saying goodbye to six players at the end of the season: Hayden Allam, Isabelle Tanguay, Karsyn McQuaker, Kiera Fairnington, Kourtney McCoy, and Maddy Bliss. Each player was acknowledged, along […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Borderland Judo Club has had a successful few weeks of continued passion and growth in the art of judo. Students competed in tournaments earning medals in their respective divisions and many new students moved up in the ranks. Last week, 13 students were graded and earned their yellow belt. In […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Adam L’Hirondelle and Emma Tucker will take to the ice in Thunder Bay Feb. 24-26 as part of the second weekend of competition at the provincial winter games, the pair have only started curling as a mixed doubles team over the last few months in preparation for the event. Both […]
From Borderland Pride
Press release
Press release
Borderland Pride and the Fort Frances Lakers Hockey Association are proud to announce that the Lakers’ game on Friday, March 1 will mark the community’s first ever “Pride Night” celebrating 2SLGBTQIA+ diversity and inclusion in sport. The March 1 game will see the Lakers take on that Thunder Bay North Stars. […]
Elisa Nguyen
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
enguyen@fortfrances.com
In the following school year, Piper Miller will face one of the biggest changes of her life and see her dreams come one step closer to reality. The former Fort Frances Muskies hockey player is preparing to graduate from her senior year at Pilot Mound Hockey Academy and has committed […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
The Fort Frances House League Heroes were victorious over the Thunder Bay Fury in the final on Sunday. The U15/U18 team went undefeated to take the championship. The tournament featured teams from Fort Frances, Thunder Bay, Nipigon, and Kenora. Fort Frances U13 also won on their side. Look for tomorrow’s […]
