the MNR A Fort Frances resident has been fined $1,200 for charges related to illegal deer hunting. James Carlson was convicted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and fined $1,200 for failing to immediately attach a game seal to a harvested animal. Court heard that on Oct. 30, Ministry […]
Local Sports
Lucas Punkari Though unable to retain the overall banner, a contingent of Fort Frances bowlers still had a successful weekend at the annual Sunset Country five-pin aggregate event hosted by Plaza Lanes. Having snapped a 17-year drought last year in Atikokan, the locals were hoping to use home-lane advantage in […]
Lucas Punkari With another curling season about to wrap up, the annual men’s bonspiel goes this weekend at the local club. The field was sitting at 16 teams as of last Friday morning but club manager Rick Grenda is hoping to draw more than two dozen for the weekend. That […]
Lucas Punkari The recent mild spell has been a pleasant sight for many people looking forward to summer, but there might not be anyone more excited to see the snow starting to melt than Borderland Racing Association promoter Anthony Leek. Leek has been keeping an eye on the recent weather […]
Lucas Punkari Only a scant two points separated the Muskie badminton pair of Robert Stevens and Spencer Pearce from earning a berth at last year’s OFSAA championship. So with a new season set to get underway tomorrow with exhibition play at Fort High, the Grade 12 tandem are setting their […]
Lucas Punkari They won the season series by an 8-4 margin. And after two games of their best-of-seven semi-final showdown, the Dryden Ice Dogs are continuing their dominance over the Fort Frances Lakers. Heading into Game 3 last night at the Memorial Arena in Dryden, the Ice Dogs held a […]
Lucas Punkari While he can’t officially reveal too much information, Fort Frances native Steve Arpin is aching to tell everyone about his future racing plans in one of NASCAR’s top three touring series. “I pretty much have to sew my lips shut because I just want to blab it out […]
Lucas Punkari Final tune-up for Allan Cup Despite dropping their last four games, including three-straight to the Kenora Thistles, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks are heading into Saturday night’s showdown at the Ice For Kids Arena here with a newfound confidence. That poise comes from their last clash with the Thistles […]
Gordon Anderson TORONTO— Keeping a bunch of rambunctious teens entertained in a confined space for 19-20 hours can’t be an easy thing to do, but prudent planning probably helps. As the Muskie boys’ hockey team boarded the charter bus around the dinner hour on Saturday, heading for the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ […]
Lucas Punkari With clubmate Raymond Roy taking his rink to the tie-breaker round at The Dominion Curling Club Championships last November, Don DeBenedet is hoping to bring the Fort Frances Curling Club back to the national championship this year, with his journey starting Friday in Kenora at the regional playdowns. […]
Gordon Anderson The Muskie boys’ hockey team took a 1,200-km bus trip for their opening game at the 2011 OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ showdown in Toronto but something was lost on the trip. A poorly-played first period by the black-and-gold was all the seventh-ranked Our Lady of Mount Carmel Crusaders needed in […]
Staff It certainly wasn’t the way four Fort Frances players wanted to kick off the provincial ‘AAA’ Bantam hockey championships in Thunder Bay. The regional all-star squad were dumped 7-1 by the host Thunder Bay Kings yesterday morning, then were blanked 7-0 by the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs last night. Local player […]
