The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU)has been notified that a resident of Fort Frances has tested positive coronavirus (COVID-19). The affected individual is an adult who has recently returned from international travel. “The individual was seen, assessed and tested in Winnipeg”, said Dr. Ian Gemmill, Acting Medical Officer of Health for […]
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The NWHU is sending this media release to bring residents up-to-date with the situation locally, and with new provincial recommendations.Currently in our area, there have not been any positive cases of COVID-19. NWHU is following up on all tests that have been done in the area, and will provide an […]
Shoppers have been met with empty shelves throughout town. This was Safeway’s toilet paper isle on Friday, and it hasn’t recovered since. Bulk buying has been sweeping North America, as shoppers bracing for a potential quarantine, stock up. Canned goods, meat, bread, cereal, baking supplies, cleaning supplies, paper towel, tissue […]
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The Board of Management of the Fort Frances Curling Club has decided that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our season will end effective March 15. There will be no further curling after today. Our manager (Rick Grenda) will be available at the club during the morning (9-10 a.m.) all week […]
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CALGARY, Alta. –The Canadian Junior Hockey League, in conjunction with its 10 member leagues and Hockey Canada, have officially cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season, due to the ongoing global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. As a result, all hockey-related activities, including respective League Playoffs, the CJHL’s four regional championship events […]
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Update from OFSAA regarding March championships: Given the Government of Ontario’s decision Thursday to close all publicly-funded schools for two weeks following the upcoming March Break, and given the widespread health measures imposed due to COVID-19, OFSAA is cancelling the boys’ and girls’ hockey and curling championships.The championships were scheduled […]
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CALGARY, Alta.–The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Thursday that effective Friday, March 13, all games and hockey-related activity involving its member clubs have been cancelled, until further notice, due to the continued threat of the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic as well as potential exposure and contamination of its players, team […]
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Tuesday was a great night for Fort Frances hockey. While the Muskie boys’ hockey team was busy trying to secure their trip to the all-Ontarios on the other side of the Memorial Sports Centre against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) in the third-and-deciding game of the NorWOSSA final, the […]
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It was a long road trip that was worth its weight in gold. NWOSSAA gold, that is. The Fort Frances-based rink of skip Ashley Payne, third Jillian Cousineau, second Daffni Chabot, lead Lauren Penney and fifth Anna Peters had their nearly week-long journey finally end on Tuesday afternoon with them […]
Ken Kellar Sawyer Hanson worked up the courage to show off his perch catch during the Fishing Derby that was held on Saturday as part of the Nestor Falls Winter Carnival. Organizers have announced this this was the last year for the festival, due to a lack of volunteers.
Jamie Mountain Mathieu Harrold of the Fort Frances Lakers and Jacob Brown of the Thunder Bay North Stars tried to get the better of one another during a first-period faceoff in the Lakers’ 6-5 overtime win on Tuesday night in SIJHL action at the Ice For Kids Arena. The win […]
Submitted The Muskie girls’ curling team compiled a 4-1 record through round robin play before pulling out a dramatic 4-3 win in a tiebreaker, to claim the gold medal at the NWOSSAA championships in Longlac. Pictured here with their medals, from left to right, are Ashley Payne, Jillian Cousineau, Anna […]
