Staff Kiss My Pass was the lone team to garner the maximum six points in Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League action Thursday night. Take A Hit, Gillons’, and Let’s Talk About Sets all grabbed five points. How I Set Your Mother and the Volley Llamas both snared four. Safe Sets […]
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Jamie Mountain Home ice wasn’t kind to the Fort Frances Lakers over the weekend. The squad dropped both of its games at the Ice For Kids Arena, starting with a 4-2 setback to the Thief River Falls Norskies on Saturday night before falling by that same score to the English […]
Staff Town council will learn more about the Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op during its regular meeting tonight. Anita Marcotte, community co-ordinator for the co-op, will make a presentation on a regional food charter for Northwestern Ontario. The purpose of this charter would be to create a food system to ensure […]
Sam Odrowski Various groups from St. Mary’s Church are taking turns hosting the “Stations of the Cross” every Friday leading up to Good Friday (March 30). “What we do is we run it from different organizations within the church,” said event organizer Kenny Desjardins. St. Mary’s lectors kicked off the […]
From the OPP Early Thursday evening, members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, North West Region Crime Unit, and North West Region Emergency Response Team were involved in an investigation into drug- and firearm-related offences within Fort Frances. This investigation led to a high-risk traffic […]
Sam Odrowski This youngster obviously figured he could pull on the rope better facing the other way as J.W Walker students participated in an array of outdoor activities during their annual winter carnival held Thursday, including tug-of-war, sled-pulling competitions, and obstacle races.
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Ian Tookenay did his best to fire one past the defence–and English River Miners’ goalie Michael Lenko–during his squad’s 4-2 loss yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena that extended the team’s current skid to four-straight games.
Jamie Mountain Muskie girls’ hockey team assistant coach Tressa Galusha was all smiles at practice Friday afternoon as she gave the squad some instructions. The black-and-gold are hard at work trying to keep in shape ahead of the all-Ontarios that run March 21-23 in Timmins.
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuiggePaola Loriggio TORONTO–The newly-crowned leader of Ontario’s beleaguered Opposition no longer is being challenged by his main rival, who refused to concede for nearly a day. Christine Elliott met with Doug Ford yesterday evening to congratulate him on his narrow win in the race to lead Ontario’s […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Ontario has passed concussion safety legislation designed to protect amateur athletes and educate coaches about the dangers of head injuries, calling the law the first of its kind in the country. The bill–named Rowan’s Law in memory of 17-year-old Rowan Stringer who died from rugby injuries–passed […]
From the OPP Today through Sunday (March 12-18, officers from the Rainy River District OPP will be participating in the OPP’s distracted driving campaign. Although officers patrol highways all year and look for distracted driving, this campaign is used to highlight the issue in our communities. Distracted driving refers to […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press The coaches, players and TV announcers waited breathlessly for the reveal, then broke down the snubs, seedings and matchups with the same glee as kids unwrapping gifts under the Christmas tree. In all, the unveiling of the NCAA Tournament bracket felt pretty much like […]
