Staff Old teams with new faces, along with some new kids on the block, marked the opening night of play for the Borderland Indoor Women’s Soccer League last night at Fort High. The U15 Borderland Lightning, made up of the female contingent of the same-named club team put together last […]
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Staff Couchiching band members are voting today in a byelection to fill a vacancy on council. Angela Mainville, Daniel Mainville, Patrick Morrisseau, and Nicole Perrault are running for the seat, which was vacated by Ed Yerxa. Voting, which is taking place at the Couchiching multi-use facility, ends at 8 p.m. […]
Heather Latter Callahan Wiedenhoeft and her brother, Christian, auditioned a scene from “The Wizard of Oz” yesterday for a talent show being hosted by the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts in celebration of its 75th year. A total of 15 acts were selected to perform in “Fort […]
Staff It wasn’t so much a hockey schedule as it was a barnstorming tour. The Muskie boys’ hockey team were put through their paces extensively in NorWOSSA action this past week, having to play five games in four days in three separate towns. An arduous workload finally caught up to […]
Joey Payeur Just call her Lexi on fire. Lexi Edwards put the International Falls Broncos girls’ hockey team on her back and carried them to victory—scoring all four goals in a 4-3 triumph over the Muskie girls hockey team in exhibition action here Monday night. “No. 6 [Edwards] is a […]
Joey Payeur Nick Minerva isn’t afraid to venture into the offensive zone—and lately that approach has been paying huge dividends for the blueliner and his team. Minerva notched a pair of goals to power the Fort Frances Lakers to a 5-3 victory over the host Thunder Bay North Stars on […]
Duane Hicks The “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum” has begun planning another fun day for families to cap off March Break. “Snoasis 3: We Are Family” is set to take place Saturday, March 21 from noon-2 p.m. at the Lions Park here. About 200 people attended the family fun […]
Heather Latter The Northwestern Health Unit is concerned about the eligibility criteria for a new integrated provincial dental program. The government’s proposed “Healthy Smiles Ontario 2” (HSO 2) will replace two current programs and greatly reduce the number of those eligible for the service. “They are saying effective August, 2015, […]
Heather Latter Local MPP Sarah Campbell plans to keep busy this year, with plenty of issues to focus on in 2015. Among those are the mill in Fort Frances and hydro rates. “I definitely want to see a restart to the Fort Frances mill,” Campbell stressed. “That’s is something I’m […]
Heather Latter Staff, coaches, and volunteers throughout the Rainy River District School Board will be receiving concussion training in compliance with Ministry of Education regulations. “Throughout the summer, we worked on an online student concussion training,” Director of Education Heather Campbell said at last Tuesday’s school board meeting. She noted […]
Duane Hicks Corporate membership fees at the Memorial Sports Centre here will undergo further review. Community Services manager Jason Kabel presented a report to town council Monday night proposing a couple changes to corporate and senior pool/fitness centre membership rates. The report indicated the corporate rate could be a 15 […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is looking at prohibiting dogs at “Seven Oaks” this summer, and is asking the public for input on alternate designated areas at the Point Park for dog activity. A public meeting regarding the matter is slated for Monday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. […]
