Kiera Kowalski This year, the Student Leadership Council at Fort Frances High School has decided to approach matters from a different angle. Instead of electing presidents, as in previous years, the council opted to create a new structure in which all members get an equal say and involvement in school […]
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Kiera Kowalski Fort High’s senior council members Cam Penney, left, Kate Parsons, and Julia Quast are part of the its recent evolution.
Duane Hicks Main Street Market of Devlin and Holmlund Financial were the big winners at yesterday’s annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off.” Main Street Market served up “Mama Loa’s Voodoo Fire” chili and captured the “People’s Choice” award by those who taste-tested all of the 10 varieties and then voted for […]
Joey Payeur There are 25 players in Fort Frances who this week won an all-expenses’ paid trip to the Dudley Hewitt Cup tournament. OK, so maybe the expenses won’t exactly be in the upper stratosphere since the Cup will be contested here in Fort Frances next spring. That being said, […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is trying to encourage a fall fashion trend among younger people—with an emphasis on stripes. A junior Level 1 and 2 refereeing clinic will be held Sept. 27 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Memorial Sports Centre in an effort to restock the […]
Joey Payeur Braydon Hansson hadn’t forgotten the heartbreak of a year ago. So he decided to break the Muskies’ heart by himself. The quarterback rushed for all five of his team’s touchdowns in leading the host Dryden Eagles to a 36-13 victory over Fort High in WHSFL action Friday night. […]
Joey Payeur There still might be a gap between the Muskie senior girls’ basketball squad and the best Thunder Bay has to offer. But it’s not nearly as big as the last time they squared off—and that could mean a much different story should Fort High return to the NWOSSAA […]
Staff Emo, La Vallee, Chapple, Morley, and Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls all will see elections in their respective townships on Oct. 27. In Emo, former arena manger Jack Siemens is running against incumbent mayor Vince Sheppard. Meanwhile, nine people are seeking the four seats on council there. Incumbents Ken Fisher, Gary […]
Heather Latter Despite Sunday being marked by intermittent rain, the showers held off for the duration of the 34th-annual Terry Fox Run here. “It was awesome,” enthused Pam Guild, who helped organize the event along with members of the congregation of the Church of the Holy Spirit. “We had a […]
Staff Fort Frances voters will have no shortage of candidates to choose from once they receive their mail-in ballots during the week of Oct. 6. As of the nomination deadline on Friday at 2 p.m., a total of 16 candidates are running for the six seats on town council. The […]
Duane Hicks A new social network that aims to engage young people to explore recreation and civic opportunities in the Fort Frances area is getting the thumbs up. ENGAGE held its first mix-and-mingle yesterday evening at From the Grind Up, drawing 25 individuals aged 20-35, including some who are new […]
Heather Latter Students at Mine Centre School soon are going to be learning in a very unique way. The school recently was chosen to be a part of a program called “Connected North,” which was launched last year by Cisco Canada at Aqsarniit Ilinniarvik School in Iqaluit, Nunavut. This past […]
