Joey Payeur Shannon Darby of the Main Street Mayhem, left, and Katie Stearns of Cater 2 U Queens didn’t appear to be feeling any pressure despite playing in the final of the Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League last night at Fort High Darby and the Mayhem captured the title with […]
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Staff Town council authorized the renewal of an annual lease agreement with Bearskin Airlines LP at the Fort Frances Airport during its regular meeting Monday night. The new rate increased by one percent ($10,208.76 per year), Council also: •authorized the suspension of calendar parking on the 400 block of Nelson […]
Duane Hicks Neil Whitefield, who has worked at the local mill for 38 years, checked out old photos yesterday at the Fort Frances Museum that’s part of new exhibit commemorating the past 100 years of logging and paper-making in Fort Frances. A wine-and-cheese reception was held to mark the official […]
Joey Payeur For as much as Wayne Strachan has accomplished in his hockey coaching career, it would be logical to think picking a favourite one would be difficult. But mention this past season manning the bench for the Fort Frances Lakers, as they won their first SIJHL title, and the […]
Joey Payeur If the Muskie boys’ soccer team was a horse, it would be known as one mean mudder. The black-and-gold left their opponents floundering in the rain at the Struchan Gilson Memorial soccer fields Monday as they opened defence of their three-straight NorWOSSA crowns with a pair of 3-0 […]
Joey Payeur If ties are like kissing one’s sister, there was plenty of sibling love being shown Monday at the Struchan Gilson Memorial soccer field. Then the Muskie girls’ soccer team balled up its collective fist and laid a smack of a different kind on the lips of the Dryden […]
Joey Payeur A notion that sprung from a potato chip bag will see Ron MacKinnon feasting on the coaching knowledge of one of Canada’s legendary junior hockey bench bosses. The Fort Frances resident was one of 18 minor hockey coaches selected to attend the Old Dutch Coaching Academy, which is […]
Duane Hicks Thanks to the generous support of community members, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will continue with its “Project Petunia” beautification program later this spring. As of Friday’s deadline, the Chamber’s call for sponsors resulted in 18 local businesses and individuals donating a total of $2,350, which will […]
Duane Hicks Town council is throwing its support behind the fight to keep door-to-door mail delivery here. Council passed two resolutions at its regular meeting Monday night following a request from Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) Local 538 president Sandra Lange. “Canada Post informed the public that they intend […]
Duane Hicks Organizers of the inaugural “Medical NAFTA” meeting being held here July 3 are looking for testimonials from local residents who have had to travel far to receive medical services. Fort Frances Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who has been co-organizing the meeting with International Falls Coun. Cynthia Jacksa, said the […]
Staff While it did not raise as much as last year, the Voyageur Lions Club’s second-annual “Jail or Bail” fundraiser Saturday at Canadian Tire here still raised $4,500 for two good causes. A total of 15 “convicts” were nabbed and forced to raise “bail,” including Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, […]
Haley Anderson The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business & Community Expo is ready to hit the Memorial Sports Centre this Friday and Saturday. Although the Chamber has hosted an annual exposition for 26 years, this will be its second geared towards local business. In years past, the expo […]
