Jason Parks Lakers’ head coach Wayne Strachan put his team through an energetic 65-minute practice yesterday after arriving in Wellington for the 2014 Dudley Hewitt Cup, which opened this afternoon with Fort Frances facing the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots.
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Jason Parks WELLINGTON—After a long journey, the “Lake Show” has arrived on the shores of Lake Ontario. The Bill Salonen Cup champion Fort Frances Lakers arrived safely in the Quinte region yesterday after a 24-hour bus ride. Despite the long trip, the Lakers looked loose as they shook off their […]
Joey Payeur There were plenty of cool cats on hand as the Cheetahs and Bobcats tangled in Squirts Division action on the opening night of the Fort Frances Youth Soccer season yesterday at the St. Francis Sportsfields. The blustery conditions that had spectators shivering on the sidelines didn’t deter the […]
Duane Hicks Parts of Fort Frances could be greener down the road thanks to the Rainy River District Stewardship. The not-for-profit community group has asked for permission to plant trees on town property in late May and again next May. The group would like to partner with the public school […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances is expected to enter into an agreement with Replan, a housing consultant for New Gold, to provide its geospatial data for a housing development strategy. In his report, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the data will be used to develop a housing […]
Duane Hicks Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle, second from left, announced $5.1 million in Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. funding for various regional projects Friday during the “bear pit” session at the NOMA AGM here. Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Bill Mauro, left, Aboriginal Affairs minister David Zimmer, […]
Dave Ogilvie Arlene Georgeson and other members of the local Beta Sigma Phi Sorority set up a Canadian Cancer Society display inside Cloverleaf Store in Emo on Saturday in conjunction with “Spring Fever Days” festivities. They were taking donations and handing out daffodil pins in order to raise money for […]
Staff Fort Frances Lakers’ fans will have a friendly, food-filled atmosphere where they can cheer on their favourite team this week. Boston Pizza will broadcast each Laker game at the Dudley-Hewitt Cup Ontario junior ‘A ‘hockey championship being held in Wellington, beginning with tomorrow’s opener against the Toronto Lakeshore Patriots […]
The Canadian Press SASKATOON—Canadians can expect to enjoy relatively cheap borrowing costs for some time to come—even after the economy returns to full capacity and the Bank of Canada starts hiking interest rates, bank governor Stephen Poloz said yesterday. But the central banker doesn’t think sending that message means people […]
Duane Hicks While she hopes the May 1 provincial budget will pass, Premier Kathleen Wynne is ready for an election—and has challenged the Progressive Conservative and NDP leaders to a debate focused on Northern Ontario issues. Wynne spoke yesterday evening to an audience of regional municipal leaders in town for […]
Duane Hicks Premier Kathleen Wynne spoke to more than 200 delegates about the May 1 budget during the annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association last night at the Memorial Sports Centre. While hoping the opposition supports the budget, Wynne is ready for the campaign trail—and challenged the […]
Duane Hicks Municipalities need to plan for frequent extreme weather events in the future lest climate change has a big impact on their budgets. That’s the message meteorologist Graham Saunders delivered yesterday to regional leaders gathered here for the annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association. “I think […]
