Duane Hicks There’s hope yet that property on Front Street could be developed into condominiums. The town has been contacted by a Thunder Bay-based company called Northern Superior Structural Solutions. “We do have somebody that’s making a proposal to the committee at the present time,” said Mayor Roy Avis. “Council’s […]
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Heather Latter Dr. Brian Johnstone addressed a packed room at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday during his retirement and 90th birthday celebration. Upon arriving in Fort Frances in 1966, Dr. Johnstone has spent almost 48 working as a physician in the community. Hundreds of people turned out to offer their […]
the OPP On Saturday around 8:45 p.m., Red Lake OPP officers were dispatched for the second time that evening to a noise complaint at a residence there. Upon arrival, officers were refused entry by the female inside the residence, who advised the officers that she had consumed an unknown quantity […]
Joey Payeur Emma Bodnarchuk of the Fort Frances Timbits, right, used a little stick trickery to try and rein in Isabella Reynard of the Lake of the Woods Blue Sharks in the Fort Frances Girls/Women’s Hockey Association Novice ‘B’ final yesterday. Reynard was tough to stop, though, scoring four goals […]
Staff In a win-or-go-home scenario, it was Mike Badiuk who had to pack to leave. The Devlin native, playing third for Thunder Bay’s Dylan Johnston, saw his dream of a provincial crown evaporate in a 7-6 extra-end loss to Sudbury’s Mike Jakubo in a tie-breaker Saturday in Timmins. Johnston lead […]
Staff Craig Armstrong is one title away from a Maritime getaway. The Stratton skip and his rink of third Ted Heyens, second Kevin Nielson, and lead Lawrence Armstrong went a perfect 4-0 to capture the Region 1 men’s crown in the Travelers (formerly The Dominion) Curling Club Championships in Atikokan […]
Staff A change of venue didn’t mean a change in fortune for the Muskie girls’ hockey team. Shilo Beck netted a hat trick as the black-and-gold upped their NorWOSSA record to a flawless 12-0 with an 11-0 rout of the host Sioux Lookout Warriors on Thursday night. Fort High, which […]
Joey Payeur Sioux Lookout Warriors’ goalie Gabriel Fiddler got just enough of David Pryde’s point-blank chance to keep the puck out of the net Friday. But it was all Fort High as the first-place Muskies won 9-0 on Friday and then 11-3 on Saturday to improve to 13-1. Fort High […]
Staff Town council will receive the annual police services’ activity report from OPP detachment commander Inspector S. Shouldice at its regular meeting tonight. Council also could decide on water and sewer rates for 2014. A new rate scenario, based on input provided at a budget meeting last Tuesday, will be […]
Staff It’s all over but the waiting. Fort Frances’ bid to make it to the next round of Kraft “Hockeyville” 2014 now lies in the hands of the contest’s selection committee after yesterday’s midnight deadline for communities to register for the competition passed. The local effort wound up getting 264 […]
Joey Payeur Sometimes even the best can slip up. Fort Frances Lakers’ centre Lucas DeBenedet, who is having a player-of-the-year type of season, lost his footing and his man—resulting in Jay Routheau shaking loose to score the game-winning goal at 3:33 of overtime to give the Minnesota Iron Rangers a […]
Staff Local library board chair Joyce Cunningham recently won the prestigious James Bain Medallion. This annual province-wide award recognizes and honours the best contributions and efforts of board members who govern public libraries. It is for a “library board member who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in governing a public library […]
