Staff Despite a loss this morning, Stratton native Trevor Bonot still finds himself right where we wants to be at the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Nipigon. Bonot, who curls out of the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay with Al Macsemchuk at third, Chris Briand at second, […]
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Staff With the 17th-annual Rainy River District Business Awards gala coming up Feb. 21 at La Place Rendez-Vous, organizers are looking for more people to submit nominations. The nomination deadline is next Friday (Feb. 15), with forms available online at www.fortfranceschamber.com or from the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office […]
Press Release Local MP John Rafferty attended the inaugural meeting of the All-Party Entrepreneurship caucus yesterday. Its stated goal is “to be the grassroots voice of small business on Parliament Hill, giving all MPs a true understanding of the needs and aims of entrepreneurs.” This is something Rafferty said he […]
Staff The Chris Silver rink was in a tie for fourth heading into this afternoon’s draw at the Northern Ontario Bantam boys’ championship in Longlac. After splitting their opening two games yesterday, the Fort Frances Curling Club foursome, which also includes third Reece Jones, second Jason Bazylewski, and lead Kurt […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Merritt Rysavy kept a close eye on Len Pelletier of the Dryden Ice Dogs as he looked to pass the puck to a teammate during Tuesday night’s 5-4 win for the Lakers at the Ice For Kids Arena. Rysavy later left the game with […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team notched its first win since the resumption of NorWOSSA play, dumping the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 5-1 on Tuesday night in Kenora. Amy Penner led the way with two goals while Amber Jourdain, Katie Sinclair, and Shilo Beck added singles. Next up for the […]
Heather Latter Graeme Coats, left, Alexis Latter, Ashlee Homer, and Aubrey Eldridge were just a few of the Early Learning students at Robert Moore School who dressed up like they were 100 years old in celebration of the 100th day of school there yesterday. The celebration also included face-painting, balloons, […]
Heather Latter Joelle McKinnon, five, crawled out from one of the forts made with boxes and sheets yesterday during a “play date” at Robert Moore School. Presented by the Northwestern Health Unit’s North Words program and the Rainy River District School Board, the event was open to everyone, with activities […]
Staff Stratton native Trevor Bonot, who now curls out of the Port Arthur Curling Club in Thunder Bay, is off to a strong start at the Northern Ontario men’s provincial championships in Nipigon. Bonot, joined by third Al Macsemchuk, second Chris Briand, and Devlin’s Mike Badiuk at lead, is alone […]
Lucas Punkari In a game that could be a preview of a semi-final series, the Fort Frances Lakers rallied to beat the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs 5-4 on Tuesday night. With the win, the Lakers (26-15-0-1) grabbed sole possession of second place in the SIJHL standings from the Ice Dogs […]
Duane Hicks A pre-hearing regarding Resolute Forest Product’s appeal of its assessment of its mill property here will take place Feb. 15. This will be meeting in Toronto between the Ontario Assessment Review Board and the parties involved. The town will be represented by Municipal Tax Equity Consultants Inc. and […]
Staff Although she missed qualifying for the championship pool at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships in Fort McMurray, Alta., Fort Frances native and former Muskie skip Tirzah Keffer won’t be finishing off the week on a quiet note. Keffer, who now attends school in Thunder Bay, led […]
