Duane Hicks Residents and non-residents alike will have to pay a little more to use various community services here next year after town council approved a report Monday night to effect a one percent increase to most user fees in 2013. Mayor Roy Avis said the Administration and Finance executive […]
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Duane Hicks Plans are shaping up for Tess and Robert Coish’s “Backyard Haunt” at 1030 Scott St. this Hallowe’en. But what’s needed now is candy. Tess Coish said Monday that some candy and chips have been donated already, but individuals or businesses once again are urged to donate store-bought and […]
Staff Know someone who’s contributed much of their time and effort to the community, and who you feel is deserving of the title “Citizen of the Year?” Then you’d better get in gear as the deadline to nominate that person is coming up this Friday (Oct. 26). Administrative assistant Lori […]
Staff The Portage Avenue underpass tentatively is scheduled for closure next Wednesday (Oct. 31) from 9 a.m.-noon. At that time, Town of Fort Frances crews will be cleaning out the storm sewer catch basins and manholes while the Fort Frances Power Corp. will be removing some abandoned electrical conduit from […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Aquanauts kicked off the 2012-13 swimming season with a bang as they hosted five other teams during the annual Boston Pizza Fall Frolic Invitational over the weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. “Our returning people had a number of personal bests, and that will allows […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie football team seemingly has a daunting task in front of it in the quarter-finals of the WHSFL’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division this Friday, when the black-and-gold will travel to Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg to face the first-place Steinbach Sabres at 3 p.m. But head coach […]
Lucas Punkari It may not strike the same fear NHL teams had back in the day when they would visit the Spectrum in Philadelphia to take on the “Broad Street Bullies.” But the rest of the SIJHL quickly is finding out that the Ice For Kids Arena is a tough […]
Heather Latter The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association will unveil its new name and logo this weekend, with all current and past coaches, players, referees, and the public invited to attend. The unveiling ceremony is set for Sunday (Oct. 28) at 2 p.m. at the Emo-La Vallee Arena, followed by a […]
Lucas Punkari When the NorWOSSA boys’ volleyball season gets underway each fall, the team that’s always the one everyone is gunning to beat is the Dryden Eagles, who have dominated the three-team loop on multiple occasions. Last Thursday afternoon at the Fort High gym, both Muskie squads pushed the perennial […]
Lucas Punkari A week after falling to the Rainy River Owls in the final of their own tournament at Fort High, the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team reached the top of the mountain Saturday night in Thunder Bay. Competing against the host Westgate Tigers in the championship game, the black-and-gold […]
Here are the sunrise and sunset times for Oct. 25-31: •Oct. 25—7:50 a.m. and 6:05 p.m. •Oct. 26—7:51 a.m. and 6:03 p.m. •Oct. 27—7:53 a.m. and 6:01 p.m. •Oct. 28—7:54 a.m. and 6 p.m. •Oct. 29—7:56 a.m. and 5:58 p.m. •Oct. 30—7:58 a.m. and 5:56 p.m. •Oct. 31—7:59 a.m. and […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians PeeWee ‘AA’ team has a case of the morning blues. After being blanked 4-0 by the Sioux Lookout Flyers in Dryden back on Oct. 13, the Canadians dropped another early game there this past Saturday as they fell 5-4 to the Kenora Thistles. James Gushulak, […]
