Lucas Punkari Guest official Jordan Larson watched as Cody Hasbargen, left, and Hunter Leishman battled for the puck after a face-off during Friday night’s scrimmage at the Fort Frances Lakers’ prospect camp at Bronco Arena in International Falls.
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Staff A total of 20 FireRangers from Saskatchewan and 20 from New Brunswick have arrived in the Northwest Region to help in the initial attack and suppression of forest fires. This is in addition to the 20 FireRangers who arrived from Minnesota last week. Waterbombers from Quebec and Newfoundland also […]
Staff Start cleaning out the basement and garage—the Municipal Special or Household Hazardous Waste Day is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. As in past years, all district residents will be allowed to drop off household hazardous waste at the Public Works yard at 900 Wright Ave. […]
the OPP Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday at Naotkamegwanning Anicinabe (Whitefish Bay) First Nation. Treaty #3 Police Service officers were dispatched to a report of gunfire being heard in the area of a store, with an attached residence, in the community. Officers and ambulance personnel […]
Lucas Punkari Thanks to the work of event volunteers, the main stage for the 2012 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is starting to take shape at the Ice For Kids Arena here as one of the large video screens was put into position late yesterday afternoon. The set-up process is […]
Lucas Punkari Finley Holt lined up her tee shot on the second hole at Kitchen Creek yesterday afternoon as she took part in the club’s monthly “Quality Time Family Scramble.” The youngster, who lives in Calgary, was on the course with her grandfather, Al Holt, for a chance to learn […]
Lucas Punkari Local hockey player Jordan Larson is moving on from the Fort Frances Lakers after just one season in the SIJHL. The 17-year-old centre was dealt to the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the CCHL on Friday afternoon for a player development fee. “In the end, Jordan was honest about […]
Lucas Punkari After six years of trying, local “strongman” Luke Skaarup now can lay claim to the title of Ontario’s Strongest Man. “It really feels nice to finally win it,” said Skaarup, who edged Thunder Bay’s Kyle Rayner by six-and-a-half points to capture the 2012 crown yesterday afternoon in Kitchener. […]
Staff Town council will vote on a bylaw tonight to declare 363 Church St. (the former public library) as surplus land. The declaration is a step in the ongoing process to find a new owner for the property. Council has had ongoing negotiations with the Fort Frances Community Clinic, which […]
Press Release The “Cool Science Caravan” is coming to town! Join us at the Fort Frances Public Library next Thursday (July 26) and experience seven hands-on exhibits led by the Science North Bluecoat Scientists! Exhibits include exciting topics such as animal adaptations, nanoscience, earthquake simulation, human fitness, and much, much […]
Staff There will be a brief power outage in Fort Frances this Sunday (July 29). The Fort Frances Power Corp. advises that power to its system will be interrupted from about 8:30-8:45 a.m. The interruption is necessary so Hydro One can perform emergency repairs to its equipment, the FFPC said. […]
Lucas Punkari Aiden Wielinga showed off the bass he and his partner, Troy Norman, hauled out of Rainy Lake yesterday morning during the annual Safeway KidPro tournament held in conjuction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. This 4.64-pound lunker proved to the biggest bass caught during the day, and […]
