Staff Saturday night’s exhibition game between the Fort Frances Thunderhawks and Kenora Thistles has been cancelled due to a lack of players for both sides. “Both teams just ran into trouble getting players,” Thunderhawks’ manager Dean Bruyere said. “Kenora just couldn’t field a decent team to come down here and […]
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Staff For four Fort Frances players, today’s round-robin clash with the Soo Greyhounds at the provincial Bantam ‘AAA’ championships in Thunder Bay will mark their last chance to come home with a win. The regional all-star squad, which includes goalie Brandon Bodnar, defenceman Carter Brown, and forwards Rory Keith and […]
Duane Hicks Up-and-coming artist Emma-Lee charmed the crowd with her beautiful vocals, songwriting, and stories in between songs yesterday evening during the “Tour de Fort” concert at the Townshend Theatre. The entertainment series has booked five of six shows for the 2011-12 season, with passports now for sale at www.tourdefort.com
Gordon Anderson Following yesterday’s 7-4 loss to Mount Carmel, Muskie head coach Shawn Jourdain gave Scott Parsons the start in favour of Devin Stromness against the St. Thomas of Villanova Wildcats this morning. Parson was solid in the net, but he alone wasn’t enough as the black-and-gold fell 4-1 to […]
Gordon Anderson It was just a case of too much St. Mary’s Monarchs and not enough Fort Frances Muskies. The top-ranked team in the province looked every bit the favourite in a 6-1 dismantling of the Muskies in Pool ‘A’ action at the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ earlier this afternoon in Toronto, […]
Robin McCormick A sure sign of spring is the registration for Devlin youth baseball. T-ball is available for those aged five-seven, with softball for ages eight-10. Baseball will be held Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. at the Devlin Ball Park, with the first practice scheduled for May 4 (weather permitting). The […]
Press Release A new Integrated Cancer Screening Program is being launched at Regional Cancer Care Northwest to reach adults living in northern urban, rural, and remote communities, with an emphasis on reaching First Nations’ adults. The northwest is one of only four cancer programs selected by Cancer Care Ontario (out […]
Press Release The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force will hold public meetings next month at three locations to receive comments on its interim report. They will be held Tuesday, April 5 at 7 p.m. at the Warroad Area Community Center, on Wednesday, April 6 […]
Press Release When your job is to share information with as many people as possible, that sometimes can be a daunting task. But for Amy Saunders, it was a job she’d been trained for since graduating high school. The newest member of Community Living Fort Frances and District since mid-February, […]
Press Release Local MP John Rafferty used his member’s statement in the House of Commons to slam the Conservative government’s budget leaks and warn that the RCMP may be called in to investigate the practice. “Mr. Speaker, the contents of the federal budget are secret for good reason–because knowing where […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are back into their best-of-seven semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs after earning a 3-2 road win in Game 3 last night. All the scoring came in the first period, with Cody Hasbargen, Henry Gutierrez, and Byron Katapaytuk tallying for the Lakers. Luke Kasteel […]
Press Release What are the objectives of the “Seniors and Law Enforcement Together” (S.A.L.T.) group? The following gives a brief summary: •to provide community-based programs designed to help services meet the needs of seniors; •to mobilize seniors within their communities to take a proactive approach to helping other seniors; •to […]
