Dan Falloon NorFab Flames PeeWee forward Amber Jourdain charged ahead in a exhibition game against the Bantam BDO Stars here last night. Jourdain was one of six different scorers for the Flames, who knocked off the Stars 6-2.
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Dan Falloon Even though it’s a home game, the Fort Frances Lakers probably would rather not be playing it. There will be a Game 6 here Friday night after the K&A Wolverines pulled out a 5-4 win over the host Lakers last night to knot their first-round SIJHL series at […]
Staff Playing some meaningful games did the Muskie boys’ hockey team some good. After sweeping the Red Lake Rams in the semi-finals, the black-and-gold did the same to the Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA final to advance to the all-Ontarios in St. Catharines on March 23-26. The Muskies opened the […]
Staff After asking the Rainy River Future Development Corp. earlier this year to review the physician recruitment and retention model in Fort Frances, town council will hear a report back from the RRFDC at tonight’s regular meeting. Economic development officer Geoff Gillon said Friday they have reviewed the model as […]
Staff Local athletes competing at the Ontario Winter Games over the weekend ended up being stuck in the middle. Isaac Keffer’s rink finished with a 2-3 mark, out of the medals, while the Northwestern squash team, with five of its eight members hailing from Fort Frances, wrapped up play with […]
Press Release After arduous negotiations, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has agreed to a tentative agreement with AbitibiBowater to renew the collective agreement. This deal fulfills an essential condition towards the emergence of the company from the current restructuring process. “We have the best possible agreement given […]
Staff Tickets are still available for Wednesday night’s public appearance by former NHL star Theoren Fleury at the Townshend Theatre at 6:30 p.m. Fleury, 41, is slated to present “Don’t Quit Before the Miracle,” which addresses his tumultuous life off the ice, including drug and alcohol abuse, throughout his career. […]
Duane Hicks Janice Cousineau put a bid on a “movie basket,” donated by Micaela, Doug, and Tyler Jensen, during the silent auction at last night’s “Community Chest” benefit dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous. The annual dinner and auction, which saw a sold-out crowd of about 225 people, raised $15,053 to […]
Duane Hicks Nicole LePine served up wild rice soup yesterday at St. Mary’s Youth Group’s annual “Development and Peace” soup-and-bun fundraiser. The youth group made bread and buns, with advice from from Helen and Ray Cousineau, as well as served up hot soup donated by parishioners. They held a dinner […]
Peggy Revell Ann Sandmoen counted points while Chuck Hanson moved his peg along the board during a cribbage tournament Saturday held in conjunction with the 28th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival. The mild weather drew many participants out for the fun-filled weekend, which also included a hypnotist show, snow golf, fishing […]
Peggy Revell A handful of local residents turned out Friday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous for the open house on the just-released federal budget hosted by Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty. He also held similar sessions in Atikokan and Thunder Bay over the weekend, with plans to address Parliament […]
Peggy Revell Parishioners from various local churches gathered together Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Covenant Church to celebrate the annual “World Day of Prayer.” Organized in Canada by the Women’s Inter-Church Council of Canada, the day sees Christians in more than 170 countries around the world gather at the […]
