Staff A bus caravan is in the works to watch Fort Frances product Duncan Keith play in early January. Keith’s Chicago Blackhawks will meet the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center on Jan. 9. If 40 people confirm, the cost of the bus will be $65 apiece, plus $167.50 […]
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Press Release The first-ever Chronic Pain Management and Addiction Prevention Symposium is set to take place here this Saturday (Sept. 19) from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Admission is free, and a light lunch will be provided for the first 200 people. What is chronic pain? It is […]
the NDP Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton issued the following statement in the Ontario legislature on the McGuinty Liberal government’s response to Greyhound bus services crisis in Northwestern Ontario. Here’s the transcript from Hansard: Mr. Howard Hampton: Just recently Greyhound bus lines announced that they were about to abandon bus […]
Press Release Can-Help (a program sponsored by the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association), Sunset Country Psychiatric Survivors, and the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario work closely together, offering peer support, advocacy, education, and outreach. Assistance also is offered to set up self-help groups and family support […]
the MNR An Ignace man has been fined $2,000 for allowing his two dogs to be at large during closed season for moose. Robby Levesque pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 on each of two charges of being the person responsible for a dog and permitting it to be at […]
Staff The newly-developed Fort Frances Volleyball Club will be holding registration for the fall season at the Fort High auditorium tomorrow (Sept. 17) from 7-8:30 p.m. The club will be split into three groups (Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8, and Grades 9-10), and is limited to 16 players per group. Practice […]
Staff Believe it or not, curling season is right around the corner and the Fort Frances Curling Club wants to help you get your rocks off this winter. Registration takes place next Wednesday (Sept. 23) from 7-8:30 p.m. at the club. A new wrinkle in the registration process will allow […]
Staff The second-annual Perch Lake Bass Challenge near Atikokan had one of the most hotly-contested finishes in Northwestern Ontario fishing tournament history back on Sept. 6, forcing two Fort Frances teams into an unconventional tiebreaker to decide the winner. Last year’s runners-up, Rob Tovey and Larry Buttner, weighed in a […]
Staff It was déjà vu at Kitchen Creek Golf Course on Sunday as Colin Drombolis followed up his Kitchen Creek Classic win last month by capturing the club championship. Drombolis carded a one-over 73 to claim the title. Ian McLennan took top spot in the senior men’s championship flight with […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team completed tryouts Friday and has the squad it hopes can earn a seventh-straight trip to the all-Ontarios. “We have quite a few different guys, some new defenceman with [Tyson] McLean and [Nathan] Calder,” said second-year head coach Shawn Jourdain. “And with [Chris] Cousineau and […]
Much attention and effort have gone of late, and rightfully so, into how to attract U.S. visitors to Northwestern Ontario in light of the passport issue, rising loonie, high gas prices, and all the other obstacles that have torpedoed the tourist industry across the region. But while a healthy tourism […]
Duane Hicks Rainy Lake—and Rainy River District—played host to a couple from the Deep South this past weekend, and may see more visitors from there in the future once good word of their experiences spread when they get home. After entering a draw at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship […]
