The Canadian Press MONT-TREMBLANT, Que.—The beginner’s hill where actress Natasha Richardson suffered the head injury that apparently led to her death was dotted with skiers wearing helmets yesterday—many of whom said they had donned the protective gear because of the Broadway star. That’s as far as anything resembling a tribute […]
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Mitch Calvert This should get interesting. After sweeping the last-place Sioux Lookout Flyers in their best-of-five quarter-final series, the intensity has shot up several notches for the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres as they prepare for their best-of-seven semi-final showdown against the second-place Thunder Bay Bearcats. The first two games go […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is asking its members what the top issues impacting their businesses are with a new policy issues survey. “Something we do regularly throughout the year, each year, is send out something to our membership asking for any issues or concerns that they […]
Staff The local Bantam boys’ curling rink got off to a good start yesterday at the provincial championship despite being without skip Isaac Keffer. Keffer is in Italy with the Fort Frances High School band, but Ethan Jordbro stepped in and carried the load along with teammates Peter Jensen, Cody […]
Duane Hicks Kurt McGuire put the finishing touches on the wizard he created yesterday at the Fort Frances Museum. Tying into the exhibit, “Comics & Fantasy: Featuring the Art of Kari-Ann Anderson,” the museum offered March Break activities for children all week long.
Mitch Calvert Muskie Kyle Herr handled the puck while Nick Jourdain (a substitute for the absent Matt DePiero) defended during practice Wednesday at the Ice for Kids Arena. The black-and-gold depart Sunday night for the OFSAA tournament in North Bay, where the 10th-ranked squad will open play Wednesday at 1:30 […]
Peggy Revell Sarah and Brandon Larson teamed up to play some Wii games during March Break activities yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library. Besides playing Bingo, the children got to test out the Wii games, which the library is now carrying, on a large-screen TV provided by Sight & […]
Staff A handful of tickets are still available as the Fort Frances Lions Club’s “Groceries for a Year” raffle wraps up with the prize-winning draw Saturday at 1 p.m. at Safeway. “It’s actually been going really, really well,” said club member Jeannette Roth, who is chairing the fundraiser. The prize […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin and his Eddie Sharp Racing team are hitting the track at Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind. today to test their cars in preparation for the next race in the ARCA season on April 5. Salem features a challenging .555-mile oval and the 25-year-old will […]
Duane Hicks Recently-released data from Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) indicates Fort Frances residents generate more waste than the provincial average—and recycle far less. While the average Ontario resident generates more than a kilogram of waste every day, or 385 kg a year, the average person here was responsible for about […]
Press Release Beta Sigma Phi once again asks for your support! Do you know how to make a difference in the fight against cancer? For many of us, this is not an abstract question but one dear to our hearts because of personal tragedies. Here’s how to help. Your purchase […]
Press Release The alarming number of Canadian children and adolescents struck by arthritis debunks the common myth that arthritis is just a disease of the elderly, according to The Arthritis Society. Affecting about one in 1,000 Canadians under the age of 16, juvenile arthritis (JA) is a leading chronic disease […]
