Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team had a busy weekend that produced three wins in three tries. The Canadians opened with a 3-1 road win Friday over Grand Rapids on goals by Ryder Woolsey, Jeff Cridland, and Brett Bodnarchuk. The squad then returned to Canada for a […]
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Mitch Calvert Fort Frances native A.J. Tucker has received plenty of accolades in his senior year as a member of the St. Scholastica Saints hockey team in Duluth, but the hardware he most craves is still within his grasp. The Saints bowed out of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs […]
Staff If there ever was any doubt about the high calibre of PeeWee girls’ hockey in Fort Frances, it surely was put to rest Sunday afternoon as a pair of local teams stepped up to stage a memorable showdown at the Ice for Kids arena in the tournament final. After […]
Staff The Brockie.org 99’ers Atom ‘AA’ team represented Fort Frances well at the annual Fargo Flyers International tournament, taking the ‘B’ division title as the lone Canadian representative against competition from all over the United States. Forty-eight teams were in their division alone, with 112 squads from across the continent […]
Mitch Calvert The Ministry of Natural Resources, in the midst of hosting 26 public meetings to discuss proposed changes to the current resident moose tag draw system, received some feedback from a small but passionate gathering at the Townshend Theatre here last Tuesday evening (Feb. 24). Gord Eason, MNR area […]
Mitch Calvert If the Muskie girls’ hockey team hoped to advance to the NorWOSSA final against Dryden, they needed a performance in the third-and-deciding game of their semi-final showdown with Kenora here last night that was reminiscent of their success in the first half of the season. In fact, it’s […]
Ken Johnston It was a sunny but chilly day Saturday, yet that was not enough to deter 145 souls from participating in the 12th-annual Morson Ice-Fishing Derby. Event organizer Sheila Gate said while angler numbers were down from last year, she felt the event was a big success. There were […]
Dave Ogilvie Emo youth soccer will be holding registration for its upcoming season next Monday and Tuesday (March 9-10) from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Emo arena. This year’s soccer program is for boys and girls in JK-Grade 8, and will run every Tuesday and Thursday starting April 28 at the […]
Press Release Donations to the Northern Cardiac Fund, and a commitment to world-class cardiac care at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, have produced yet another development in patient care. Cardiac patients will benefit from the addition of a nurse practitioner to the cardiac program. Grace Fox’s new role […]
Press Release Each year in March, Dietitians of Canada and thousands of registered dietitians across the country bring you Nutrition Month. This year’s theme is “Stay Active. Eat Like a Champion.” We constantly are bombarded with messages about eating well and being active. When it comes to making healthy choices, […]
Robin McCormick Without a doubt, it’s been a long, cold, snowy winter. But take heart, that’s bound to improve. One sure sign of spring is registration for Emo youth soccer, which takes place next Monday and Tuesday (March 9-10) from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre (arena). For […]
Peggy Revell As its inaugural project, the South Kenora-Rainy River Stewardship Council will be taking orders for tree seedlings during March. “The council’s goal [with this project] is to increase the number of trees planted in the greater Rainy River District,” said Colin Langford, the MNR’s local stewardship co-ordinator. “The […]
