Mitch Calvert It was just what the doctor ordered. Despite some inner turmoil and trade requests surrounding the CJHL’s Jan. 10 deadline, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres were able to overcome the distractions and grab three of a possible four points against the SIJHL-leading Fort William North Stars on Friday […]
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Duane Hicks After holding a public meeting Dec. 22 regarding a proposed zoning bylaw amendment to accommodate the development of a solid wood waste recycle operation on property in the industrial park, town council will hold another public meeting tonight to accept input on a proposed bylaw to close part […]
Duane Hicks After seeing support from the Ministry of Culture, as well as numerous individual, group, and corporate donors to its “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign, the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is expected to get a boost from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. tomorrow. […]
Peggy Revell With Steve Briggs on guitar, Howard Willett (harmonica), Drew Jurecka (fiddle), and four other band members, the Bebop Cowboys’ Swing-A-Billy Orchestra brought a taste of western swing to the Townshend Theatre here last night as part of the “tour de Fort” concert series. With “House of Doc” scheduled […]
Peggy Revell Fr. Wayne Stirling McIntosh officially was welcomed back to St. John the Baptist Anglican Church here Sunday morning as the ministry’s priest. With Rev. David Ashdown, Bishop of Keewatin, presiding, Gloria Gadd presented a vessel of water to Fr. Wayne as part of the ceremony.
Duane Hicks Making a stop on the 300 block of Second Street East, volunteer firefighter Dick Botsford picked up another tree to pile onto the trailer Saturday afternoon during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up. Firefighters had fewer conifers to gather this year as more people switch […]
Mitch Calvert Dr. Kennedy’s K9s forward Ben George picked up the puck off the boards with a Canadian Tire checker in hot pursuit during Saturday’s medal-round action of the local Bantam ‘A’ tournament at the Ice for Kids Arena. Canadian Tire won the game 6-3 and ended up capturing the […]
Mitch Calvert Muskie forward Matt DePiero was stonewalled by West Kildonan Collegiate goalie Michael Zacharias during Friday night’s exhibition tilt. Despite making several big saves, Zacharias and the Wolverines still were shelled 14-4 in the first of the two-game series, with Fort High romping to a 11-0 shutout in Saturday’s […]
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances Aquanaut Krista Emond, centre, was neck-and-neck with Thunder Bay Thunderbolt Megan Carlson during heats of the mixed 200m freestyle at the local Winter Chill Invitational swim meet at the Memorial Sports Centre here Saturday. The three-day meet wrapped up yesterday.
On Friday afternoon, a log truck turning from Central Ave. onto Second St. E. didn’t quite make it with all the snow banks
Staff It was nearly a clean sweep for the Muskie court teams in Dryden yesterday. As expected, both boys’ basketball teams handled the Eagles relatively easily to improve their NorWOSSA records 4-0. Garnet Cornell scored 19 points as part of a balanced attack as the seniors reeled off a convincing […]
Duane Hicks While it won’t be coming up until spring, plans for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 21st-annual home and leisure show already are afoot—and exhibitor packages should be sent out by month’s end. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said the trade show planning committee met yesterday and set May […]
