Eight-year-old Michael Drouin was fitted for a mouthguard by dental hygienist Jessica Ogden during the mouthguard clinic at the Fort Frances Dental Clinic last night. Drouin, an avid hockey fan, was one of the many youths to attend.
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Students and staff had to wait outside Fort Frances High School for a while this morning as the fire department responded to a fire reported there around 7:30 a.m. Firefighters entered the building, smelled smoke, and did a systematic search of the building with the help of the school’s alarm […]
After performing the songs of Elvis Presley here twice and Tom Jones once, vocal impressionist Daylin James will be gracing the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 4 with a double feature show “Bits of Broadway” and “The Comeback King.” For his first set, James will be performing […]
The Muskie football team was hoping to make the best of playing a winless opponent during the annual Homecoming game Friday afternoon but fell 7-2 to the Dryden Eagles. Dryden ran back the opening kick-off for a touchdown, then conceded a safety in the third quarter for the only scoring […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres played their first-ever road game Friday night and absorbed their first-ever loss—falling 5-1 to the Dryden Ice Dogs. The Sabres followed that effort up with a 7-3 thrashing on Saturday in Dryden, in which Fort Frances twice blew leads early in the game. “I think […]
Rob Crowe, right, admired his drive on the 14th hole during the Kitchen Creek Championship Open yesterday afternoon as his uncle, Bob Crowe, looked on. Rob went on to shoot 71 and win the tournament while Bob’s 75 earned him the prize for top net score.
Tyler Kinnear pulled off a rail grind Saturday afternoon during the inaugural Neil Roy Memorial Skateboarding Tournament at the local skate park. Kinnear, who placed second in the 16 and older division, was among the two dozen skateboarders who competed in front of more than 140 people. Darren Cottam won […]
Muskie quarterback Blake Wepruk scanned the field before the snap during the annual Homecoming game Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold lost 7-2 to the Dryden Eagles to fall to 0-3 on the season.
The Ministry of Transportation, along with the Seat Belt Committee of Ontario, the OPP, and police services across the province, today launched the fall seatbelt campaign. The campaign, which runs Sept. 22-30, is reminding all drivers and passengers to buckle up. Eight percent of Ontarians, or close to one million […]
The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee once again is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference in our community and nominate them for the award, which is being given out for the 20th time this year. “It’s an excellent way to thank […]
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association is facing an immediate shortage of coaches and conveners at a number of age levels. “It’s quite common,” admitted FFMHA registrar Kelly Jolicoeur. “Usually once the kids get out skating . . . everyone wants teams and games and everyone starts stepping up.” The […]
FORT FRANCES—With complaints coming from U.S. neighbours as well as some local residents, the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here is working on a plan to mitigate odours coming from the north-end treatment lagoons. Environmental services manager Gary Rogozinski said Thursday the mill is working with the Ministry of the Environment to devise […]
