Although Emo council decided earlier this month that it would not be “breed specific” and pass a bylaw to cage and padlock rottweilers and pit bulls, the issue was back on the table at last Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Coun. Ken Fisher initiated the discussion, noting he had been approached […]
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The Muskie girls’ volleyball program currently features two teams heading in opposite directions. The junior squad won their second-straight match with a victory yesterday afternoon over the host Kenora Broncos to improve to 3-2 in NorWOSSA action. The seniors, though, fell to 1-4 on the season after suffering their fourth-straight […]
Despite a rash of injuries, and a busy schedule that saw the team play its fourth game in five nights, the Muskie boys’ hockey team edged the Dryden Eagles 3-2 in NorWOSSA action at the Ice for Kids Arena last night. The Muskies (13-0-1) opened the scoring just 35 seconds […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team went winless at the St. Boniface Jr. Varsity tournament over the weekend in Winnipeg. Despite going winless at the eight-team competition, Muskie head coach Gord McCabe was pleased with his squad’s performance. “Overall it was a good tournament for us,” he remarked. “Although we […]
The Fort Frances Canadians regrouped after a tough weekend and beat the host Baudette Bears 5-2 last night. “The effort was a lot better,” said Gary Beck, the team’s director of hockey operations. “The boys were really moving.” The Canadians jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Matthew Beck […]
The Muskie boys’ basketball program hasn’t missed a beat. Despite not having played a league game in more than a month, both the junior and senior squads continued their NorWOSSA dominance yesterday afternoon in Kenora. The senior Muskies trailed the host Broncos by two points with five seconds to go […]
With a minority government in place in Ottawa, and the possibility of a spring federal election in the making, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP will hold its nomination meeting tomorrow (Feb. 1). The NDP wants to make sure it has a candidate in place—ready to run for election—in the event […]
Tickets are still available for the “Just Imagine” raffle being drawn this Saturday (Feb. 3) at 1 p.m. at Canada Safeway here. Tickets cost $5 each, with the grand prize being a 42” plasma TV—just in time for Super Bowl Sunday. The second-place prize is a laptop computer while the […]
Boston Pizza International Inc. announced this week it is actively seeking a franchisee in Fort Frances as part of its rapid growth across Ontario. Boston Pizza now has 65 locations in Ontario and plans to open up to 40 new stores across Canada this year. “The opening of Boston Pizza […]
Paul Jewiss was the grand prize winner of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Fun in the Sun” NHL ticket raffle. He won tickets to games between the Montreal Canadians and Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins versus Toronto Maple Leafs, as well as airfare from Winnipeg to Ottawa to […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Municipal Association agreed to endorse, in principle, the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s Regional Recovery Plan at its 16th-annual general meeting Saturday in Emo. The plan was presented by Iain Angus, chair of the Regional Recovery Program (RRP) committee, who explained they have developed a common […]
Kaylyn Levesque, left, Jaxon Gartzke, and Tanner Williamson enjoyed a splash in the pool during a beach party at the Fort Frances Nursery School on Thursday. The nursery school held beach parties all week for the children to help combat the winter blues. —Melanie Béchard photo
