Canadian singer/songwriter Alfie Zappacosta wowed the crowd during his performance at the Townshend Theatre here Friday night. The show was the last of tour de Fort’s 2005/06 season. Passports for the 2006/07 season are now available from tour de Fort board members at a cost of $95 each for six […]
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Muskie captain Jake Esselink stood ready as Barney Maher dropped the puck for the ceremonial opening face-off of the 2006 OFSAA boys’ hockey tournament last Wednesday morning at the Ice for Kids Arena. The Muskies faced the Birchmount Park Panthers in their first game, battling them to a 9-9 tie […]
Students at Robert Moore School, along with parent volunteer and nutritionist Marietherese Metke, are helping out with the school’s Breakfast Program, which has been running since November. All 18 classrooms receive a tray with fruit, vegetables, and crackers every morning to ensure students start the day off with a healthy […]
Town council passed a resolution Monday night officially requesting the state, province, and possibly the government of Canada pursue buying the international bridge here and doing away with the tolls. Mayor Onichuk said Monday evening the motion isn’t so much new as simply reinforcing council’s stance, as well as the […]
Businesses—local and otherwise—all will be required to get business licences if town council passes a revised bylaw to licence and regulate businesses, taxis, and trades carried on within Fort Frances this evening. This is just one of the changes to the municipal business licensing bylaw, which is the subject of […]
Mount Carmel centre Josh Vella carried the puck up the ice in the gold-medal game of the OFSAA boys’ hockey championship Saturday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here. The second-seeded Crusaders, from Mississauga, beat the top-ranked St. Michael’s Blues (Toronto) by a 4-2 score. Meanwhile, the Grand River […]
Members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Local were out picketing and handing out leaflets at Fort Frances High School this morning as they began the second stage of sanctions against the Rainy River District School Board. The occasional teachers are asking to have their […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team earned a spot in the quarter-finals after beating fifth-ranked Michael Power (Etobicoke) 6-3 in the all-Ontario boys’ championship this afternoon in the Ice for Kids Arena. Tyler Miller, Kevin Bobczynski, and Lucas Romaniuk all scored first period goals to make it 3-3 after one. Then […]
Once again, local Beta Sigma Phi sorority members will be assisting the Canadian Cancer Society in the fight against cancer by selling beautiful yellow daffodil blooms during “Daffodil Day” next Friday (March 31). If you haven’t already pre-ordered your daffodils, the cost is $6 per bunch and they will be […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered a 4-2 loss to the Uxbridge Tigers late this morning in Emo to sit with a 0-1-1 record at the all-Ontario boys’ hockey championship. Brian White, assisted by Matt Redford and Tyler Miller, had drawn the black-and-gold within one with 1:30 to go in […]
While there’s little doubt Fort Frances and district has OFSAA hockey fever right now, other parts of Ontario with teams competing here also are keeping a close eye on the action—thanks to the Internet. “I’ve been blown away by the level of response,” Lincoln Dunn, division manager of Fort Frances […]
Muskie captain Jacob Esselink pounced on the loose puck during yesterday morning’s opener against the Birchmount Park Panthers. Fort High settled for a 9-9 tie. The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered a 4-2 loss to the Uxbridge Tigers late this morning in Emo to sit with a 0-1-1 record at […]
