Diane Boustead looked like she was walking on water before she sank into the frigid waters of Rainy Lake on Sunday at the Polar Plunge at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event was nearly postponed due to poor ice, but went ahead as scheduled without a hitch. The more than 40 […]
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The Muskie girls’ hockey team hosted cross-border rival International Falls in exhibition action here last night but gave up their bragging rights in a 1-0 loss to the Broncos. An exciting and physical game between the two team proved both wanted the win. But a rusty Muskie squad just couldn’t […]
They have been defeated. Facing some of the toughest competition they’ve seen all season, the Muskie boys’ hockey team lost 4-0 last Thursday to the number-one ranked team in Minnesota—Marshall Hill of Duluth—in the final of a three-day tournament there. “We did not play our best hockey all week,” noted […]
“We know what it takes to get there. We just have to make the right shots at the right time.” Those were the words of local curler Kathie Jackson, whose rink will be competing at the Northwestern Ontario women’s playdowns this weekend in Thunder Bay, where two spots are up […]
When Ontario’s Health and Safety Act (OHSA) was established in October, 1979, farming operations were exempt. But as of June 30, 2006, a regulation passed by Queen’s Park earlier this year will come into effect, extending the OHSA to include farming operations with paid workers. According to a recent press […]
As a fundraiser for the Fort Frances Museum restoration project, tour de Fort is bringing the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra here on Thursday, Feb. 16. “In the past, we’ve helped out the Aquanauts, the high school band, the community orchestra, and others,” tour de Fort president Dave Legg noted Tuesday. […]
Ontario residents are being asked to comply with a new law regarding smoke alarms. An amendment to the Ontario Fire Code requires working smoke alarms on every level of the home. This is in addition to the existing requirement to have smoke alarms outside all sleeping areas. For homeowners and […]
Even though he’s retired, Gene Stoltzfus, former director of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), still is determined to bring peace to world. Stoltzfus, who now lives just west of Fort Frances, will be heading to Washington, D.C. next week to participate in “Shine the Light,” a CPT event focusing “on torture, […]
Local MPP Howard Hampton attended the official opening of federal NDP candidate John Rafferty’s campaign office here Tuesday and offered his view on what this campaign is all about. “The Liberals take it for granted they will be elected. . . . After the election, they go off to Ottawa […]
The annual “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day here took a bit of a dip itself this year compared to 2005 in terms of turnout and the amount of money raised. A total of $12,700 was raised this year compared to the $13,400 that “plungers” generated last January. And there […]
While the New Year has only just begun, Mayor Dan Onichuk said it’s clear Fort Frances will face challenges in 2006, not the least of which is the sustainability of the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here. “I’ve been working a lot with Abitibi to ensure that it’ll be lobbying the province and […]
Fort Frances’ first baby of 2006 was born New Year’s Day at La Verendrye Hospital. Christian Douglas Ramsay, born to Malori Grover of Fort Frances and Doug Ramsay of International Falls, Mn., came into the world at 10 a.m. on Sunday, tipping the scale at eight pounds, six ounces. Grover […]
