It was a moment of solace for Bob Swing. After a disparaging 7-0 loss to the Maples Marauders here on Friday, the Muskie head coach sat on a bench in Fort High’s gym with only his thoughts and a football keeping him company. It’s impossible to discern what Swing was […]
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You say po-tay-toe and others say po-tah-toe, but Canada Custom officials in Rainy River District say, “Turn back and throw them into the dumpster.” And that’s one of the reasons why tourism is down—and staying down, charged Doug Reynolds, executive director for the Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters (NOTO). He’s critical […]
Knowledge is power. Napoleon knew it. Genghis Kahn knew it. Alexander the Great knew it. And so do members of the local North Western Ontario Tourism Association. NWOTA held its annual fall meeting at the Fort Frances Curling Club on Friday. Its focus was to educate local tourist outfitters by […]
A few weeks ago, it was just a slab on concrete with so much potential. The surface at the Fort Frances Curling Club still is a long piece of concrete, but another curling season is now upon us and the ice is in. That isn’t really breaking news, but what […]
They’re fighting for their playoff lives. After a frustrating 7-0 loss to the Maples Marauders here Friday afternoon, the Muskie football team finds itself in this position—either win this Thursday’s game against Tec Voc in Winnipeg or begin preparing themselves for a short season. Friday’s game was frustrating for the […]
John Albanese will be sworn in at today’s committee of the whole meeting, preceding the regular council meeting. Albanese was appointed to replace the late Coun. Struchan Gilson back on Sept. 14. He initially was to be sworn-in at the Sept. 26 council meeting, but could not attend that meeting […]
Volunteer firefighter Bob Whitburn, far right, of the Fort Frances Fire Dept. demonstrated how to use a common fire extinguisher to put a burning pool of a mix of gasoline and diesel fuel Saturday in the parking lot at Canadian Tire. Firefighters, with a little help from mascot Sparky, were […]
Maddi Bruyere, Grade 2, Fawn Perrault, Grade 3, and Kevin Metke, Grade 3, all lent a hand yesterday cutting carrots and celery and peeling potatoes in preparation for Huffman School’s Thanksgiving Feast, held this afternoon. —Melanie Béchard photo
With autumn in full swing and temperatures dropping, the number of bears reported in town continues to decline, bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said this morning. “This week, we’ve had one or two sightings per day, [and] most have happened through the night,” he noted. “But it’s now becoming ‘bear-able. […]
The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee 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 18th time this year. Nomination forms are now available at the information […]
Tomorrow’s football game against the visiting Maples Marauders will show if the Muskies are lovers of the kind of drama soap operas garner. If they win, they essentially are ensured a playoff spot at 2-3. But if they lose and fall to 1-4 on the season, that’s when things get […]
The Townshend Theatre featured a slice of Las Vegas on Tuesday night as “tour de Fort” presented Matt Dusk at its 2005/06 season-opener. To a sold-out audience, the Toronto-born Dusk, 26, added a new spin to some old favourites, including “Pennies From Heaven,” “I Won’t Dance,” and “Mack the Knife.” […]
