And the survey says! No, this is not another episode of the “Family Feud” game show but rather the Thunder’s thoughts on some aspects of a season that ended here Saturday with a sweep by the Fort William First Nation North Stars in the best-of-seven SIJHL final. Questions were given […]
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The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association handed out trophies for its Bantam ‘A’ division March 29 at the arena auditorium. Winning the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Bantam ‘A’ Trophy were the Kennedy’s K-9’s, who beat Canadian Tire in overtime in the final. The Oddfellows had been the leader in […]
What’s the first sign the Borderland Soccer League soon will be starting it season? When the dates for the executive and annual general meetings have been set. Room 138 at Fort High will be the setting for tonight’s executive general meeting, with next Wednesday (April 20) being the date for […]
“Ooh, that’s going to leave a bruise,” Caroline Spencer said while rubbing the back of her knee. Fifteen minutes earlier, Spencer had a soccer ball shot at that area of her leg by a student trying out for the Muskie girls’ soccer team. And the look the player showed after […]
Shane Beckett loves his drama. This is his first year as head coach of the Muskie boys’ soccer team, and it was at the team’s initial meeting where he made it known that he is more Dick Vermeil-ish in his coaching methods than Bobby Knight-ish. “I put an overhead up […]
So close no matter how far Couldn’t be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters. As the funeral-like music of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” echoed from the Borderland Thunder’s dressing room here Saturday night, the players hunched over their stalls to untie their […]
Town council is looking at an overall tax levy increase of 2.05 percent across all classes for 2005, it was revealed Monday evening. This would amount to a 2.75 percent levy increase for residential property owners. For those with property assessed at $100,000, this would mean a hike of about […]
The Borderland Thunder’s season came to a crashing halt here over the weekend, suffering 13-2 and 7-0 losses to be swept in the best-of-seven SIJHL final to the Fort William First Nation North Stars. The North Stars, the defending SIJHL champs who had garnered a remarkable 42-2-4 record during the […]
The Northern Action Group (NAG) wants town council to request that CN build overhead two walkways over the railroad tracks here in order to provide pedestrians with a safe means to travel between the north and south ends of town. “There are only two official crossing areas between Crowe Avenue […]
A Kenora resident has lost both his legs after he was run over by a train. The railway closed one of its two main cross-country lines temporarily while Kenora police investigated Saturday, but the company only reported minor disruptions to its cargo service. Wabeseemoong band member Ron Cameron was taken […]
Wildlife is being blamed for a two-and-a-half hour power outage that affected 950 Hydro One customers on Couchiching and in Watten and Halkirk yesterday morning. Rainy Lake First Nation also was affected. A crew was on site to replace a fuse, with power being restored at 11:20 a.m. The outage […]
The town’s involvement in the River Walk Condominium project looks to be nearing an end as only a few of the 32 units remain unsold. “There was one sold recently, so we’re down to three,” Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said Thursday. “There’s people always in contemplation of buying one,” […]
