What a difference two days can make. On Tuesday night, the Muskie boys’ hockey team cruised to a 9-1 victory over the visiting Kenora Broncos. But last night in Kenora, the black-and-gold came out on the short end of a 4-3 score—despite controlling the puck, outshooting the Broncos by almost […]
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The Adam Bolen rink, representing the Fort Frances Curling Club), is winless through three draws to start the Northwestern Ontario junior men’s playdowns in Thunder Bay. The rink, which includes David Kaun, Chris Jodoin, and Michael McKay, dropped to 0-3 with a narrow 9-8 loss to Taylor Kallos (Fort William […]
It was a bad day for the four Muskie court teams in Dryden yesterday. The senior boys’ basketball squad was dumped 51-33 by the host Eagles to fall to 0-2 in NorWOSSA play. Anwar Cheblaoui led the black-and-gold with 20 points. Mark Buist was the next leading scorer with four. […]
Whether or not the town clerk will be performing civil marriages remains to be seen as council is holding off on any decision until next May. Council approved a report from Clerk Glenn Treftlin this week to “defer further action in the matter of performance of civil marriage ceremonies by […]
The Northwestern Ontario junior playdowns began today with the men in Thunder Bay and the ladies in Dryden. Representing Zone 7 in ladies’ action is the rink of Amy Nielson, which also includes Jenna Enge, Kate Bondett, and Courtney Beadle. Their coach is Dave Bondett. Adam Bolen, whose rink includes […]
The annual “Teddy Bear Toss” will take place during the Borderland Thunder’s game Saturday at 5 p.m. against the KC Bulldogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. Fans are asked to bring a new stuffed animal to the game and then toss it onto the ice when the Thunder score […]
With the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual community Christmas dinner now less than two weeks away, organizers are seeing more and more donations coming in for the popular event. “The support’s been great. It’s really picked up in the past week,” Karen Haney, assistant co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Volunteer […]
Safety continued to be a message being promoted in district schools this fall as students in kindergarten to Grade 8 learned from the “Risk Watch” program first established here five years ago. “This year is pretty much the same,” said program co-ordinator Greg Allan, who also is a firefighter with […]
Community groups now will be able to use more school facilities in Northwestern Ontario at no charge, thanks to a special agreement signed by the Northwest Catholic District School Board and the Ontario government. “Our schools should be community hubs where people can gather to learn, participate in community-based activities, […]
While the public will have to wait and see if the new line-ups are approved at council this coming Monday night (Dec. 20), here are the mayor’s proposed appointments to the town’s four executive committees: •Administration and Finance—Couns. Rick Wiedenhoeft, Neil Kabel, and Todd Hamilton; •Planning and Development—Couns. Struchan Gilson, […]
Over the course of the first semester at Fort High, many students have enrolled in co-op placements. Co-op is an opportunity for students to get experience in a career they are interested in. Businesses from Fort Frances to Emo offer these placements. “The community is very receptive to the co-op […]
The Town of Fort Frances was denied a request to be released from a long-standing agreement whereby it pays La Verendrye Hospital money annually for capital projects. But from now on, town administration wants to know exactly how Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is spending the money. Fort Frances CAO […]
