Both Muskie boys’ volleyball are still looking for their first wins five games into the NorWOSSA season. The senior boys were swept 3-0 by the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon by scores of 25-20, 25-17, and 25-12. “We show great practices, but game time, not so good,” said co-coach Adrian […]
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After a slow start to the season, both Muskie girls’ basketball teams are now riding three-game winning streaks. The senior girls edged the visiting Dryden Eagles yesterday afternoon by a 26-22 margin, but the score could have been much more lopsided, said Carley McCormick. “We are used to being a […]
The Borderland Thunder will be gunning to extend their SIJHL unbeaten streak to seven games tonight when they square off against the winless Thunder Bay Bulldogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The Thunder are tied for first place in the SIJHL with the […]
The Muskie girls’ basketball teams made it two-straight wins on Tuesday in Kenora but both boys’ volleyball teams remain winless in NorWOSSA play. The senior squad improved their record to 2-1 with a 40-35 win over the host Broncos while the junior team is now 2-2 after edging Kenora 35-33. […]
A total of 32 local individuals and organizations—looking to get a share of the $50,000 the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund—filed their applications last month. Now, 12 of those have been chosen by the local Moffat Family Fund committee and forwarded to the Winnipeg Foundation for […]
Bearskin Airlines will begin offering flights between Fort Frances and Winnipeg starting Oct. 31. The flights will depart from here at 8 p.m. each Monday through Friday, arriving in Winnipeg at 9:05 p.m. Meanwhile, flights will be leaving Winnipeg at 7:15 a.m. on Sunday through Friday, arriving here at 8:20 […]
The Town of Fort Frances will stay with Asselin Transportation as its contractor for recycling pickup for another five years, but won’t bother sorting recyclables at the curb anymore. This decision was made after council approved a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown at its regular meeting Tuesday […]
One of the most ironic events of the summer is hearing one’s children complain that they are bored! Boredom must be a terrible thing—at least the way they go on about it. I do confess to having little tolerance for boring conversations if I can help it. Some people are […]
A total of 32 local individuals and organizations—looking to get a share of the $50,000 the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund—filed their applications last month. Now, 12 of those have been chosen by the local Moffat Family Fund committee and forwarded to the Winnipeg Foundation for […]
A discussion on provincial tax reform last Wednesday at La Place Rendez-Vous here, including representatives from municipalities and unorganized areas in the district as well as the Ministry of Finance, may have been the start of a long-overdue process. The consultation was one of 11 being facilitated by the Ministry […]
Talk to any police officer and the chances are he or she will tell you their jobs can be boring, stressful, and frustrating, with occasional moments of excitement and fear. But one local officer recently had an experience that was the highlight of his 10-year career—and one that touched him […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department, CN, and Ministry of the Environment are investigating a possible diesel fuel leak which was reported here Saturday. Fire Chief Steve Richardson said yesterday afternoon that somebody at the mill contacted the fire department after seeing fuel coming out of the town’s storm sewer pipe […]
