It was a super Sunday for the Scott Gobeil foursome at the Canadian Police Curling Championship in Summerside, P.E.I. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew won both their opening games Sunday over two of the better squads to […]
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For the last two years, the ’52 Canadians Arena has been an ideal spot to hold the annual “chem-free’ grad festivities, but changes to fire regulations for the building may force the party to another locale. “We’re still not sure if we can use the old ice surface,” committee co-chair […]
The Muskie boys’ curling team will be out to shed its middle-of-the-pack image when it opens play Wednesday morning at the all-Ontario curling showdown in St. Thomas. In the pre-tournament rankings released last week by OFSAA, the Muskie team of skip Adam Bolen, third Brendon Loney, second Jason Pattison, and […]
After initially denying Fort Frances Power Corp. customers the benefit of the province-wide 4.3 cent/kWh cap on the price of hydro purchased on the spot market, the province announced Monday it has changed its mind. “After receiving additional information from the town, and after numerous conversations between town officials and […]
The competition definitely is healthy for the eighth-annual Chamber of Commerce business awards gala coming up March 29, with the total number of nominations finalized at 80. “Actually, I wasn’t really surprised to see that many,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Tuesday. “Last year, we had 72, I think. And […]
After receiving notice it will be getting even more money than last year from the Moffat Family Fund, the Fort Frances Community Fund is looking for some ideas as to how to spend more than $56,000. “There are a lot of people waiting for this,” said Fort Frances CAO Bill […]
With the mercury finally rising above the freezing mark this week, the last problem you’d expect to see is a frozen water line. But that is exactly what’s happening. Raymond Roy, superintendent of Public Works (Operations), said this is a particularly bad year if you’re a water line. “The extended […]
By the numbers, keeping the Dryden Ice Dogs on a tight leash shouldn’t prove too demanding for the Borderland Thunder. With a 8-3-0-1 advantage in their season series, the Thunder (33-12-5-2) have done their best to avenge a 4-0 sweep to the Ice Dogs (28-20-2-2) in last year’s SIJHL final. […]
If Scott Gobeil is going to be king of the rings once again, he and his rinkmates are going to have to earn it. The Fort Frances skip and his team of third Jeff Simpkins, second Dennis Smith, and lead Pete LeDrew are headed to Summerside, P.E.I. to represent Northern […]
The message is clear—Gillons’ isn’t relinquishing its crown without a fight. With the playoffs just around the corner, the nine-time defending champs of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League are peaking at the right time as they reclaimed first place after a six-point effort last Thursday night. Gillons’ big week […]
The competition definitely is healthy for the eighth-annual Chamber of Commerce business awards gala coming up March 29, with the total number of nominations finalized at 80. “Actually, I wasn’t really surprised to see that many,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Tuesday. “Last year, we had 72, I think. And […]
They say crime doesn’t pay. And it doesn’t, but reporting crime can. A group of students dedicated to making the community a better—and safer—place to live are rekindling the student Crime Stoppers program at Fort High so students can report criminal activities anonymously or just report suggestions to problems they […]
