Snake Krawchuk can’t take all the credit—and he doesn’t want it, either. “I looked up and said, ‘Mom, this one’s for you,’ and it went in,” Krawchuk said of his seven-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday afternoon that won him the men’s open division of the annual […]
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NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton has joined in the growing outcry over a U.S.-organized bass fishing derby that’s being held in Canadian waters later this week. “I tried to point out how unfair this is,” Hampton said Tuesday morning about his appeal to Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette […]
Hosting a provincial championship carries its fair share of joys and headaches. Teams that know they’ll be at the big dance—regardless of their regular-season performance—frequently struggle to meet their potential knowing the pot of gold still is waiting at the end of the rainbow. But new head coach Dave Allison […]
Good fortune in the form of financial help has shone upon the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club. The group will hold its annual fall meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the meeting room at the Memorial Sports Centre, with the highlight being the official announcement of the club receiving a […]
Fort Frances OPP is reminding motorists there will be an increased level of enforcement on local streets and highways. “School’s back in session. We have young drivers on the streets, and young people on the sidewalks and crossing streets,” said Cst. Al MacDonald. “We’ve heard concerns about road safety and […]
Town council moved one step closer to deciding what to do about downtown parking woes after receiving a report from the Planning and Development executive committee at Monday night’s regular meeting. The report—composed in response to the Business Improvement Area’s recommendation that council not reinstate meters in the downtown area […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is asking town council to waive an arena rental fee of $465 after a wrestling event held there back in April didn’t prove profitable. In a letter to the town, Chamber president Roberta Oliver said the income statement from the Canadian Wrestling Federation show […]
The Northwestern Health Unit announced Friday afternoon that the beach at Pither’s Point once again was declared safe for swimming after being closed since Aug. 29. The health unit had to wait for two-consecutive samples indicating the water had safe levels of E. coli before opening it again. This was […]
Doug Anderson thought the sweltering heat had finally gotten to him Saturday morning after spotting a chicken on the loose in downtown Fort Frances. “It was around 11 a.m. when I looked out the window and noticed a crowd of people gathering on the street,” the co-owner of Betty’s on […]
After a spaghetti dinner in honour of NDP leader Howard Hampton’s 15th anniversary as MPP here Saturday night, Winnipeg-Transcona MP Bill Blaikie promised a revitalized NDP if he’s elected leader of the federal party in January. Blaikie began his speech by congratulating Hampton for his fight to keep Hydro One […]
The Oak Park Raiders looked every part the three-time defending Winnipeg High School Football League champions as they blanked the host Muskies 42-0 in Friday’s regular-season opener. “If we can’t execute basic stuff, we’re going to get drilled,” Muskie head coach Bob Swing said after the blowout. “It was International […]
Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon has been named to a nuisance bear committee the province has launched, Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette announced Friday. The committee, which will begin meeting immediately, will be chaired by Royal Poulin, former general manager of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and current chair of […]
