Five weeks after their inaugural season ended, the Borderland Thunder got back together for one more night off the ice to hand out the awards and celebrate their first foray in the Superior International Junior Hockey League. Matt Johnson and Rob Hrabec won the first Jim Witherspoon Memorial Trophy as […]
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On your mark, get set . . . wait! Poor weather this spring has left the Emo Speedway in post-winter condition, prompting the Borderland Racing Association to push back its starting date a second time to May 25. “We were supposed to have it on [May 11] then [May 18],” […]
If there’s one thing the Muskie girls’ soccer team isn’t lacking, it’s confidence. And why not? They’re 6-0 in NorWOSSA play so far this season, having outscored their opponents 24-1, and once again are the runaway favourites to win their fifth-straight league title. All that’s left is to make it […]
It’s a little too familiar. The Muskie boys’ soccer team enter the NorWOSSA finals in Kenora today as the top seed among the seven teams with a 5-0-1 record. But co-coach Ben Andrusco said both he and fellow coach Rick Chambers know one bad game can cost them the title. […]
Muskie Simone Desjardins’ trip to the all-Ontario badminton showdown in Sudbury last week—where she earned the bronze medal in the ‘C’ flight—was both an eye-opener and learning experience. “I’m really happy with how far I got. I never expected it. I thought it was going to be a lot harder,” […]
Parents of babies and toddlers are encouraged to drop by the Fort Frances Public Library on Thursday (May 16) for “A Taste of Mother Goose”—a preview of its early literacy program. The event takes place downstairs in the children’s department beginning at 6 p.m., and is open for parents of […]
The Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living is trying to help young adults with disabilities to make the move from school to work with its new “Transitional Planning Project.” Allene Perusse, one of the co-ordinators, said the program has been in the works for some time. “Our contract […]
With the opening of the electricity market May 1, town residents will notice their next utility bill from the Fort Frances Power Corp. will look quite different—and perhaps a little confusing. But FFPC CEO Mark McCaig hoped to shed some light on what customers will be seeing when they open […]
While students and the public may have been wondering what the OPP was doing at the high school last Thursday afternoon with a drug-sniffing K-9 unit, police said it simply was a “pro-active measure.” “No charges were laid and no drugs were found,” Fort Frances OPP Cst. Al MacDonald said […]
Town council will look at a proposal from the City of Dryden regarding its takeover of recycling duties from the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association at Monday night’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said Monday morning the issue is one the town has looked at ever since NORA’s […]
Simone Desjardins, the lone Muskie competing at the all-Ontario badminton tournament in Sudbury over the weekend, started slowly but finished strong in earning a medal. Desjardins went 2-3 overall to take home the bronze medal in the senior girls’ singles ‘C’ flight after beating Melissa Hopkinson of Thunder Bay on […]
Both Muskie soccer teams remained unbeaten in NorWOSSA play over the weekend in Dryden to earn the top seedings heading into the league finals this week. The boys (5-0-1) blew out the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 7-0 and then edged the defending champion Kenora Broncos 2-1. Meanwhile, the girls (6-0) […]
