Registration for the second se-mester at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy will be held there tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with organizers looking forward to welcoming new faces to their programs. “Kids who’ve tried skating [or] swimming are perhaps looking for something else,” club administrator Chane Rissman said. […]
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Angela Lee and her Stratton rink has jumped out to a 2-0 start at the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ playdowns in Terrace Bay. The first-year ladies’ dumped Leona Tarini (Fort William) 11-1 in eight ends this morning after downing Pierrette Lachance (Long-lac) 10-2 to open action last night. Lee currently sits […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team got off to a poor start at the Tournament of Champions in Winnipeg yesterday, losing both their games by large margins to sit at 0-2 in pool play. Defending champion Silver Heights Huskies (Winnipeg) first blanked the Muskies 9-0 and then the King’s Edgehill (Nova […]
What’s in a colour? Well, if your bridge toll card is white, unlike the more recent green and red ones, it has expired. And that has at least one local resident upset about losing the trips he still had remaining on it. When the new one-way toll and swipe card […]
Local organizers are asking everyone to dig out their hockey jerseys and make colourful signs for Saturday’s “Hockey Day in Canada” broadcast that will feature Fort Frances. “Be a part of hockey history in Fort Frances,” Dave Egan, a board member with the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association, urged Thursday […]
In a highly-anticipated breakthrough for local Internet users, Jam21.Net said it will be ready to deliver high-speed wireless service within the month. “We had the infrastructure ready in July,” owner Dave Ashworth noted Friday morning. “But we’ve had to go through a number of procedures in the several months since […]
Couchiching has a full slate of candidates running for chief and council after nominations closed Thursday night. Chief Chuck McPherson is seeking re-election, with eight others vying for the post, including current Coun. David Bruyere and former chief Rudy Morrisseau. Rounding out the slate of nominees for chief are Christopher […]
Barwick council held a special meeting Wednesday night to regretfully accept longtime Reeve Cecil Wilson’s resignation. He resigned for health reasons, but is leaving with a stellar reputation intact. In fact, many people are saying Wilson was the best reeve Chapple ever had. Coun. Bill Clink will take over as […]
Given a three-week strike by CBC technicians was only resolved earlier this week, local organizers haven’t had much time to plan for this Saturday’s “Hockey Day in Canada” broadcast that will feature Fort Frances. But no one seems to mind. “We’re pretty excited,” said Dave Egan, a board member with […]
Muskie football standout Adam McTavish has earned a berth on Team Canada at the Global Junior Championship VI, which will be held during Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans. And just like the game of football itself, the process of making the squad was quick and hard-hitting. “I got the […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team is off to Winnipeg to defend their consolation at the annual Tournament of Champions, which runs Thursday through Sunday. The defending ‘A/AA’ all-Ontario champs are the only team from NorWOSSA that will compete in the 10-team, two-pool tourney. Also playing will be seven Manitoba-based schools […]
Fort Frances firefighters spent New Year’s Eve battling a stubborn warehouse blaze at 815 Williams Ave. Police and fire crews responded to the scene around 6:40 p.m. Monday to find the back of the building already engulfed in flames. “The back half of the building was completely gutted,” said Fort […]
