Millions of Canadians who heat their homes with natural gas will be faced with a severe price increase this winter. Though steadily rising gasoline prices have been the main focus in the news lately, the next few months will see jumps in natural gas bills that will make the gas […]
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Fort Frances remains the only municipality in the Kenora and Rainy River districts that has refused to pay a levy increase to the Northwestern Health Unit–and the issue is starting to heat up among councillors. Council decided to refuse to pay the hike when it was issued by the health […]
Most of the people who spent much of their summer out at the Emo Speedway were on hand for the year-end banquet here Saturday night to relive the past season and collect their awards.
Local swimmers weren’t making much of a splash here this weekend thanks to a three-day PowerStart training clinic held by Kerry MacKelvey and Chuck Martin of southern California.
With the growing interest in martial arts here, Wado Kai, the local karate school, has decided to try and appeal to a younger audience. “Really, what this is, is a fun night for the kids,” enthused Lew Kempf. “While they are playing games and having fun, they will be learning […]
The local ‘AA’ PeeWee rep hockey team now sports a 1-1 record after falling to Kenora 8-2 on Sunday afternoon in their first road game of the season. Kenora had jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period but Justin Larson put the Fort squad on the […]
The Muskies clinched first place–and home-field advantage in the NorWOSSA final Nov. 4–with a convincing 49-28 win over the Kenora Broncos here last Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold struck first in the opening quarter when Jock Gemmell hauled in a touchdown pass from quarterback Gary Wager to make it 7-0 (Adam […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team walked off the court here last weekend with a perfect record–and they’re hoping to keep it that way for the rest of the season. “Overall, I am happy with how the girls played,” enthused head coach Paul Noonan. “Unfortunately, they weren’t challenged to a […]
Blessed with unseasonably mild weather and moderate winds, some 555 boys and girls in grades four-eight from across the region competed in the 29th-annual Legion Mid-Canada cross-country run in Thunder Bay on Saturday. Locally, the Mine Centre girls’ team finished second overall, and Katie McTavish (a grade seven student at […]
The Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team dominated their opponents at a tournament here last weekend–even though they were split up into two squads. Both the Fort “Black” and Fort “Gold” teams came away with 3-0 records, and most of their wins were, well, blowouts. “We were kind of disappointed with […]
As reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, Fort High will ice a Muskie boys’ hockey team this season. The black-and-gold will kick off action Nov. 17-18 at a tournament in Warroad before opening the NorWOSSA campaign against Kenora here Nov. 21. “I am [excited],” assistant coach Ken Christiansen enthused Monday morning. […]
It may still be fall but local cross-country skiers already are getting ready for the coming season. They’ve started a club, and are looking to improve local trails. “There are some primitive trails in the area,” noted organizer Cam Moorhouse. “I have a vision to begin a club to share […]
