Playing against the likes of former world champ Lorraine Lang, and other top rinks like Kathie Jackson and Peggy Taylor, was nothing new for Jackie Bonot’s Stratton rink. But going up against them in the Northwestern women’s playdowns was for the young foursome whose skip, at just 21 years old, […]
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As a group of young squash hopefuls took to the court here for a three-day clinic last week, they had a chance to bang racquets with a pretty good junior player. In fact, having Rob Nigro–the top-ranked junior player in Canada–among those giving lessons isn’t too bad of a deal. […]
Several Fort Frances minor hockey teams took part in the ninth-annual Hockey Classic in Thunder Bay. Here is a team-by-team review as to how each one fared at the tournament, which attracted some 110 teams and more than 2,000 players and coaches. < *c>Skates & Blades < *c>(Novice Minor) Skates […]
The Emo Bandits Tweens ringette team lost 5-3 to Park City (Winnipeg) in the bronze-medal game at a Keewatin-Kenora tournament Sunday. Sarah Barton scored twice for Emo while Stephanie Strachan netted the other marker. The Bandits opened with an 11-2 defeat to host Kenora to open the tournament Friday, then […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team improved their NorWOSSA leading record to 3-0 with a dominating 57-33 win over the visiting Kenora Broncos yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold continued right where they had left off before the Christmas break, jumping out to commanding 16-4 lead in the first quarter. Kenora managed […]
A pair of Fort Frances teams won titles at the nine-team Bantam ‘A’ hockey tournament here over the weekend. The Oddfellows captured the ‘B’-side crown with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Dryden Leafs while Canadian Tire dumped Kenora Legion 5-3 to win the ‘C’ title. The Kenora Predators won […]
Barring a winter storm that would hamper their arrival, more than 50 elk will be spending their first night at the Cameron Lake release site near Nestor Falls by the middle of next week. Mike Solomon, co-chair of the Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Coalition, said 10 members will leave for […]
I must confess that convening a community Christmas dinner which provides 200-plus meals, and relies totally and completely on the generosity of volunteers, gave me a few sleepless nights last month! After all, and it really is quite amazing, the annual community Christmas dinner depends on several kinds of contributions […]
Jim Martindale’s “chilly dip” into a lake near Terrace, B.C. won’t soon to forgotten by the Fort Frances resident, who was among about 20 hardy souls to take the plunge New Year’s Day. The annual “Kermodei Bear Swim” was organized by the Kinsmen Club of Terrace, of which Martindale’s son, […]
Project manager Brian Avis was expecting some “strong advances” this week on the new arena, with all construction material now on site or on order. Crews will be focusing on exterior cladding, interior work, and mechanical work, Avis said in his regular report to council Monday night. The staircases leading […]
The Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association board will meet in Kenora next Wednesday to discuss what impact the Harris government’s decision to break a commitment to fund half the program this year may have on its future. “We had hoped the government would handle half the operating cost this year but […]
When Darrel Scott decided to quit smoking last September, he knew motivation was the key to his success. So the 26-year-old Fort Frances resident took up power lifting–and he hasn’t looked back since. In fact, his new-found passion for the intense fitness routine, which he’s learning from local weightlifter Rev. […]
