Local News from Across the Rainy River District
From January 27-29 the Fort Frances Cyclones Swim Club attended the Northwestern Ontario Long Course Championships. While the team saw great podium finishes, head coach Debbie Murray says they don’t always gauge success by podium performances. “For our swim club what’s important and what’s always emphasized is personal goals,” Murray […]
Last Wednesday the Fort Frances High School Muskies cross-country ski team hosted NORWOSSA qualifiers for NWOSSA. Ilka Milne is the coach of the Muskies cross-country ski team. She says after not competing last year, the members who have stuck through this season are all new to the sport. “We have […]
Two required repairs in a short timespan has the Rainy River Curling Club appealing to the community for support. Club vice-president Alicia Anderson says the required repairs caught them off guard when the season opened. “At the start of the season it was found that our plant wasn’t running up […]
Three flower shops in the Fort Frances area all have different options this Valentine’s day from flowers to candy and other treats. At Fort Frances Floral on Scott St. Amber Lazar is the new manager. She says they have several options for Valentine’s Day this year. “Our special is a […]
Two women’s teams at the Northern Ontario Curling provincials will represent curling clubs in the Rainy River District. Team Jacki McCormic will curl out of the Stratton Curling Club and Team Hailey Beaudry will represent the Fort Frances curling club. Both teams will face some challenges as neither of them […]
Before sharing the results of last weekend’s squash tournament here is a brief history of the tournament as recounted by organizer Bob Tkachuk. The Sunset Country Squash Club’s annual home tournament dates back to 1988 according to Tkachuk. That year 20 players came together from Fort Frances and Kenora and […]
While one lives in southern Ontario and the other lives in Melbourne, Australia, both Suzie Vinnick and Lloyd Spiegel have great passions for blues music and both came to the genre at a young age. Growing up in Saskatoon, Suzie Vinnick started playing the guitar at age nine with plans […]
Record: 5-0 plus a tournament win (update with Tuesday game?) First place NORWOSSA standings Q: How has the season gone so far? Our season is going great. We have only lost one set so far (our rookie line’s first set of volleyball ever) including our tournament in Kenora which we […]
Record: 4-1; Second place at Westgate Tigers “Spike-off’ tournament in Thunder Bay and Third place at Winter Blast tournament in Kenora. Second place NORWOSSA standings Q: How has the season gone so far? A: We have been doing well so far this season. In league play we are in second […]
Residents of Fort Frances were upset when several Town sponsored programs were put on pause a few weeks ago. Town officials say this is due to insurance compliance and for participant safety. Recreation and Culture Manager Tyler Young says that many town recreation activities have been in violation of the […]
After only being able to play a fraction of their usual schedule last year the Fort Frances High School Muskies hockey teams are back to playing a much busier schedule and are seeing success in NORWOSSA play. The teams have had significantly expanded seasons this year over last which saw […]
The Fort Frances Lakers fired head coach Paul MacLean last week as the team headed into its Christmas break. Assistant coach Tyler Miller will now become the interim head coach for the rest of the season. Lakers president Gary Silander says the board determined McLean was not living up to […]
