The Fort Frances Lakers hit home ice for the first home game of the 2021-22 season on Friday night. Although they lost the match 9-2 against the Ice Dogs, it was an exciting night for hockey fans after a lengthy break from play. The team will return to home ice […]
Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
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Given that the tournament was in doubt until June, members of the Rainy River Walleye Tournament (RRWT) committee were very pleased with the showing over the weekend. While it took a while to wrap his mind around getting the tournament off the ground for this year, RRWT committee president Richard […]
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abradbury@fortfrances.com
By encouraging fluent speakers to pass on their language, Seven Generations Educational Institute (SGEI) hopes to reverse some of the negative effects of colonization and residential schools. A new program through SGEI seeks to encourage fluent Anishinaabemowin speakers to learn how to better teach their language to others. Waawaategiizhook, Shannon […]
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abradbury@fortfrances.com
After a season shortened by the pandemic and a team picking up the pieces after a coaching controversy, a familiar hand has come back to town hoping to help right the ship. Dave Allison loves the Rainy River District. He has a cabin on an island in the lake so […]
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abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Lakers season starts this weekend with a game in Dryden Friday night, amid COVID-19 restrictions and a continued hunt for billet families. After the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2020-2021 season of SIJHL hockey, the league is getting underway for the 21-22 season […]








