The annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship means many things to many people: good food and drink, a chance to catch up with old friends, games and activities for the kids, and, of course, some good fishing. But none of it would be possible without the 500 volunteers who give […]
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Fresh off his victory in the Emo Walleye Classic this spring, Greg Stahn now has his eyes set on a bigger prize—the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship (FFCBC). Stahn and his partner, Todd Baker of Emo, topped all the competition in late May with a two-day bag of nearly 20 […]
It’s getting tight at the top. Gillons’ used their extra game on the schedule to full advantage Monday, downing Taggs 3-1 to move into sole possession of first place in the women’s division of the Borderland Soccer Association. Laureen Cousineau moved within a goal of league scoring leader Mandy Wilson […]
Kerry Park Skatepark will be the place to check out sick moves with a healthy message when the Manna Skateboard Team will be delivering their own brand of positively Monday, July 14. Broadcast live on 91.9 The Edge starting at 3 p.m., the event will see the Manna Skateboard Team, […]
If big things come in small packages, then there’s a giant on the shores of Rainy Lake. No, not the Great Beaver, but a nine-year-old dynamo who has big plans for a career in show business . And based on the results of the Emo Grandstand Jam, those plans are […]
Those who don’t get their fill of chills and thrills during the daytime hours of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will have plenty of chance to satisfy their appetite during a series of action-packed evenings under the big top at the Sorting Gap Marina. On the Monday of derby […]
Just as the OPP always are on patrol somewhere on area highways and streets, the OPP Marine Unit is out on Rainy Lake during the summer months—and the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is no exception. “For the bass tournament, we’re really out there to monitor and assist bass fishermen […]
With Rainy River flowing by it, the Chapple Heritage Lighthouse on the waterfront is being built slowly but surely. Richard Veldhuisen and crew have completed the upright of cedar shakes, and now will commence work on welding the steel railing, the safety glass is applied to top as a lookout […]
Among the 136 teams competing in this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, there are many with world-class credentials and big-purse wins. But there will be none with a more intimate knowledge of the “playing field” than Team #41. Dale LaBelle and his son-in-law, Jody Shypit, have a combined experience […]
Tragedy struck last Tuesday just as Canada Day celebrations were wrapping up across the Rainy River District. Around 10 p.m., July 1st, a well known resident of Pinewood lost his life in a fatal motor accident. John Kingsley “King” Downs, 61, was returning home from a day of umping in […]
Bonjour, We are students from École catholique de Fort Frances. Throughout the school year, we have accomplished a lot of things. Please allow us to share our moments with you. At the beginning of the year, we went to the Memorial Sports Centre and participated in swimming for the fall […]
It was the perfect ending to a perfect year. Jared Catholique-Bruyere added the exclamation point to his phenomenal season by claiming the gold medal in the plus-81 kg division of the Juvenile category at the national judo championships in Toronto this past weekend. The 16-year-old Fort Frances martial artist hadn’t […]
