Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Billet and family weekend started with a bang as a penalty-filled game made its way to overtime with the Lakers pulling off the victory against the Kam River Walleye on Friday, January 23, 2026, followed by another the next night. The Lakers hit the road tonight for three in a […]
Local curler Aili Chabot will be headed to Timmins for the U-18 nationals in just a few weeks to represent team Northern Ontario as a member of Team Lily Wright, curling out of the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club. “I was playing mixed doubles at Kakabeka Falls last year and [coach] […]
Borderland Judo held its first Annual “Borderland Judo Winter Classic” tournament on Saturday, January 17, and it was a great success. It started off with a referees clinic Friday night and then the competition took place on Saturday. Judo clubs attending were from Thunder Bay, Kenora, Dryden, and Fort Frances. […]
The Fort Frances High School Muskies boys and girls teams will combine to take on first responders from the region tomorrow night on the Ice For Kids rink. The event is organized by OPP Cst. Kristina Bombay who is also a Mobile Crisis officer in the region. “Last year we […]
They were made in 1966 when Glen Jackson opened his garage in Barwick. The bright orange sweaters were the talk of the Curl Fort Frances Community Centre last weekend during the Ice Box Days Bon Spiel. Tom Jackson is custodian of the sweaters and his team wore them for the […]
The Fort Frances Lakers shook off the holiday rust to tackle a two-game sweep of the Thunder Bay North Stars last weekend. On Friday night, January 9, 2026, the Lakers looked rusty out of the gate and both teams struggled until captain Pierce Gouin broke the stalemate late in the […]
Is creating one of the great Canadian winter pastimes an art or a science? According to Neebing’s Curtis Coulson, who has been flooding outdoor skating rinks in the municipality for more than 50 years, it’s probably a mixture of both. “It’s a bit of a process, but you figure it […]
Board game enthusiasts and winter sport hobbyists rejoice because … crokicurling is coming to Huntsville? What is crokicurling, you ask? Well, just ask the Chamber of Commerce’s Halley Clover and Ron Kreutzer of the Huntsville Curling Club. The pair were before Huntsville town council on Dec. 10 to explain the game, why […]
It was teddy bear toss night at the Fort Frances High School Muskie boys exhibition game and the bears were certainly tossed. The Muskies toppled the rebuilding Lake of the Woods Bears 9-0. Drake Bodnar was credited with the Muskies first goal after the puck took a bounce in the […]
Two forwards, a defender, and a goaltender from the Fort Frances Lakers will make their way to Thunder Bay in the new year to compete with other SIJHL all-stars against the Lakehead University Thunderwolves. Lakers forward and captain Pierce Gouin, forward and Fort Frances native Teagan Wrolstad, defenseman Judd Pesch, […]
Provincial police are urging anglers to think twice about drilling holes on inland lakes this weekend, even though some popular spots may already be ice-covered — including a few just outside Thunder Bay. “Early and mid-season ice can be extremely unpredictable,” a provincial police news release warned on Thursday. “No ice is […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, the Fort Frances Muskies Football team held its annual awards banquet at the Fort Frances High School Cafeteria. The evening was an opportunity to look back on a successful season despite falling short of the goal of a championship. Each of the awards were presented […]
