Local News from Across the Rainy River District
After a mild start to the season, the Town of Fort Frances’ outdoor ice rinks are shaping up. The two rinks should be in better shape now that the weather has cooled down. The Town of Fort Frances rinks are on Fifth St. East near Huffman Crt and on Colonization […]
After laying dormant for over a year, attempts were made to reopen the canteen at the Memorial Sports Complex in November of this year, under the management of the former operator. However, after a few attempts, that operator has pulled out, but did not formally do so until Dec. 8. […]
In March, the Town of Fort Frances embarked on a feasibility study to find out if it was possible to replace the two ice plants at the Memorial Sports Complex with one plant. Travis Rob, Manager of Operations and Facilities for Fort Frances says a preliminary report has been received […]
The Rainy River First Nation gym was abuzz on Saturday morning as 18 seikido students took tests to move up from white belt to the next level of yellow stripe. Later that afternoon seven more students would test for other higher belts. Seikido Master Hayley Broadbent started teaching classes in […]
A Fort Frances local has achieved his dream of working in the NHL – and has landed with the Winnipeg Jets. Cameron Penney, Social Media Manager at True North Sports Entertainment, the company that owns the Jets, said he works in collaboration with a large team, putting together content and […]
The commissioner of the Superior International Junior Hockey League, (SIJHL) Darrin Nicholas is investigating after a Red Lake Miners’ player allegedly made a taunting gesture towards the Fort Frances Lakers. Nicholas says it’s still early in his investigation, and having reviewed game video didn’t see anything obvious, but he’s still […]
The Muskie girls are off to a hot start in NORWOSSA play. Two lopsided wins over the Beaver Brae Broncos 10-1 in Kenora and 12-0 at home have them feeling good. The girls improved their record to 3-0 with a win over the Thomas Aquinas Saints last night in a […]
Students from grades four through six at Robert Moore School are trying their hand at curling over the next several weeks, thanks to a grant from Curling Canada. The grants have been handed out by the organization to different groups to introduce people across the country to the winter sport. […]
The Fort Frances Girls and Women’s Hockey Association (FFGWHA) has taken to the ice for another year. House league and travel teams are starting to take shape. Craig Miller, President of the board of directors for FFGWHA, says things have largely gotten back to normal. “We’ve got things under way, […]
The Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) in conjunction with Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) has announced the Red Lake Miners as the host team for the 2022 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Junior A Championships. Red Lake 2022 will mark the return of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup […]
The Fort Frances High School Muskies are off to a high-flying start to the regular season. Both girls’ and boys’ teams won their games versus Beaver Brae Broncos yesterday in Kenora. The girls won 10-1 and the boys took an 8-1 decision. Girls On the girls side Kianna Antonick led […]
Ed Davis, originally from Fort Frances, was the founding coach of the hockey team at Brock University in St. Catharine’s. In September, a scholarship for Brock hockey players will be awarded for the first time in his name. Ed Davis grew up and learned the game of hockey in Fort […]
