Local News from Across the Rainy River District
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 […]
Two local skating clubs are back up and running for the season in the Fort Frances area. However, both Borderland Skating Club and Northern Lights School of Skating are looking at another year without higher levels of competition. Both skating clubs have their various levels up and running, from CanSkate […]
The Fort Frances Canadians Minor Hockey Association has hosted its first tournament since the COVID-19 Pandemic derailed things over a year and a half ago. The U15 AA tournament saw teams from Dryden, and Thunder Bay fight through wintry weather to make it to town. The Fort Frances Canadians took […]
About two weeks ago, the Fort Frances High Muskies took home the NORWOSSA football championship, knocking off the previously undefeated Dryden Eagles 14-3. Assistant coach Scott Fawcett said the team was as excited as any team is when they win a championship. “Whatever level you win a championship at, it […]
