Duane Hicks Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis has a positive outlook on 2018, including the town budget, which is starting off in a much better position than last year.
News
Staff Leslie Barr of Tichborne’s Real Estate drew the January “Trip of the Month” draw winner while Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on yesterday morning at International Travel Services. Ellen Gagné will be heading to Rome, Italy–a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip is an Eastern Caribbean cruise ($4,000).
Former Muskie Hailey Beaudry looked on as her teammates swept a rock into the house during the rink’s 9-5 win over Kira Brunton (Sudbury) in Saturday afternoon’s women’s final of the U21 provincial playdowns at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Beaudry’s rink now gets to represent Northern Ontario at the […]
Submitted Chris Savage with a beautiful Sunset Country lake trout. They are found in many lakes across the region.
Nicholas Donaldson Carole Ann Myers’ enjoyment was a unique sight for the Fort Frances Voyageurs Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” which took place on New Year’s Day on Sand Bay behind La Place Rendez-Vous. Myers, who lives in B.C. and was visiting Fort Frances for the holidays, later told the […]
Nicholas Donaldson Fort Frances High School French student Siobhan Mackintosh and teacher Erika Handberg held hands as they prepared to jump for this year’s “Polar Plunge.” The class raised $2,145 for a France/Switzerland trip it will be taking in the future, with a handful of students and two teachers taking […]
Third Daniel Vandenbrand watched his shot intensely as Jonathon Vellinga (second) and Connor Mangoff (lead) leaned on their brooms during Saturday afternoon’s men’s final. The trio were part of Chris Silver’s Fort Frances rink, which fell 7-4 to Tanner Horgan of Sudbury.
Nicholas Donaldson The husband-and-wife duo Darrol and Elana Van Deventer celebrated their successful plunge into the icy water Monday. The couple, who moved to the area from South Africa because he got a job at the New Gold mine, raised $1,000 for the Ditshego House of Laughter in South Africa.
Nicholas Donaldson Morgan DeGagne, Claudia Ellis, Harper Gunderson, and Ingrid Ellis warmed up with some chili and hot chocolate upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous following their dip during the “Polar Plunge.” The quartet were part of the group that raised $2,789.75 for the “Friends of Animals,” the highest fundraising total […]
Jamie Mountain Third Jacob Horgan, left, and second Nick Bissonette were ready to sweep this rock down the ice during the final of the U21 provincial playdowns Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The pair were part of the Tanner Horgan rink from Sudbury that took down Chris […]
Duane Hicks The Canoon family, including mom, Fivyan, daughters, Oryana, two, and Fbaana, six, and dad, Rami, are settling in as the newest residents of Fort Frances. The Iraqi refugees have come here from Lebanon, joining the Al-Zeebaree family who arrived in late November.
Nicholas Donaldson After climbing out of the water, Voyageurs Lions Club member Bill Michl indicated he would be jumping only once for this year’s “Polar Plunge” on Sand Bay behind La Place Rendez-Vous. Michl, who took part in his 12th plunge this year, raised $445 for the Fort Frances club.
