Staff The Fort Frances Lakers’ offensive outlook for the coming season just became a whole lot brighter. The team announced today it will have high-scoring forward Mason Meyer back in the fold. “Mason, at this point, is the highest-scoring player we have returning from last year’s roster,” noted Lakers’ general […]
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Joey Payeur Bryan Gustafson can’t say he wasn’t warned. Fellow angler Jeff “Gussy” Gustafson of Kenora (no relation) told the Fort Frances native he would be seeking revenge after Bryan beat Jeff by the narrowest of margins at a bass fishing tournament on Lake of the Woods back in 2012. […]
Staff Slowly but surely, the faces that possibly could make up this year’s Fort Frances Lakers are coming into focus. This past week, the local Junior ‘A’ squad announced the signing of one newcomer and two returnees from last year’s squad. Defenceman Robbie Bonthron of Thunder Bay came on board […]
Haley Anderson Upbeat tunes and classic ballads filled the air Friday night at the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition, which once again was held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Twenty participants took centre stage under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina to […]
Joey Payeur Kevin Kurm became well-known by Fort Frances Lakers’ opponents the past two seasons for having a knack at getting under their skin. Now the Thunder Bay product unintentionally has made a name for himself in helping with a dangerous rescue that easily could have gone horribly wrong. Kurm, […]
Duane Hicks While the Oct. 27 municipal election may seem distant, the town soon will be asking electors to make sure they’re eligible to vote. Starting next week, the preliminary list of electors will posted at the Civic Centre and the Fort Frances Public library, as well as on the […]
Duane Hicks Several local residents are highly-concerned about a new set of tracks CN plans to build near their homes. Dave Poirier, who lives at the end of Christie Avenue North, said was notified by CN on July 18 that it will be putting in a third rail line on […]
Duane Hicks It could take a while before the Town of Fort Frances finds out from the province regarding what disaster relief funding it may get. Treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said Monday during the Emergency Management Control Group meeting here that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has not yet […]
Joey Payeur To win back-to-back titles at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship usually means having to do even more the second time around to keep one’s place on top of the mountain. Jeff Gustafson and John Peterson did enough—just enough—to make it happen. It came down to the last […]
Duane Hicks Al Boivin knows Rainy Lake like the back of his hand. He also knows boats. So it makes perfect sense that he’d combine these two passions by starting up the new water transportation service: Rainy Lake Boat Taxi. The business is now up and running, providing water taxi […]
Joey Payeur Sarah Rittau didn’t even know until the last minute that she would be part of Team Ontario’s under-14 female swimming relay team at last week’s North American Indigenous Games in Regina. It’s safe to say having advance warning sometimes can be extremely overrated. The Devlin resident and member […]
Duane Hicks Christie Avenue North resident Dave Poirier is one of several local citizens opposed to a new third set of tracks CN plans to put in, which they say will bring trains too close to their properties.
