the OPP On Nov. 13, the Rainy River District OPP announced it was seeking public assistance in locating a missing 15-year-old Fort Frances youth. Police can confirm that Adrianna Copenace was located safe and sound at Mitaanjigaming First Nation on Nov. 16. The police would like to thank the public […]
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Staff It was a fast start but forgettable finish for Kathie Jackson. The Fort Frances skip and her Northern Ontario rink of third Teresa McFayden, second Lisa Penner, and lead Kris Sinclair fell 7-4 last night to Stacey Fordyce of Manitoba in their opening game in the Grey Pool at […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a house fire on the 100 block of Third Street West on Saturday. Firefighters arrived around 8:45 p.m. and were able to contain the blaze to the front of the house. While not a total loss, the dwelling did sustain […]
Joey Payeur Skai McLean of the Assiniboine Park Rangers (Winnipeg) and Cole Krassey of the Fort Frances Canadians battled in front of Canadians’ goalie Matt Booth at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday. The Rangers prevailed 4-2 to capture the bronze medal at the 49th-annual Canadians Bantam ‘AA’ tournament, with […]
Duane Hicks Linda Sletmoen, left, and June Anderson enjoyed tea Saturday afternoon during the “Winter Wonderland” at St. John’s Anglican Church. The event, which was lavishly decorated by Pattie Anderson and Karen Sockolotuk, featured tea, hot chocolate, fancy sandwiches, and dainties, as well as goods for sale.
Joey Payeur Now ranked second in the country and riding a 15-game winning streak, the Fort Frances Lakers have been the farthest thing from a gong show so far this season. But that didn’t prevent Lakers’ forward Lucas DeBenedet from being named Friday as the inaugural Gongshow Gear performer-of-the-month for […]
Staff It wasn’t the colour they wanted but Jess Caul and her teammates didn’t come home empty-handed from the “Sunshine State.” The Providence University College Pilots, from Otterburne, Man., doubled the Cairn University Highlanders (Langhorne, Penn.) 4-2 on Saturday to claim the bronze medal at the National Christian College Athletic […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Sierra Cousineau was in no mood for sharing with Rachel Stoot (23) of Hammarskjold during the fourth quarter of the Vikings’ 45-10 victory in Game 1 of the best-of-three NWOSSAA senior girls’ basketball championship here Friday afternoon. The Vikings swept the series with a 57-15 triumph Saturday […]
Staff Janice Haugo, her mother, Connie, and Patty Christian socialized yesterday during the C.W.L.’s annual Christmas bazaar. Held at St. Mary’s Church, the event was bustling with people who came out for tea, coffee, dainties, and to peruse the baked goods and crafts for sale.
Joey Payeur With her tongue hanging out as she drove the lane, Aliisa Heiskanen evoked memories of Michael Jordan in his prime. Judging by her ability to fill the net, the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team might have preferred to take its chances on stopping “Air Jordan” instead. Heiskanen was […]
Staff Everyone now can have their say on the branding process underway in Fort Frances. As of this morning, the survey is available online at fort-frances.com Paper copies of the survey will be available at Civic Centre as of tomorrow morning. Residents are being urged to answer the following six […]
Duane Hicks Emma Collier, shopping with her big sister, Kalysa, and mom, Clara, couldn’t resist the colourful items for sale Saturday morning at the “Christmas Store” at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market. Now going for 23 years, the seasonal business features a myriad of gifts ideas and decorations daily until […]
