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Lucas Punkari For Troy Norman and Jay Samsal, the 2013 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is one they’ll look back upon with mixed emotions. On the one hand, the pair led the tournament heading into the final day of angling and were the last team to come through the tent […]
Lucas Punkari Before the 15 teams in the championship flight weighed their fish Saturday, Fort Frances’ Bryan Gustafson and Jamie Bruce of Kenora brought the crowd to its feet under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. The pair, who had won the “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake […]
Staff With about 3,500 suicides in Canada each year, it is one of the leading causes of death in the country. But Jaymee Fiset feels depression and suicide are not talked about enough. That is why she’s planning a walk to raise awareness about these issues, which will be held […]
Sarah Pruys The new “Discover Borderland” coupon book aims to promote local spending. Travis Glowasky, graphic designer and illustrator at his visual marketing company, “Studio Gibbous,” began brainstorming the project with his partner, who runs a similar business called “Merge 2,” this past spring. While the idea took some time […]
Sarah Pruys “Quest for the Best” rookie Mike McCaig cleaned up at the annual singing competition here Friday night, winning not only the $1,000 grand prize but also first place in the second set ($500) and the People’s Choice award for the second set ($100). “I’m ecstatic,” he exclaimed following […]
Sarah Pruys Local centenarian Fran Shelfantook recently published the second book in her trilogy and to celebrate and promote this, she will be holding a book-signing tomorrow (Aug. 1) at the Fort Frances Museum. The signing will occur during the museum’s weekly “tea and scones” event, which is held every […]
Sarah Pruys There are many stories of people leaving Fort Frances to go out in the world, but far fewer of those who come back—and bring their staff with them to experience Northwestern Ontario. North Strategic, a public relations agency co-founded by Mia Pearson, travelled from Toronto to experience the […]
