Skip Aili Chabot throws a rock in the U18 qualifiers for the Ontario Winter Games hosted last weekend at the Fort Frances Curling Community Centre. Locals, Team Chabot competed against Team Tucker also of Fort Frances and Team Dubinski out of the Kakabeka Falls Curling Club. After a double round […]
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–Allan Bradbury photos
To cap off National Addictions Awareness week, Rainy River First Nations hosted a so- briety Pow Wow at the Manitou Gym last Sat- urday. Dancers and drummers from across the District and beyond were in attendance. The host drum was the Manitou Rapids Tradition- al Drum, invited drums were Young […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
There were dancers and drummers of all styles at the Rainy River First Nations Sobriety Pow Wow last weekend. Dancers and drummers came from near and far to participate. See more on A8
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Fort Frances Town Council voted in its Monday meeting to award TBT Engineering a $67,342.35 contract for engineering and design services for the Kiwanis Sunny Cove Camp Rehabilitation. The contract is the result of a Request for Proposal, to begin the process of rehabilitating Russell Hall at Sunny Cove. The […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Sunset Country Squash Club has taken off with two tournaments under its belt already this season. Four club members have also qualified for the Ontario Winter Games. Mike Canfield is a member of the club and works with some of the junior members. He says the junior program has […]
by Jack Elliott
Childhood Christmas morning memories are most vivid for most of us. Gifts under the tree and the excitement of what is there, who is coming over, and what’s for dinner? It was and still is about the nostalgia, the memories, the event… that only happened once a year. As we […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
While it may be taking a break during the cold winter months, a program designed to encourage mental and physical wellbeing has gotten off to a good first year in Fort Frances. Held by the Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), and supported by a number […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances High School Muskies hockey season openers were delayed by weather in the Dryden area a few weeks ago. This time has given the teams a little extra time to work on their chemistry before the NORWOSSA season officially kicks off. The Muskie boys kicked off their regular […]
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Rising costs, and dwindling funds are at the root of two motions put forward by Coun. Mike Behan, during Monday’s council meeting. The first addresses the growing strain on public libraries, and aims to throw support behind a request for a funding increase. “The combined impact of the pandemic, the […]
It’s safe to say the first time I went to Winter Meetings — yes, it’s capitalized — as baseball’s newsmaker that bridges the World Series and spring training, it was a far cry from next week’s annual gathering in Nashville. There was no mystery then about whether the Toronto Blue […]
by Jack Elliott
We know that loneliness, depression, and dementia are vicious enemies that deprive many of happiness during our Golden Years. Agitation caused by dementia has necessitated medicating some patients, a seeming necessity, but perhaps there are better alternatives. It is known that introducing pets into the living environment can have a […]
- Marna Martin photo
It’s not every day that military aircraft are spotted in Fort Frances, but that’s just what local resident Marna Martin spotted in the air on Monday. She and her companions headed for the airport to get a closer look, where they spotted parachuters descending from the air, and were treated […]
