Lucas Punkari Dale Kaemingh of Emo watched his drive off of the first tee head down the fairway as the 26th-annual Fort Frances Law Enforcement golf tournament got underway at Kitchen Creek this morning. Some 88 golfers are taking part in this year’s event, with all proceeds going to the […]
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Lucas Punkari Local MPP Howard Hampton cut the cake while Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, left, and employees at the Ontario Travel Information Centre here waited for a piece as Tourism Week was kicked off Friday. Officially running today through Sunday, a number of events will be held across the […]
Heather Latter A gigantic, colourful quilt featuring footprints of each student at Robert Moore School has been hung in the foyer there. The school held a grand-opening of its new facility Friday to celebrate being in the building for nearly year.
the OPP A member of the Fort Frances OPP’s Community Drug Action Team, along with a member of the OPP’s Drug Enforcement Unit, conducted a vehicle stop on Highway 11 in Fort Frances yesterday. The driver of the vehicle, Thomas Tresoor, and the passenger, Jason Desrochers, were arrested and found […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday it once again will partner with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to host “Quest for the Best.” This annual event, sponsored by B•93 and the Chamber, will be held on Wednesday, July 20 at the Memorial Sports Centre. Both […]
Heather Latter Erin McMahon, with the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, showed off the differences consuming alcohol during pregnancy will have in the development of a child. This display and others were part of the “For the Health of It” symposium held yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event, presented by […]
Lucas Punkari Braden Webb, left, got ready to put his hands on Thomas Onichuk during a touch football game at Fort High yesterday evening as the Muskie gridiron gang wrapped up their annual spring camp.
Peggy Revell Local Girl Guide Mackenzie Taylor planted some new greenery in one of the gardens at Rainycrest under the guidance of Fort Frances Horticultural Society members Wednesday evening. The gardens were cheered up for the warmer weather with new flowers and plants, thanks to support from the horticulture society […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ soccer team was eliminated from further contention at the all-Ontario ‘AA’ championship after a 1-0 loss this morning to the third-ranked St. Joseph’s Rams (St. Thomas). That left the black-and-gold with an 0-3 record in Pool ‘C’ heading into their final round-robin game this afternoon […]
Staff The Lions Millennium Park on Second Street East continues to be hit by vandalism. “This fountain costs money to run [and] it’s getting vandalized all the time,” noted Doug Brown, Operations and Facilities manager for the Town of Fort Frances. “Kids are throwing [in] toilet paper and dirt and […]
Staff District residents are reminded to remain vigilant as various phone scams aimed at gaining access to personal computers and information continues to make the rounds throughout the area. Hoping to warn other residents about this scam, local resident Holly Gosselin said she received a call Wednesday from someone intent […]
the OPP A Fort Frances man has been charged with numerous sexual offences against children. On May 19, police executed a search warrant at a Fort Frances residence. As a result of the investigation, police seized computers, electronic data storage devices, video recording devices, and discs containing images of child […]
