There was lots of hand clappin’ and toe tappin’ as Rum Ragged brought some salty sea air to the Townshend Theatre on Thursday night. The show was the last of Tour de Fort’s ‘24-’25 season and next season’s lineup was announced before the show. For more on that, see tomorrow’s […]
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Adelaide Jones channelled her inner good witch as she sang “Popular” from the hit musical Wicked during yesterday’s vocal music sessions of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts, held at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. Yesterday’s sessions marked the final day of the Festival, but for […]
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Hallett Brewing owner Tanya Mueller, left, was in fine fuzzy form on Saturday, April 19, 2025, as she greeted the hundreds of children and their adults who made the trip out to Scott Street for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s Easter Egg-Stravaganza. Participating families trekked along the street to visit […]
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Construction signs and pylons have gone out this week at the intersection of Central Avenue and Second Street. Highway 11 will be rehabilitated from Central Avenue over to about York Avenue where the previous roadwork project ended. This roadwork is sure to put a snarl in traffic for a while […]
From the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
The competitions of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts are now underway. In the first week of April we held Drama and Speech Arts competitions in both French and English. There were 16 French performances and 39 English performances. Our adjudicators were Ms. Anne Carradice and Ms. […]
FFGWHA U7 Little Leafs: Most Improved – Cleo Sigurdson Most Dedicated – Cora Olson Most Team Spirit – Everly Stromness M.V.P. – Blake Loveday FFGWHA U9 Wolves: Most Improved – Brooklyn Larson Most Dedicated – Aella Grynol Most Team Spirit – Lex Norman M.V.P. – Collins Armstrong Rookie of the […]
U9 Awards Individual Awards Team Awards U11 Awards Individual Awards Team Awards U11 Fort Frances Canadians AA Awards: U13 Awards Individual Awards Team Awards U13 Fort Frances Canadians AA Awards: U15 Awards Individual Awards U15 Fort Frances Canadians AA Awards:
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Candidates for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding were on hand at the Fort Frances Senior Centre on Saturday, April 12, 2025, to take part in a Q&A event, put on by the Retired Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. Those candidates participating included Brendan Hyatt, (CPC) left, Yuk-Sem Won (NDP), Sabrina Ree […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Fort Frances High School’s annual spring musical opens tonight as the curtains rise on Curtains, a comical murder mystery musical which is actually set in the world of theatre, adding layers to the complexity of the show. Curtains got its start in 2006, with a premier on Broadway in 2007, […]
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The Muskie Girls Hockey team officially wrapped up their season last Thursday with their annual awards night, hosted at the Emo Legion. Over the course of the evening players were recognized for their contributions to the team throughout the season, which saw them reach their season goals of winning a […]
