Skip Aili Chabot watches as team mates, Allie Saciuk (left) and Erin Tolley sweep her practice shot last Friday at the Fort France Curling Club. Team mate Molly Tucker prepares for her own shot in the background. The team is one of the youngest in the field for the Northern […]
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Jenna Morrisseau, left, and Pearl E. White of Fort Frances Dental Centre pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw on the morning of Friday, April 1. Wendy Derendorf is the winner of a trip to Cancun, valued at $4,500. Next month’s draw […]
The final NorWossa Curling event took place in Kenora on March 30, and Muskies broaught home plenty of hardware. The team of Corbin Riches, Zander Hutton, Jackson Marchand and Josh Maki won Gold Medals in the Boys Division. Rowan Donalson, Cameron O’Brian, Jacob Crabbe and George Taylor placed third. In […]
Local residents were eager to embrace a favourite tradition last weekend, when Guthrie United Church hosted the Spring Fling Tea and Bake Sale. The fundraising and social event saw a bake sale, penny table, draws, desserts, tea and conversation for young and old. The event had been cancelled the past […]
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The girls will face Dryden Wednesday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. for all the marbles. For information on how to stream the game check out the Muskie Girls Hockey Facebook page here.
The Fort Frances Lakers put up a strong fight, but were unable to fend off an attack from the Dryden Ice Dogs. The Dogs bested the Lakers 9-0. That’s the end of the playoffs for the Lakers, which struggled with player shortages in the defensive line. – Allan Bradbury photo
A reader submitted this birds eye view of the mill demo underway. As the rubble and snow disappear, new views, vistas and possibilities are emerging. -Submitted photo
Prices at the pump are expected to jump again on April 1, due to a previously scheduled 25 per cent increase in the federal carbon tax. According to Global News, that is expected to translate to an extra 2.2 cents per litre at the pump. – Staff photo
Last Sunday Bethel Baptist Church in Fort Frances hosted a prayer vigil for Ukraine. The event was open to the public, and participants spent an hour praying over different specific aspects of the conflict like parents and children, leaders and those fighting as well as peace and healing for those […]
Teams came from all over the area for the U11 Tournament last weekend. The event, hosted by the Fort Frances Gillons Sharks, welcomed the Dryden Stingers, Kenora Senators and Emo Express White to the rink. -Allan Bradbury photo
Players on the Kenora Senators and Dryden Stingers chase down the puck in the U-11 hockey tournament last weekend at Ice For Kids Arena. Other teams included two from Fort Frances, two from Emo and another from Rainy Lake. -Allan Bradbury photo
Not everyone hid from last week’s fresh snow. Maxime Trottier took advantage of the last gasp of winter to make showshoe art. It was Trottier’s first attempt, using snowshoes and fresh snow, to create a pattern on the family’s Alberton property.– Submitted photo
