Brady Krentz scored twice in the third period for the Lakers to tie their first playoff game of the season and take it to overtime on Friday night, March 21. Ian Ness would go score the winner to put the Lakers up 1-0 in the series. On Saturday night the […]
Photo Gallery
– Clint Bruyere photo
At last Friday night’s game, the Fort Frances Lakers honoured their players that are aging out of the league this year. From left, Gunner Paradis, Darnell Kempf, Jack Wood, Gavin Simon, Kobie Anderson, Brady Krentz, Ian Snooks and Ian Ness will all be moving on from the Lakers after this […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Businesses along Scott Street in downtown Fort Frances, including Causeway Insurance, have decked out their front windows with all sorts of black and gold decor to cheer on the Fort Frances High School Muskies Boys and Girls hockey teams as they battle it out in the OFSAA A/AA Championships this […]
Robin McCormick photo
The West Rainy River District (WRRD) Lions Club recently presented Rainy River Public Library (RRPL) CEO Joan Maclean with a $3,000 cheque to help with the renovations for the new library building to allow it to continue to run efficiently. “The RRPL is very grateful to the WRRD Lion’s Club […]
– Ken Kellar photo
The Fort Frances Legion was the place to be on Friday, March 7, 2025, as the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope and Rainy River District Victim Services joined forces with other local organizations to recognize International Women’s Day with education, giveaways and a delicious lunch. The organizers wanted […]
–Alex Denby photos
Fans of tabletop game Warhammer turned out to Betty’s on February 22, 2025 to take part in the store’s second paint and building night. Warhammer is a tactical fantasy game played with armies of custom miniatures that players painstakingly build and paint to their desires. There is also a more […]
– Allan Bradbury photos
Canadian country musicians Chad Brownlee, Jason McCoy and Jason Blaine lit up the Townshend Theatre stage on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as part of their Great Canadian Road Trip 2.0 tour. The musicians are touring the country, with ten stops remaining in western Canada, bringing their hit songs and friendly […]
– Allan Bradbury photo
Rainy Lake Sports’ Missy Nelson pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club’s 2025 Trip of the Month draw for March yesterday morning. Bryan Patterson is the winner of a Riviera Maya Mexico trip, valued at $4,100.00. Next month’s draw is for a Portugal Coastal Cities trip ($4,200.00).
– Alex Denby photo
The call went out at about 5:15 a.m. to a fire at 710 Wright Ave. in Fort Frances, according to interim fire chief Dave Robertson. Robertson called the incident a ‘grinder’ for the responders. There is currently no indication as to the cause but the entire upper level of the […]
– Allan Bradbury photo
Individuals are making the most of voting day by heading out to locations around town to cast their vote. The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) is one such location set up to allow the public to vote until 8:00 p.m. today. Ontarians need a piece of ID in […]
Before their final home games against the Beaver Brae Broncos, the Fort Frances High School Muskies hockey teams honoured their grade 12 players who will be departing their teams after this season. Right, the Muskie girls honoured four departing seniors, from left, Danielle Schram, Avery Sinclair, Marissa Kenny, and Ophelia […]
– Allan Bradbury photo
An audience of over 100 at the Townshend Theatre were thrilled by the comedic and athletic performance of virtuoso clown Jamie Adkins as he performed his Circus Incognito show as part of Kids and Co.’s 2025 season. Kids and Co.’s next free show will be Kattam and his Tam Tam […]
