6-year-old Skeeter has been on the K9 unit for 5 years. He’s playful and friendly, and is used to locate people and sniff out drugs (among other things). Skeeter, along with infrared camera drones, a police boat, and more were all on display during OPP Fort Frances’s open house on […]
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Despite a hard fought battle in the championship game, the Muskie boys lost 2-1 to the Beaver Brae Broncos last week. The boys earned a bye to the championship game during the regular season after beating Sioux North 9-0.
The Fort High Muskie girls soccer team defended their NorWOSSA title last week, defeating the Dryden Eagles 3-1. The girls are headed to OFSAA in Cobourg and will begin tournament play tomorrow morning against Anderson Collegiate from Whitby.
- Allan Bradbury photos
Students at Fort Frances High School had a brilliant sunny day for the school’s 2023 Grand March and Prom. The event kicked off with a photo session at Seven Oaks, where students got to show off their threads and dresses on a warm spring day. The next stop was a […]
—Allan Bradbury photo
Students basked in the limelight, and warm light, of a sunny spring afternoon as they participated in Fort Frances High School’s 2023 Prom and Grand March ceremonies on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Seven Oaks, Rainycrest, the Townshend Theatre, and La Place Rendez-Vous. For more photos of the day’s happenings, […]
This summer young athletes from all across North America will gather to compete and represent their communities in the 11th North American Indigenous Games (NAIG). The games have been held every three years since 1990. Initially scheduled to take place in 2020, the 2023 NAIG will be held in Halifax, […]
–Robin McCormick photos
The TOPS Salad Supper always reunites friends and TOPS members. Over 120 people from all over the district from Rainy River to Nestor Falls attended.
– Daniel Adam photo
The Stratton EarlyON Centre held an open house event on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to give area families a chance to check out their location and get involved in a few fun activities.
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
With files from United Beef Club press reporter Kennah LeBlanc Local youth are getting hands on experience in a variety of agriculture-related fields as they work towards the Emo Fall Fair. The United Beef Club, operating out of Stratton, has had two meetings so far this summer as part of […]
– Daniel Adam photo
Fort Frances Power Corporation staff were on site on Scott Street in downtown Fort Frances this morning, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, as the annual flower baskets were lined up along the sidewalk to be hung from light fixtures. The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre, who organize Project Petunia each […]
—Allan Bradbury, Ken Kellar, and Daniel Adam photos
Fort Frances High School celebrated Indigenous Education Week last week, with a variety of events including a fish fry, career symposium, lacrosse game, Anishinaabe instrument demonstration, and a “hack-a-thon” — an event where students could learn to create music through code.
– Daniel Adam photo
The Muskie Girls soccer team beat the Dryden Eagles 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon to take the championship at NORWOSSA, sending the team to the OFSAA tournament in Cobourg, Ontario, from June 8 to 10, 2023. The Muskie Boys put up a good fight and came through their playoff games with […]
