A kids’ activity centre was a popular attraction at the second annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Expo over the weekend. Local businesses and organizations were on hand, as well as the Voyageur Lions Bail or Jail, Rockin’ for a Reason, and the Make a Big Splash […]
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– Ken Kellar photo
Rockcut Accounting and Bookkeeping owner Alexa Wideman pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for May this morning. Gregory Erickson of Little Fork, Minn., is the winner of a Hawaiian Cruise, valued at $4,700. Next month’s draw will be for a […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
Lots of kids and guardians braved the nasty weather on Friday to do PD Day craft for Earth Day at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. In conjunction with the Northwestern Ontario Métis Child and Family Resources the Museum offered the opportunity to paint a flower pot and plant […]
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A team of volunteers worked together to remove the ice surface from the Fort Frances Curling Club, clearing the space for a new season of events. First up is the Chamber of Commerce Business & Community Expo, set to take place at the Curling Club this Friday and Saturday, April […]
- Allan Bradbury photos
The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association honoured its players on Sunday night, with a spaghetti dinner and awards presentations. U-9 (NOVICE)DC Giants, Fine Foods Fury, Armstrong Crushers, Northwest Flyers DC Giants (medals) Most Improved Henry Spry Most Sportsmanlike Kendall Hill and Bode Coyle Fury (medals) Most Improved Matthias […]
A group of 17 Sunset Country Squash players participated in the seasons last tourney this past weekend, the Silver Fox/Squash Cancer Charity Tournament in Thunder Bay, April 21-23, 2023.Several players had success. Mike Brady continued his winning ways in Men’s C division taking the title over Thunder Bay’s Richard Cole. […]
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Passersby might have been alarmed last week to see the Causeway Insurance window adorned in blue and white. Causeway owner John Homer is a dyed in the wool Boston Bruins fan and when he took the opportunity to take in a Leafs playoff game while in Toronto on business, his […]
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After three weeks of patient waiting, the students at the Fort Frances Nursery School have met the occupants of 48 fertilized eggs they loaded into an incubator. Everyone has been having lots of fun getting to know the fluffy chicks that emerged.
– Ken Kellar photo
Cady Heron (Alexis Latter, front right) is given a rundown of how high school cliques work in this early show number from Fort Frances High School’s production of Mean Girls, scheduled to open on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at the Townshend Theatre. The show is a musical version of the […]
Press release
Grand Council Treaty #3 and the Kaakewaaseya Justices Services department are pleased to congratulate the U13 Treaty #3 Ogimaakweg on their C-Side victory in the 49th Little NHL, in Mississauga, Ontario. The Little NHL is a renowned hockey tournament for all Indigenous youth hockey players ages 4-18 in Ontario. There […]
– Ken Kellar photos
The cast of Fort Frances High School’s production of “Mean Girls,” including Piper Lidkea (Regina George), top left and Alexis Latter (Cady Heron), top right, are hard at work getting the show ready for their Wednesday, April 26, 2023 premiere. The musical is an adaptation of the hit 2004 comedy […]
- Robin McCormick photo
These two lovely ladies Linda Esselink ( left ) and Thea Kaemingh smiling wholeheartedly. These two were busy giving tickets and taking donations. This event took place Saturday morning at the annual “Pancake Breakfast” held at the Christian Reform Church. Monies raised will be used in recruiting a new doctor […]
