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 […]
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- 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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Seven players from the Fort Frances High School Muskies Football team were chosen to represent the school at an all-star event in Manitoba. The team competes in the Winnipeg High School Football League and the all-star event is being organized by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. There are two teams, the […]
A woman and her stepdaughter exploring along the Nechako River near Prince George, B.C., last week found something far more unique than colourful rocks. Rachel Shill Cook and her 13-year-old stepdaughter, Addison Shill, were looking for agates when they pulled something different from the mud. “Usually when it’s a nice […]
- Allan Bradbury photo
Canada’s most iconic cookie made an appearance at Emo Spring Fever Days over the week- end. Girl Guide Cookies are back, and up for sale. If you missed out this weekend, don’t despair – they’re on display at local merchants, or available from any Girl Guide member.
