Team Bonot, representing Fort William, clinched the top spot at the Mixed Northern Ontario Provin- cial Mixed Championships earlier this month. The championship took place at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Siblings Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick are from the Rainy River region, and are joined by teammates Mike McCarville […]
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Family and students at the Fort Frances Nursery School had a special guest last week, when the Easter Bunny stopped by for a visit. The families shared a pancake breakfast, and lots of Easter fun.
– Ken Kellar photo
Connor and Nolan Kadikoff, centre, accepted a few more treats during their Easter Egg-stravaganza excursion on Saturday morning. The event, put on by the Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances and featuring the participation of many different businesses and organizations from around town, was a big success, with participants enjoying a […]
Eden Waldner performed a piece entitled “The Sparkling Brook” during Tuesday morning’s session of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts, held at the Knox United Church in Fort Frances. The piano and instrumental divisions of the Festival ran throughout this week, and next week will feature the […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
At their annual awards banquet last Thursday the Fort Frances Lakers announced that they will be changing colours for next season as well as confirming that the staff who finished the season will remain with the team. In an effort to turn over a new leaf and move on from […]
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Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the March 50/50 jackpot is Daryl Begin of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number AA-1309002. Daryl is the lucky recipient of $13,120 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Friday, […]
The best and brightest Lakers were honoured last week, at the club’s annual awards banquet. The following are this year’s award recipients. – Allan Bradbury photos Other awards presented: Fan Favourite Award-Brenden Stroble Presented by Josephine Tibbs PITA (Pain in the A–) Award- Trever Sanderson Presented by Angie Korzinski Leadership […]
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An anonymously written sign has appeared facing the Nugget Hotel, behind where the new PizzaPizza restaurant is taking shape. It reads “To everyone at the Nugget – We love you all! Gizaagichigaagom! (You are all loved!) You are all cared about!” The sign has warmed some hearts in this frosty […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Nick Gray of Sunset Protection Systems in west end Fort Frances pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for April this morning. Shannon Bird is the winner of a Mediterranean cruise valued at $4,200. Next month’s draw is for a Hawaiian […]
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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29 has named Qianna Bell the winner of the 2023 Literary and Poster Contest, in the Intermediate Class. The contest is an annual event, open to all youth in the district. On hand to present the award were Service Officer Kerry Harper and Legion President […]
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Jackson Marchant (left) and Shae Sinclair sweep a rock at the Fort Frances Curling Club’s Junior Curling Camp last weekend as Ontario Curling Council Education Manager Andrea Ronnebeck watches on. Around 30 young curlers were out at the Club last weekend learning more about the ‘roaring’ game, both on and […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Rock 3 On 3 hockey league was started in part by long-time Fort Frances hockey volunteer and local Sports Hall of Famer, Scott Clendenning who passed away in 2015. Eight years after his passing the league lives on in his memory. Now into the second week of the 2023 […]
