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A player from the Rainy Lake Attack carries the puck over the blue line with players from the Causeway Cougars in hot pursuit. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey U-11A tournament saw teams from Fort Frances, Dryden, and Emo duke it out for supremacy. Rainy Lake Attack were the eventual champions.

The Muskie Boys Hockey team had a successful match against the Lake of the Woods team, coming out on top with an 8-3 victory. GO MUSKIES! – Allan Bradbury photo

On December 4, the Rainy River Hospital Auxiliary held their annual Tea and Bazaar at the Rainy River Legion. The event was well attended and a great success. This year’s goal was to raise funds to purchase a new Emergency Stryker Stretcher for the Rainy River Hospital to replace the […]

It was a busy weekend at the Memorial Sports Complex. The Fort Frances Canadians U-13AA tournament saw the Dryden Paper Kings, International Falls PeeWees, Thunder Bay Elks 82’s and Neebing Hawks in town to fight it out. The final game of the round robin featured Fort Frances against Neebing in […]

Members of the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River and the Border Skating Club joined forces on Sunday, January 15, 2023 for the Skate for Alzheimer’s event that saw communities across the country take to the ice to help raise awareness of Alzheimer disease and other forms of dementia. Accorind to […]

The U13 A Boston Pizza Royals from the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association traveled to Dryden to compete in their annual hockey tournament. After losing their opening game 3-1 the Royals rallied with six wins and were successful in capturing gold with an exciting 2-1 victory in the final game […]

Forward Clark Scaddan carries the puck behind the net in the Miners’ end on Saturday night. The game was a tightly-contested affair which was riddled with penalties. The Lakers lost 5-4 but most fans in the building will tell you it should have been at least 5-5 with multiple Lakers […]

Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor, left, Randy Wilde, Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas, Bev Sisco, bylaw officer Katelyn Svoboda and Bill and Pam Harrison were all on-hand Wednesday, January 4, 2023 for the raising of the Alzheimer Society Flag at the Fort Frances Civic […]

The Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances appreciated the assistance of The Fort Frances High School Medical Responder volunteers. The club manned the Kiwanis Christmas Parade road barricades. Great job, everyone! – Submitted photo

Singer-Songwriter Amanda Rheaume and her band brought an amazing show to the Townshend Theatre last Friday night with songs from her latest album The Spaces In Between. Rheaume also told stories from her life and her family’s past which were influenced by Treaty #3 Territory. –Allan Bradbury photo

A red-bellied woodpecker is looking for a tasty meal of insects, lurking beneath the bark of a tree. These birds are easy to spot, because of their drilling operations. – Staff photo

Jeff Wright runner up, Bob Tkachuk and winner Jeff Gustafson enjoy a laugh after the com- petition at the Boxing Day Squash Tournament. The match-up was one of several scheduled to take place over the winter. – Submitted photo