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

The Mission House Sidewalk Project is completed. The steps were replaced in the spring of 2020 and then the ramp was built/replaced in the late fall of 2020. The ramp had the addition added to allow easier access to the building by reducing the grade of the ramp. This fall […]

Fort Frances will be sending two teams to the 2023 U18 Provincial curling championships, to be held January 11-15 at the North Bay Granite Club. Left is Team Tolton, made up of Shae Sinclair, Emilia Saciuk, Sadie Tolton, Grace George, Emma Tucker and Kim Beaudry (not shown). Right is team […]

Two players from the Fort Frances Greens (white jerseys) battle for the puck, in last weekend’s U15 A tournament, held locally over the weekend. Although neither Fort Frances team were in the medal running, they put up a tough fight. – Allan Bradbury photo

Both Muskies hockey teams topped their Beaver Brae Broncos counterparts last week in NORWOSSA action. The boys stayed undefeated in league play with a 7-1 win and the girls took an 8-0 decision. Both teams will be back in action this Wednesday for away games in Dryden. –Allan Bradbury photos

Press release

Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the highly anticipated December Riverside 50/50 electronic raffle is Barb & Tom Bedard of Fort Frances, ON with the winning ticket number Y-2424367. The December 50/50 raffle has been historically larger than previous months, and this year […]