Thunder Bay’s Wiggins Productions made an encore visit to Fort Frances Saturday night, with the Fort Frances Halloween Drag Show Massacre at La Place Rendezvous. The show was a follow-up to the touring company’s wildly popular Bass Championship show in July. The Massacre saw an enthusiastic crowd, and several favourite […]
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The Fort Frances waterfront was the site of the first annual Monster Mash Dash on Friday night. About 70 runners and walkers of all ages came out for some costumed fun and exercise. There was lots of dancing and laughter. Organizer Lori Leduc says next year’s event will be earlier […]
From left, Elaine Fisher, Megan Spooner, Debbie Jean and Angela Petsnick dressed up as fruits and vegetables for the Monster Mash Dash on Friday night. About 70 runners and walkers of all ages came out for some costumed fun and exercise. There was lots of dancing and laughter. Organizer Lori […]
Student optometrist Michaela Hellinga pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s Trip of the Month draw for November this morning at Lidkea Optometry. Norman and Connie Wood are the winners of a trip to Puerto Vallarta valued at $4,000. Next month’s final 2022 draw is for an […]
Pool staff at the Memorial Sports Centre pulled out all the stops to decorate the pool area for their Halloween Haunt Toonie Swim on Saturday afternoon. Creepy spectres and skeletons took over some of the lifeguarding duties on the elevated platforms while giant spiders wove their webs in the corners. […]
A spooktacular family fun night was held at the Fort Frances Daycare recently. Parents and kids came out to enjoy some Halloween-themed fun, including a spaghetti supper, sensory bins and pumpkin carving! – Submitted photo
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care celebrated its 25th anniversary of supporting health care close to home with a return to an in-person Gala on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at La Place Rendez-Vous. The ever popular gala event featured everyone’s favourite events like the penny tables, silent auction, heads or […]
On Friday afternoon the Fort Frances Muskies ended their season with a hard-fought dramatic 10 – 8 upset victory over Kenora’s Beaver Brae Broncos. The Muskies entered the game with a record of 2 wins and 4 losses while the Broncos came in with 4 wins against 2 losses. Sophomore […]
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Boys’ Volleyball and Girls’ Basketball have been in full swing at Fort Frances High School. The teams recently hosted the Dryden Eagles for some fast-paced action. From left, Junior Boys’ Jordan Hunter spikes the ball across the net; above, Brooke Marchuk of the senior girls shoots for the basket; Junior […]
The Fort Frances Canadians faced off against the visiting Dryden Paper Kings in U15 AA minor hockey action over the weekend. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association has been going strong, with match-ups at the house and rep level most days of the week. – Allan Bradbury photos
The votes have been counted in the Fort Frances Municipal Election. Below are the new mayor and council. In the mayoral race, Andrew Hallikas earned 1573 votes, compared to 1029 for Ken Perry. In the council race, all three incumbent candidates are return- ing. New faces are David Kircher, Mandi […]
The Kenora Beaver Brae Broncos arrived in Fort Frances on Friday, looking for a win. However, they were denied, by a united wall of opposition from the Muskies, who shut down the Kenora offense, and secured a 10-8 win. Sophomore Jaxon Strachan made a 65 yard run for a touchdown, […]
