– Ken Kellar photo

Dozens of supporters turned out to take part in Borderland Pride’s annual Pride March held on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The march began at the Sorting Gap Marina with free ice cream for participants, sponsored by the Town of Fort Frances, and ended at the Civic Centre with an official […]

– Ken Kellar photo

The 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron celebrated the end of their year with their traditional annual Ceremonial Review last night at the Memorial Sports Centre, including an inspection of the squadron by Acting District Director Kim Beaudry, left. The squadron’s leadership recognized cadets for their dedication and […]

–Sue Bragg photos

Fort Frances Youth soccer is wrapping up its season soon and young athletes have had the opportunity to learn about the game of soccer, having fun and kicking the ball as hard as they can and learning about playing as a team. Youth soccer will wrap up on Saturday June […]

–Robin McCormick and submitted photos

The Rainy River High School Prom Grand March was held Saturday, June 7, 2025. The well-planned event was held outside with a beautifully decorated trellis for all students attending to walk through. Although it was windy, the sun was shining and the smiles on all attending the Grand March made […]

– Ken Kellar photos

There were smiles all around as students from secondary, post-secondary and other programs at Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) came together with friends, family and supporters to celebrate their achievements at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The ceremony featured traditional drum songs, a blessing from, an […]

– Allan Bradbury photo

It’s not hard to enjoy a sunny day when you’re walking for a good cause, as evidenced by the smiles on this group who completed the “Walk & Roll” With Us Stroke Awareness Walk held along the riverfront this morning. The Awareness walk was put on by the Fort Frances […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Confederation College Fort Frances campus’ graduating class of 2025 took to the Townshend Theatre stage yesterday afternoon, alongside the platform party and faculty members, to celebrate the completion of their post-secondary careers. The convocation is the second such grad ceremony from a major post-secondary institute in the district following Seven […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Travis Green, left, and Alex McQuarrie are the new owners of Hometown Furniture and Appliance, the store taking over the former Howarth’s / Leon’s location on Scott Street in Fort Frances. The new store aims to provide excellent customer service while expanding on the options shoppers have available for furniture […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Legion Ladies volunteer Andrea Avis, left, spoons up some delicious dinner for Fort Frances mill alumni members Anthony Kadikoff, front right, and Robert Shulz, at the Alumni’s 13th annual dinner held at the Fort Frances Legion on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Roughly 120 former mill employees gathered for a dinner […]

– Allan Bradbury photo

It was the beginning of the end for the playground equipment located at the Knights of Columbus Park on the former St. Michael’s School grounds in east Fort Frances yesterday, Monday, June 2, 2025, as workers began disassembling the more than 30 year old play structure. According to the District […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Dairy Queen Fort Frances’ Nancy Armstrong pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club’s 2025 Trip of the Month draw for June yesterday morning, Monday, June 2, 2025. Tim Spence is the winner of a Prague, Vienna and Budapest trip valued at $4,200.00. Next month’s draw is for an Alaska […]

– Ken Kellar photo

Ahead of removing the ice from the Ice for Kids Arena, the public was invited to head down to the ice surface on Saturday, May 24, 2025, to take part in a special Paint the Ice day, where designs of all shapes, sizes and colours could be drawn up for […]