THUNDER BAY, ON The SIJHL is announcing today that the September 24, 2022 game featuring the Thunder Bay North Stars at Fort Frances Lakers, originally recorded as an 8-1 victory for the North Stars has been declared a forfeit in favour of Fort Frances as a result of a player […]
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Grade seven and eight students are pelted with colourful pigments as they run around the track at Fort Frances High School last Friday afternoon. High school students followed. The school uses the colour run as a way to raise funds and awareness for cancer research via the Terry Fox Foundation […]
In their third trip to Fort Frances, My Son the Hurricane blew away over 100 people in the audience. The band, which included two drummers, two trombones, two trumpets and a saxophone played a lively show that had people up and dancing for most of the night on Sunday. The […]
The Muskies Cross-Country team headed out to Bear’s Pass last week, to take part in time trials. The pre-season practice is used as a way to give racers a baseline performance to judge future races against. – Allan Bradbury photos
Friday in Winnipeg the Fort Frances Muskies jumped out to a 27 – 7 lead at halftime against Churchill High School. The Muskies faltered in the second half losing 34 – 27 to the Bulldogs. The Muskies were led by receiver Hayden Beckett who scored two touchdowns, kicked two field […]
At 5 a.m. on Friday morning, the Biomass Boiler was toppled by way of a controlled explosion. Since then, heavy equipment has been biting away at the building, with the material destined to be sold for scrap. It its former life, the building was a state of the art boiler, […]
A fixture of the business community, North Auto, has been leveled by a fire, which began around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, and burned throughout the night. The 12-hour-long blaze required assistance from several area fire and emergency services, including LaVallee and Fort Frances. The fire began in a car parked […]
Residents of Rainycrest were treated with a visit from some furry friends, including this adorable kitten, thanks to local farmer, Mark Gerber. He stopped by with an assortment of piglets, goats, kittens and other farm animals, as a small petting zoo for residents and staff to enjoy. – Submitted photo
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On August 17, 2022 Philip ‘Pete’ Peterson celebrated his centennial birthday with a paddle on Rainy River. While not as agile as in his younger days when he was a pilot serving for the US military in both World War II and The Korean War, with the help of Community […]
Dan Hanson and Trevor Day are the big winners in the 2022 Rainy River Walleye Tournament, which took place in Rainy River this past weekend. The pair won with a total weight of 20.56 pounds, including 13.69 pounds on day one and 6.87 pounds on day two. For more photos, […]
Dozens of residents gathered to pay their last respects top Queen Elizabeth II in a brief ceremony on Monday. It was hosted by the Fort Frances Legion, and took place at the Fort Frances cenotaph, to coincide with the date of the Queen’s funeral. – Ken Kellar photo
The post-Covid return of the Fort Frances Terry Fox Run was deemed a success by organizers at the Volunteer Bureau – roughly 25 participants came out on Sunday, raising $3,100 for the Terry Fox Foundation. It was the Bureau’s first time organizing the event. Long-time participant Samantha Halliday, top right, […]
