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Over 300 players in five age groups have joined this year’s edition of Scott Clendenning’s three on three hockey league. The fast- paced, three-week league is named in honour of the late hockey coach and volunteer who passed away in 2015. The league will run for two more weeks.

–Allan Bradbury photos

Juno award winning alt-rock duo Crown Lands brought their haunting guitar and indigenous flute sounds to the opening set of their show in Fort Frances last Saturday. The show was the second in the band’s tour of Northern Ontario as they head west on a cross-Canada tour. The nature of […]

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Nine Sunset Country Squash Club members recently played in the Oasis Manitoba ProAm Squash Tournament on the weekend. Men’s B division players were Shawn Brady losing in the semi finals and Josh Councillor did not advance to the finals. Jeff Wright played in the Men’s C Division placing as runner-up […]

Congratulations to the U13AA Canadians who overcame some tough competition all weekend to claim the 2022/23 HNO Branch Championship this past weekend in Thunder Bay!

- Photo by Tim Matheson

Melissa Oei, Pamela Carolina Martinez and Camille Legg in 2021 production of LIKE IT OR NOT by Katey Hoffman. Kids and Co will be bringing the 2023 tour to the Townshend Theatre stage on Thursday, March 23. Tickets are on sale now for the show, which is suitable for grades […]

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Crown Lands brought incredible skill to the Fort Frances Legion on Saturday night as they played to a crowd of over 100 people. The haunting guitar playing of Kevin Comeau and the skilled voice of Cody Bowles wowed the audience. One highlight in particular was a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s […]

–Allan Bradbury photo

Fort Frances Lakers goalie Brenden Stroble makes one of his 44 saves on Tuesday night as the Lakers dropped the contest 8-0 to the league-leading Kam River Walleye. One night later the Lakers lost again 2-1 out of town to the Wisconsin Lumberjacks. The Lakers have a 9-40-1 record and […]

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What do you get when you have two pairs of twins? A whole lotta calf, that’s what. Kim Jo Bliss snapped a photo of her twin pair of twins from this year’s calving season as they snuggled up in their bedding on a chilly late winter day. Keep warm little […]

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Fort Frances councillor Mike Behan, left, Ethan Andrusco, Becky Andrusco, Elaine Fisher, Sandra Tibbs, New Gold Rainy River GM Gord Simms, New Gold Rainy River community superintendent Alex Bruyere and Kaleb Firth joined for a photo celebrating New Gold’s $20,000 donation to the Make A Big Splash Spray Park committee […]

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The students and families of the Fort Frances Nursery School headed to Emo for a sledding and Valentine’s party last month. The families were able to enjoy the snow, with lots of sledding, as well as dancing, pizza and crafts inside.

Allan Bradbury photo

The Boston Pizza Royals took a thriller 2-1 victory in a shootout last Thursday night to take gold in the U13 house finals against the Times Tigers. After a tight game the shootout was the only way to decide the final outcome.

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Families at the Fort Frances Nursery School got a chance to get their hands dirty, with some hands-on messy play. A range of sensory activities let parents get in on the fun, without worrying about a messy house.