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Candidates for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding were on hand at the Fort Frances Senior Centre on Saturday, April 12, 2025, to take part in a Q&A event, put on by the Retired Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. Those candidates participating included Brendan Hyatt, (CPC) left, Yuk-Sem Won (NDP), Sabrina Ree […]

By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com

Fort Frances High School’s annual spring musical opens tonight as the curtains rise on Curtains, a comical murder mystery musical which is actually set in the world of theatre, adding layers to the complexity of the show. Curtains got its start in 2006, with a premier on Broadway in 2007, […]

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The Muskie Girls Hockey team officially wrapped up their season last Thursday with their annual awards night, hosted at the Emo Legion. Over the course of the evening players were recognized for their contributions to the team throughout the season, which saw them reach their season goals of winning a […]

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OPP Officer Davidson and Cadet Cross gave an educational presentation covering rural crime and prevention, trespass, gun legislation plus touching on house and on-line fraud, license plate tags and the importance of neighbour support at this year’s Ag Day event held at the Chapple Rec Centre on Saturday, April 5, […]

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Marek Dubuc, left, and Benedict Retief joined forces for a performance of “Nobody Loves Me” by Anonymous, as part of the English Drama and Speech Arts Division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts at the Knox United Church in Fort Frances on Thursday, April 3, 2025. […]

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Chief Building officer John Burrows (left) and Mayor Andrew Hallikas hold the Ukrainian flag with a group of Fort Frances residents of Ukrainian heritage. In his proclamation Hallikas said the flag is a “…symbol of our commitment to standing with Ukraine and its people during this difficult time.” The flag […]

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J.W. Walker students got to learn about various aspects of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) during the school’s Glow in the Dark STEAM Night held on Thursday, MArch 27, 2025. Students pariticpated in math uzzles, art projects, science experiments and more, all under the groovy effect of blacklight.

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No foolin’! Geoff Gillon enjoyed his first morning of official retirement after a 35+ year career at Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) by pulling the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club’s 2025 Trip of the Month draw for April this morning. Dawn Booth and Laureen Beadle are the winners […]