You’d be hard pressed to find anyone involved in the SIJHL happier to see a return to action than referee Andrew Bartlett. Bartlett was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer a year ago. It’s been 12 months since he put on the blades. His first game back was an exhibition […]
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Henry Zeng photo A reader saw this beautiful view near the Noden Causeway, on Rainy Lake. If you see a beautiful view in our region, take a picture, so we can share it with other readers! Send your photos to tips@fortfrances.com. – Henry Zeng photo
By now you are well into the growing season of your vegetable garden and hopefully are benefiting from the fruits of your labour. As you think ahead to what you would like to do next year, it is a good idea to take some notes of where things were planted […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) On 14 July 2020, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Royal Canadian Air Force 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron worked together to conduct training scenarios on Rainy Lake. The exercise […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) On 14 July 2020, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Royal Canadian Air Force 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron worked together to conduct training scenarios on Rainy Lake. Today, the […]
Green’s BrandSource Home Furnishings is celebrating its 96th year today (Oct. 24) through Saturday. Stop by and enjoy cake, enter draws, and check out the special offers. It’s Moonlight Madness in downtown Fort Frances today (Oct. 24) until 6 p.m.–with some stores open until 8 p.m. See the ad on […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Thunder Bay North Stars in SIJHL action on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students, $5 for those 12 and under, and free for those under five. The October cattle […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Wisconsin Lumberjacks in SIJHL action on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students, $5 for those 12 and under, and free for those under five. “Step Down” will play at […]
An all-candidates’ forum for the upcoming federal election will be held on Thursday, Oct. 3 from 7-9 p.m. at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. All five candidates are expected to attend. The Muskie football squad will play their annual Homecoming game on Friday, Oct. 4 when they welcome the Tec […]
Before there was the Noden Causeway, the highway ended at the Five-Mile dock and weekly my mother would have sandwiches ready and right after work my father, brother and I would be on the dock, having bought some minnows there. The dock was exciting as it was the jumping off […]
It is with profound sadness the family of Leon Gregory Swire announce his sudden passing on July 26, 2019–just 17 days after the passing of his love of 30 years, Olga Dawkins. Leon was born April 18, 1948 in Fort Frances, Ont. Leon grew up on a farm north of […]
Sometimes “things happen” as my good friend Phil Bangert would say. This past weekend was like that and it became a bit of a trial. We were heading to the lake. We were even leaving early to try and avoid the lineup moving over the overpass. We were on schedule. […]
