Head Coach Blake Peterson of the Rainy River Voyageurs Basketball team joined live at Hardee’s to break down their early season. Next head Coach Chris Sinclair of the Fort Frances Muskies Boys Hockey team joined to introduce the 2026-27 squad. Finally Mason Imhof, head coach of the Littlefork Big Falls Basketball team previewed his team’s…
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The Fort Frances Library and Technology Centre is hosting a Glow Paint Party on November 18th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. It’s a glow in the dark party with music. The party is geared towards kids aged 5-10 years old. Kids will have the opportunity to make a glow shirt as a part of the…
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The Fort Frances City Council is welcoming in its recently elected new members with an inauguration ceremony on Monday, November 16th. The inauguration will take place at the Fort Frances Civic Centre. The outgoing council’s final day will be on November 14th. Then the new city council will have its first official meeting on November…
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The Memorial Sports Center is offering National Lifeguard Re-certification on November 22nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The re-certification is free to all who are already certified and would like to refresh their skills. Register at fortfrances.ca/sportscentre.
Fort Frances is hosting its regular city council meeting Monday night at 5 p.m. in the council chambers at the Civic Centre. The agenda includes the POA Financial Statements up to September 30th 2026. The First Harvest BioEnergy Study Report. The report will be received by council and will be open for more discussion at…
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The Fort Frances Muskies Football team has its Semi-final playoff matchup against the Beaver Brae Broncos Friday night at 5 p.m. The Muskies beat the Pipers 22-3 in their quarterfinal game back on October 30th to advance. Meanwhile the Broncos pitched a 19-0 shutout to earn their spot in the semi-final. Tonight’s game will take…
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The Fort Frances Stroke Alliance is a Stroke Survivors Group that has helped people find support and community during difficult recoveries since February of 2024. Shelly Jones, one of the Co-founders of the group, spoke about how the group was formed. The group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 10 a.m. at…
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Fort Frances has been selected to participate in the Regional Economic Development through Immigration Initiative. It’s a program to attract foreign workers and give them pathways to permanent residency. The program wants to fill in the work gaps where the local workforce cannot keep up. The program is expected to run until the end of…
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On October 29th, the United Native Friendship Center is hosting a Jigging Kitchen Party. During this event, people will learn the basic steps of jigging; they will learn the history behind the dance and be invited to be a part of a monthly group where new steps will be added over time. The Jigging Kitchen…
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The Municipal elections took place in Fort Frances Monday, and the unofficial results are in. Brent Calder won the mayoral election with 1,561 votes. Six Councilors were also elected. Bill Morrison with 2,230 votes, Kathy McKenzie with 1,854 votes, Anthony Andrusco with 1,677 votes, Mike Behan with 1,305 votes, Kaleb Firth with 1,294 votes, and…
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