‘Go Lakers!’
All eyes will be on the Ice For Kids Arena here next week as the Fort Frances Lakers vie to capture the Dudley Hewitt Cup and advance to the Royal Bank Cup national Junior ‘A’ championship May 9-17 in...
View ArticleReplace prayer
Perhaps the current town council supports reciting a prayer before its meetings and adamantly opposes any moves to change that tradition. Or perhaps council fears a public backlash if it chose to...
View ArticleNeeded action
Word that the Fort Frances Salvation Army, United Native Friendship Centre, and Sunset Country Métis have begun to better co-ordinate the food bank services they offer to local residents is welcome...
View ArticleBe ‘welcoming’
Whether you call it the “Victoria Day Weekend,” the “May Long,” or the “May 2-4,” the upcoming holiday weekend certainly is among the most anticipated of the year.read more
View ArticleAdmirable lead
Hats off to the students at Robert Moore who pushed to start up a Gay-Straight Alliance club at their school—and kudos to administration for allowing it to happen. Given the backlash over the...
View ArticleHave your say
The town is working on a new strategic plan for the next four years—and once again has invited public input to help create it. The plea seems to be falling on deaf ears, however. As of press time...
View ArticleKeep it alive
It’s a shame to hear that this year’s “Peace Pull,” the international tug-of-war between Fort Frances and International Falls, likely won’t happen.read more
View ArticleFollow dreams
Unless you were a die-hard Tampa Bay Lightning fan, it’s a safe bet most here were cheering loudly Monday night when Duncan Keith not only won his third Stanley Cup but also was named the Conn Smythe...
View Article‘New normal?’
Barring an entry by a candidate from a more obscure party, the field has been set. Now it’s in the hands of Thunder Bay-Rainy River voters. Thunder Bay lawyer Don Rusnak captured the Liberal nod...
View ArticlePlan better
Who says there’s nothing to do in Fort Frances? Saturday alone saw the “Relay for Life,” the Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival,” the “Teddy Bears’ Picnic,” and the windup for the older divisions in...
View ArticleUse heads
On the bright side, upcoming upgrades at the recycling depot on Sixth Street West should alleviate the disgusting and unsightly mess that routinely accumulates there, particularly over the weekend. The...
View ArticleExciting summer
There was a time in Fort Frances where very few summer community activities occurred. Not anymore. One only has had to look at this year’s July calendar. In the last weekend of June, Couchiching First...
View ArticleCorner turned?
Like any event that’s been running for more than two decades, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship faces the challenge of keeping people wanting to attend it year after year. But while there’s...
View ArticleWelcome ‘home’
Fort Frances is set to roll out the red carpet on Saturday to welcome back Duncan Keith—along with his travelling companions known as the Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy.read more
View ArticleResounding ‘no’
An 11-week election campaign? A bad dream, right? Alas, no. Sure, by making the campaign official, rules (enforceable ones) are now in place that govern everything from party spending to third-party...
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