Robert Horton and Fort Frances Lakers named 2025 Citizens of the Year

By Ken Kellar, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Fort Frances Times A local educator and a hometown hockey team have been recognized by the town as the annual Citizens of the Year. At the town’s annual Volunteer Appreciation BBQ event held at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday, May 1, 2025, Fort Frances mayor Andrew Hallikas revealed the winners of both the 2025 Citizen of the Year and 2025 Junior Citizen of the Year Award. Leading off with the longer running Citizen of the Year Award, the mayor remarked that anyone selected for the recognition embodies the attributes “that make Fort Frances such a great place to live and to raise a family.” He then announced this year’s recipient of the award as Robert Horton. “Robert is many things,” Hallikas said….

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