Duane Hicks Chris Cousineau, left, and Matt Soprovich were on hand at last Tuesday night’s launch to be a visual representation of the town’s new brand. Cousineau is similar to the model seen in the town’s “Fort Frances—nature in the raw” ad seen in last year’s Discover magazine.

Heather Latter Tamara Ouellet helped her two-year-old daughter, Alison, doing some building Monday during science-based activities at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre held in conjunction with Family Day. “Science North” brought plenty of building materials for families to work with, as well as an indoor planetarium, with several […]

Joey Payeur Wyatt Cota let one fly from the left face-off circle against former teammate Devin Tappenden, now guarding the cage for the Minnesota Iron Rangers, during the third period of the Lakers’ 4-1 win here Saturday night.

Joey Payeur Royce Allan (87) of the Fort Frances Times Tigers hammered this shot just wide of Fine Foods Fury goalie Hayden Beckett during Sunday’s ‘B’ final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Novice tournament, which the Tigers won 6-3. The Thunder Bay KC Flyers captured the ‘A’ final […]

Heather Latter Brothers Declan, left, Liam, and Logan McCart had fun building a tall tower together yesterday during science-based activities at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. “Science North” brought plenty of building materials for families to work with, as well as an indoor planetarium, with several 20-minute shows […]

Heather Latter Carolyn Jourdain, centre, flanked by Norma Jean Calder, left, and Sarah-Lynn Klassen, participated in the final reading of “The Vagina Monolgues” on Saturday that featured all of the participants. The one-night-only benefit reading, held at the Townshend Theatre as part of the global “V-Day” campaign, aimed to raise […]

Staff The playoffs get underway tonight on home ice for both Muskie hockey teams. The Muskie boys will host the Kenora Broncos in Game 1 of their best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final at 7:30 p.m. at the ’52 Canadians Arena. Fort High (14-1) finished atop the standings and are heavy favourites to […]

Staff St. Francis School staff, as well as staff at the United Native Friendship Centre here, will receive the “Recognition of Excellence” for their exemplary dedication and commitment during tonight’s regular meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board. “The staff of St. Francis School comes together as a team […]

Staff Good news comes in threes, too. The Fort Frances Lakers strengthened their hold on first place in the SIJHL with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers here Saturday night. Fort Frances (34-9-0-1) won its second-straight game, fourth in the last five, and 17th in the past 19 […]

Submitted Gianna Gushulak, left, and Blase Dennis posed in the Valentine hot air balloon photo booth at the Fort Frances Nursery School earlier this week. Youngsters there also celebrated Valentine’s Day with a party and mailing Valentines at the local post office.

Joey Payeur Muskie Mallory Payne had to hurry to get this shot off against Dryden Eagles’ defenders Elizabeth Carter (6) and Kyla Lindquist while goalie Jacquie Grandmont braced herself for the puck’s impact during the first period of Fort High’s 3-2 loss here last night.