Sarah Pruys Zakary Kellar, 10, did “the worm” across the Robert Moore School stage this morning while his Grade 4 class sung “Shake Up Christmas” behind him. The school’s dress rehearsal for its holiday concert was enjoyed by all of the students in the audience, who will wait in their […]
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It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-22 C (eight below zero F) and southwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will see some snow in the morning, along with a high of minus-six (21) and low around minus-24 (11 below). Expect southwest winds at 10-15 m.p.h. Thursday […]
Staff The Resolute Forest Products mill here will be shut down over the Christmas holidays. Paper production will cease from Dec. 21 until Jan. 7, Xavier Van Chau, director of Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility for Resolute, told the Times. About 150 employees will be impacted during the two-week outage. […]
Duane Hicks The annual cross-border tug-of-war is expected to see a few changes next July 2. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft told town council last night that one of the changes is to shorten the event’s title from “Pulling for Peace” to the more concise “Peace Pull.” “It’s a branding thing, I […]
Joey Payeur In the strange but true department, having to kill a major penalty may have been just what the Fort Frances Lakers needed last night. Kevin Kurm and Mason Meyer each tallied twice as the Lakers (24-3-0-2) won their second-straight game—a 5-3 decision over the visiting Thunder Bay North […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to approve an agreement with Métis Ventures Inc. to help repay arrears of taxes at 714 Armit Ave. Back in February, the Sunset Country Métis sent council a letter asking that a payment plan be entered into with the town for […]
the OPP Thunder Bay OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Finmark Road yesterday around 3:10 p.m. A Ford truck was eastbound when the driver lost control of the vehicle, entered the east ditch, and rolled over. A large fuel tank in the bed of the truck […]
Heather Latter 21-month-old Jayden Perreault received a candy cane from Santa yesterday during the “Old Fashion Christmas Party” hosted by library staff and the Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library. The event also included a performance by the Rainy River District Youth Choir, refreshments, stories, and a visit from […]
Heather Latter Sarah Hudson handed over a bag full of food donations to CN Police Cst. Pete LeDrew at The Place on Saturday during the fourth-annual “Stuff-A-Cruiser” event hosted by the local OPP, with the assistance the CN Police, Treaty #3 Police, and Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services (EMS). […]
Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ hockey team had only one goal in mind this past weekend. They achieved it by only giving up one more goal than that. Claire Sandelovich scored in regulation and then notched the shootout winner, while Kate Parsons stopped six of seven opponent shooters, to give […]
Joey Payeur Sometimes the best shots are the ones you never see go in. Lyndon Lipinski scored his second goal of the night at 2:01 of overtime here Friday night to help the Fort Frances Lakers salvage a split of their home-and-home series against the English River Miners with a […]
Staff Committee Films, a Minnesota-based production company that develops television shows for Discovery, History, Nat Geo, and Travel Channel, is seeking to cast local characters to interact with the stars of an upcoming reality series about life in northern Minnesota. The show will follow a handful of people highlighting the […]
