Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Tyler Ampe went through a workout for team brass yesterday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre as the local Junior ‘A’ squad kicked off training camp. The first on-ice session took place last night at the Ice For Kids Arena, with another scrimmage taking […]
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Staff Retired Fort Frances High School teacher and local author Frank Maraj was spotted last Saturday morning in the Thunder Bay Chapters, where the store had just placed his latest book, “Snapshots II: Navigating the University Years,” on the shelf for sale. It was the culmination of two-and-a-half years of […]
Lucas Punkari Jammer Zoey “Bad Press” Duncan, the Times’ summer reporter this year, tried to sneak her way past two of her Fort Freakshow teammates during a practice session at the ’52 Canadians Arena earlier this week. The team is preparing for a bout here next Saturday (Sept. 3) at […]
Press Release This fall will see two of Canada’s rising talents, Neverest and Alyssa Reid, hit the road together for a 21-city tour, including a stop in Fort Frances on Friday, Oct. 14. Neverest just completed the sold-out Canadian leg of the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block […]
Heather Latter It’s not too late to sign up to participate in the annual “Ride for Memories,” a fundraiser for the local Alzheimer Society, which is set to go tomorrow. Motorcycle enthusiasts from across Rainy River and Kenora districts will depart from Fort Frances, Dryden, Kenora, and Sioux Lookout in […]
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an overnight low of five C (41 F) and northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of 23 (73) and low around nine (48). There also is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Aug. 7-13 were Micha Gerber (Fort Frances), Rene W. Cadene (Atikokan), Becky and Miles Kupila (Devlin), Diane King (Fort Frances), Tom Koski (Fort Frances), C.K. McDonald (Stratton), and Gail Kelly (Fort […]
Staff The number of active fires in Fort Frances District took a jump yesterday, with three new blazes reported. Fort Frances Fire #31 is a 0.1-hectare blaze located north of Northwest Bay. It currently is classified as “not under control,” and its probable cause was not known as of time. […]
Duane Hicks Tomorrow is the last day you’ll be able to get a Happy Meal at Wal-Mart here as the McDonald’s Restaurant located there is closing its doors. Local McDonald’s owner John Myers said this morning the decision to discontinue the lease was because there weren’t enough customers. “It was […]
Staff After years of anticipation, Confederation College celebrated the opening of its new 40,000 sq. ft. Regional Education Alliance for Community Health (REACH) building yesterday morning in Thunder Bay. “This is the true embodiment, I believe, of our vision, which is to enrich lives through learning, and also our commitment […]
Lucas Punkari The Sight & Sound Wolves showed Beef’s Warriors they will not go quietly into the night in defence of their Rainy River District Fastball League crown. The Fort Frances-based squad came from behind to beat the Warriors 9-8 at VanJura and force a winner-take-all showdown for the league […]
Lucas Punkari It’s only the first couple of days of practice, and there’s still a little while until the Muskies open the WHSFL season here Sept. 9 against St. Norbert. But with the a small turnout so far in the opening week of pre-season preparations, head coach Chad Canfield is […]
