Duane Hicks A mortally-wounded “Audrey” (Christina Empey) bid farewell to her beloved, “Seymour” (David Loney), as she sacrificed herself to the man-eating plant, “Audrey 2,” during Fort Frances Muskie Theatre’s opening-night performance of “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Townshend Theatre last Wednesday. The rock musical ran there April 7-10. […]

Peggy Revell Matt Jackson, the B.C.-based author of “The Canada Chronicles” and editor for two anthologies of quirky travel stories, shared a humorous tale from one of his books Monday evening during a visit to the Fort Frances Public Library. Jackson—who once spent four years hitchhiking across Canada­, and also […]

Staff The new Treaty #3 Police station is being built at the corner of Idylwild Drive and School Road. The pre-fabricated, modular building was built off-site and then moved to this location. Funding from the federal and provincial governments totalling $1,692,870 was announced back in November.

Dan Falloon Junior skater Brianna Eldridge wasn’t clowning around at the ice show Saturday night, pulling off some serious moves.

Peggy Revell Matt Jackson, an award-winning author and editor, entertained an audience of dozens during his visit to the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday. The evening featured stories and photos of his multiple treks across Canada, including a four-year hitchhiking adventure that took him to all four corners of the […]

Dan Falloon Junior skaters Brianna Eldridge, Jamie Spencer, Kayla Michl, Lizzie Klem, and Samantha Westover—dressed up as colourful clowns for the Border Skating Club’s “Under the Big Top” ice show, made their curtain call at the end of Saturday night’s performance. The 38th edition of the ice show, held at […]

Duane Hicks Dental hygienist Dawn Gustafson showed how a Cavitron tartar removal device works during the grand opening of her practice, “LifetimeSmiles,” on Friday afternoon. The new preventive oral health care practice is based out of her home at 715 Nelson St., and she is taking appointments daytime and evenings […]

Peggy Revell Mackenzie Archie, a first-year student in the Seven Generation Education Institute’s Indigenous Wellness Addictions Prevention program showed off the children’s book “Izzy and the Apple Tree” she wrote for an assignment. The book, alongside many other student projects, were on display yesterday at Seven Generations as part of […]

Peggy Revell J.W. Walker students Sam McKinnon, left, Lauren Vold, Marissa Loveday, and Kassidy LeDrew rehearsed a scene from the play, “Mirror, Mirror,” yesterday. The school will stage the play, which is a humorous mix of popular fairy tales, on May 6-7.

Duane Hicks “Audrey” (Christina Empey) shared a moment with “Seymour” (David Loney) as the man-eating plant, “Audrey 2” (voiced by Adam Esselink), loomed in the background during Fort Frances Muskie Theatre’s opening-night performance of “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Townshend Theatre. The rock musical continues tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday. […]

Peggy Revell Riley Pollard, Keely-Shaye Douglas, and Cassidy Lampert showed off the bags J.W. Walker students have crafted by reusing juice pouches, which they have been selling to raise money towards the school’s upcoming Environmental Film Festival. Slated for later this month, schools from across the district will be attending […]