Submitted Arthur Heathcote is the new corps officer for the Fort Frances branch of the Salvation Army. Having worked with the Salvation Army since 2012, Heathcote said he’s excited to be in town and work with local community service providers to help support those in need.

Seine River First Nation councillor John Kabatay

Ken Kellar One of the two pregnancy test dispensers being placed in bar washrooms in the district. The machines will be installed in the women’s washrooms at the Copper River Inn in Fort Frances, as well as the Back Alley Bar in Emo. The coin-operated machines will charge $2 for […]

Ken Kellar FASD Community Partners Miranda Sigurdson, left, and Robyn Dennis served up a piece of cake to Faith Moen at the Northwestern Health Unit on Tursday. The FASD Community partners were serving up the cake in recognition of FASD Awareness Week in the area.

Treaty #3 Grand Chief Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh shook hands with Seine River First Nation chief Tom Johnson as he presented the First Nation with a painting for its brand new $5 million multi-use cultural centre on Thursday. Grand Chief Kavanaugh attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony held there that day and congratulated […]

Steve Cohlmeyer, CEO of Cohlmeyer Architects

Ken Kellar A break in the rain this weekend gave runners during the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s Terry Fox Run on Sunday the chance to shine. More than two dozen participants signed up and raised money for the annual event, which organizers said brought in roughly $4,200 for the Terry […]

Seine River FN cultural co-ordinator Tracy Kabatay

Jamie Mountain Praveen Dhaliwal of the Fort Frances Lakers had this scoring chance in front of Red Lake Miners’ goalie Kolter Pawlick just escape his grasp during the first period of his squad’s 2-1 win in the SIJHL pre-season finale for both teams on Sunday afternoon at the Ice For […]

Jamie Mountain Ashton Cousineau did his best to get his approach shot on the green while Darian Klem and Jaden Cooper looked on during the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s fundraising golf scramble hosted by Heron Landing on Saturday. All proceeds from the event went to supporting the Muskie program.

Jamie Mountain Bryden Strachan was all smiles as she did her best to keep up with Michael Chapman of the Fort Frances Lakers as they engaged in a friendly race during a post-game skate with the team after the Lakers’ and Muskie boys’ hockey team’s combined scrimmage on Friday night […]

Jamie Mountain Head coach Chris Sinclair had all of the Muskie boys’ hockey team hopefuls gathered around for some final thoughts and instruction near the end of the third tryout session last Wednesday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. The tryouts ran Monday through Thursday last week and all […]