Jamie Mountain Willem Kirk-Bertens was shoved down to the ice from behind by a Dryden Paper Kings’ opponent during the first period of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians’ 11-5 win in the final of their annual home tournament Sunday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena).

Submitted Patti Tinkess-Fletcher, left, instructed a full class on how to do abstract flow painting during a workshop held Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre. There still are some spots open for the next workshop–silk tie/scarf painting with Cher Pruys–set for Saturday, Feb. 9 from 1-3 […]

Jamie Mountain Tarran Enge turned on the jets as he skated the puck across the Dryden Paper Kings’ blueline during the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians’ 11-5 win in the final of their annual home tournament yesterday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The Canadians compiled a perfect 5-0 record […]

Duane Hicks Members of 116th Independent Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery, led by battery commander Maj. Jon Baker, trekked across the field north of the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday afternoon. Reservists were put to the test in the extreme cold, practising use of the Arctic tent, […]

Jamie Mountain It may have been cold outside but the competition inside the Ice For Kids Arena was heating up Saturday afternoon. Here, Montana Plasky gracefully performed her routine during the women’s Gold Interpretive event at the Fort Frances FREEZE Super Series competition hosted by the Border Skating Club.

Jamie Mountain photo It may have been cold outside but the competition inside the Ice For Kids Arena was heating up Saturday afternoon. Here, Montana Plasky gracefully performed her routine during the women’s Gold Interpretive event at the Fort Frances FREEZE Super Series competition hosted by the Border Skating Club.

Jamie Mountain photo Tarran Enge turned on the jets as he skated the puck across the Dryden Paper Kings’ blueline during the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians’ 11-5 win in the final of their annual home tournament yesterday afternoon at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The Canadians compiled a perfect 5-0 […]

Duane Hicks Members of 116th Independent Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery, led by battery commander Maj. Jon Baker, trekked across the field north of the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday afternoon. Reservists were put to the test in the extreme cold, practising use of the Arctic tent, […]

Submitted Dressing properly for winter weather is the key to enjoying the outdoors during cold snaps.

Sam Odrowski John Cousineau’s Grade 1 French Immersion class at St. Michael’s School showed off their storybook character costumes for “Dress Up Day” there this morning. Staff and students from all grades got dressed as their favourite characters.

Sam Odrowski Grade 12 students at Fort High participated in a “Connected North” session this morning where they were joined via video teleconference with medical professional Ray Vollmer out of St. Louis University to learn about autopsies and forensics. Vollmer conducted a live autopsy, with the students having a chance […]

Duane Hicks “The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer,” namely Shawn Hall, left, and Matthew Rogers, respectively, tore down the house last Thursday night at the Townshend Theatre. The Vancouver-based blues duo, accompanied by Winnipeg’s Andrina Turenne on back-up vocals, was the most recent concert in the 2018-19 “Tour de Fort” […]