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Jamie Mountain Local girls’ hockey players were in for a treat this week. Katie Weatherston, an Olympic gold-medallist and former world champion hockey player from Thunder Bay, helped lead the sessions Monday and Tuesday night during the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s development camp at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The […]

Jamie Mountain Merrick Cheetham and William Richards served up hotdogs to hungry patrons during the Muskie football team’s fundraising barbecue held Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in front of Safeway. Members of the black-and-gold also were selling discount cards to those interested, with the cost for those again being $20 […]

Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Presten Bobyk tried his best to box out Red Lake Miners’ forward Aiden Gleisner from in front of goalie Matt Booth during the second period of his squad’s 3-2 overtime win in SIJHL pre-season action Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The […]

Jamie Mountain Getting up the ice quickly, and showing what you could do offensively, were just some of the things the new wave of Muskie boys’ hockey hopefuls were doing Monday afternoon during the first tryout session at the Ice For Kids Arena. The tryouts continue today before wrapping up […]

Jamie Mountain Ethan Knutsen finished off a feed from teammate Isaac Baron (16) as he tied the game at 2-2 during the third period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 3-2 overtime win against the Red Lake Miners on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers then fell […]

Jamie Mountain Katie Weatherston, an Olympic gold-medallist and former world champion hockey player from Thunder Bay, led some skating drills during the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s development camp yesterday evening at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The camp runs through Thursday, with Novice taking to the ice at 5 p.m., […]

Jamie Mountain The next wave of Muskie boys’ hockey hopefuls took to the ice yesterday afternoon for the first tryout session at the Ice For Kids Arena. Each player participated in various drills in hopes of impressing head coach Jordan Sinclair and the rest of the staff. The tryouts continue […]

Duane Hicks Wayne Skirten dropped off some used batteries Saturday morning during the Hazardous and Special Waste Day at the Public Works yard here. The event, which gives residents the chance to properly dispose of hazardous waste, was even more popular than last year, drawing 297 vehicles throughout the day–with […]

Staff The 200 block of Scott Street had to be blocked off this morning, and A Buck or Two and CIBC on Scott Street evacuated, after a gas line was struck during an excavation near the bank. Firefighters had to test the gas levels in the buildings to make sure […]

Jamie Mountain Fort Frances mayoral candidates Couns. June Caul (above) and Ken Perry chatted with voters who stopped by for a candidates’ meet-and-greet event held Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Rainy Lake Square. The eight candidates for council also were on hand, as were two running for Fort Frances […]

Duane Hicks Piper Cross, left, and her grandmother, Sandy Bridgeman, were among the 45 participants who came out yesterday afternoon–despite the hot, humid, and windy conditions–for the annual Terry Fox Run here. People of all ages walked, ran, and rode from the Sorting Gap Marina to La Verendrye Hospital and […]

Duane Hicks Gord McQuarrie of Tim Hortons celebrated after being named Business of the Year (16+ employees) last night during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd-annual business awards at La Place Rendez-Vous. Chamber past-president Cathy Emes presented McQuarrie with the award on behalf of award sponsor Tbaytel.