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 […]
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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.
Sam Odrowski Shari Bujold, left, answered questions and helped Alexis Norris sign up her daughter, Amy, for the local badminton club during the “1-Stop Registration” event put on by KidSport in the arena auditorium on Thursday evening. Parents and children had the opportunity to learn about and register for more […]
Kiera Kowalski The Alaska Highway winds through Kluane National Park. To the left of the highway is what’s left of the Slims River. What once was a river flowing into Kluane Lake is now a barren stretch of dried mud and swirling dust due to climate change and global warming.
Staff Dixie Kivi of North Branch brought this unusual potato into the Times’ office on Monday. It seems to be a fusion of eight potatoes in one and it was the only tater produced by its plant.
Duane Hicks Harper Gunderson, left, and Logan McPherson got a closer look at their clay creations before putting them into the oven late Monday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The workshop, where participants made shapes out of clay and then baked and shellacked them, marked the […]
Sam Odrowski Local lawyer and Borderland Pride co-chair Douglas Judson gave a presentation to the Rainy River District School Board at its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday evening about the legal impacts of the province’s decision to revert back to the 1998 health and sex-ed curriculum he says are contrary […]
Sam Odrowski Robert Moore students Alexis Latter, left, and Ashlee Homer held up the recognition of excellence award their school received for its “Makerspace” program during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting held here last Tuesday evening.
