Nicholas Donaldson Caron ML Electric on Fifth Street West here was bustling with activity late last week as work continued on its expansion.
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Dave Ogilvie Carole Mackintosh delivered the traditional “Ode to the Haggis” with a great deal of drama and humour Saturday night during the annual Robbie Burns Supper hosted by the Emo and District Lions Club at the Emo Legion. Although spoken in Gaelic, Mackintosh conveyed the meaning through her facial […]
Submitted Times’ columnist Wendi Stewart will attend the Berton House Residency–Canada’s most sought-after writers’ retreat–for three months later this year.
Submitted Kitchen boats (or wanigans) served kept boat crews fed during the days when logging was done on the river. Wanigans typically did not have engines so they had to be towed by other boats. They often were parked in calm bays near logging operations. Although large boats, like the […]
Nicholas Donaldson Police and emergency personnel responded after an eastbound delivery truck collided with a westbound pickup truck on the 300 block of King’s Highway near the Fort Frances Cemetery yesterday around 10 a.m. Both drivers (the lone occupants of the vehicles) were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life […]
Duane Hicks Jessica Ogden showed off what one of the “chemo comfort bags” look like.
Submitted Steamboats such as the “Algoma” (seen here) were used to tow the immense log booms from the forests to the mills in the early days of the local timber industry.
Dave Ogilvie The Highland Dancers from the Fort Frances Highlanders did an excellent job of demonstrating some of the traditional Scottish dances during the Robbie Burns Supper on Saturday night, which was well-attended by people from across the district.
Duane Hicks Jesse Homer expressed his artistic side Saturday afternoon during “Drama & Art for Children & Families” at the Fort Frances Museum. Led by Lauren Hyatt, the workshop will be held there again Feb. 25, March 25, and April 22 from 1-4 p.m. The cost is $2/child or $5/family, […]
Joey Payeur Arianna Tom of the Emo Green Timbits tried to cut off her Fort Frances Penguins’ opponent at the pass during the first game of the day at the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association’s IP1 Jamboree on Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. A total of nine teams from Emo, […]
Joey Payeur Ashton Veldhuisen of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians was thwarted by Westfort Rangers’ goalie Nicholas Pavletic on this play. But the Canadians scored more than their share in a 7-1 win over the Thunder Bay squad on their way to a silver-medal finish at their home tournament […]
Joey Payeur Bo Gartzke of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians, left, had no interest in West End Bruins’ defenceman Lucas Dyll hanging around any longer than need be on this rush to the net during the first period of the home squad’s 4-3 loss in Sunday’s final.
