Joey Payeur Royce Allan of the Fort Frances Times Tigers, left, had a step on Calum Keating of the Thunder Bay Elks Keating Inc. Leafs during the second period of the ‘A’ final of the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association’s Novice tournament yesterday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. The Leafs got […]

Joey Payeur Evan Kabel of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians, left, made no secret about his plan to head to the net against the Westfort Maroons in the final of the Canadians’ home tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. But the Maroons came away with a 3-1 […]

Heather Latter Brittany Hayes, above left, performed the theme song from the Disney movie, “Beauty and the Beast,” last night during the “Fort Frances Has Talent” show, hosted by the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts at Robert Moore School. Meanwhile, Tatum Ronmark, top right, wowed the audience […]

Joey Payeur Muskie captain Amy Penner (13) had to deal with the defensive hassling of the Warroad Warriors’ Francesca Huerd (19) and Jen Phillips (15) while linemate Jessica Coran arrived on the scene to help during the third period of last night’s exhibition game here. The visitors skated away with […]

Duane Hicks Public Works crew replaced a valve on the watermain on Colonization Road West yesterday, where area residents had their water temporarily shut off during the work. The job was completed by day’s end.

Heather Latter Tom Kilgour and his daughter, Mackenzie, enjoyed an evening skate at the east-end rink last night as part of a “Candlelight Skate” for families hosted in partnership with the United Native Friendship Centre, Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, and Sunset Country Métis. The event also included a light dinner, […]

Duane Hicks Library assistant Penny Shumaker put up a new display Friday at the Fort Frances Public Library in anticipation of “Freedom to Read Week” (Feb. 22-28). In light of the Jan. 7 massacre, in which 12 people were killed at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in […]

Heather Latter Nyla Henry, left, and Marie Gregory were among the members of the Cabin Country Quilt Guild who gathered at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau on Saturday to help make “touch quilts” for the local Alzheimer Society. Meanwhile, Kim Roy (top right) concentrated on sewing together squares of different […]

Duane Hicks Andrea Avis, program director at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, showed off just a couple of the many library books that have been marked with the FNMI (First Nations/Métis/Inuit) abbreviation and the four-coloured medicine wheel symbol to indicate they were written by an FNMI author, pertain […]

Joey Payeur Voyageurs’ forward Hailey Clendenning (background) was among the crowd watching this puck fall straight down and balance on top of Bison goalie Sydney Swanson during the third period of Saturday night’s game at Bronco Arena. The puck stayed out but Clendenning’s overtime breakway goal gave her team the […]

Duane Hicks Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli, who is vying to become leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative party, mingled with about 30 supporters at a meet-and-greet yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. Fedeli also is a member of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, which heard presentations this […]

Heather Latter “Philip,” played by Philippe Trépanier, had the audience in stitches last night during the show “Clip!”—part of the local Kids & Co. entertainment series. Produced by the Centre de Recherche en Art Clownesque (The Clowning Research) Centre, “Philip” performed silly antics, dancing, and circus stunts to entertain the […]