Duane Hicks Silver Cross Mother Jean Legarie, escorted by Cde. Glen Westover, prepared to lay the first wreath at the Fort Frances cenotaph Sunday morning during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony there. The well-attended service was followed by a lunch at the local Legion.

courtesy of Myrna Kranyk-Cooper Times’ reporter Duane Hicks got a ’flu shot from public health nurse Sandra Krikke during a walk-in clinic last Thursday at the Northwestern Health Unit here. The public is urged to get their shot either from the health unit or one of the other local health-care […]

Dave Ogilvie Rainy River Resources held an open house at the Emo Legion last Thursday, which included information about the studies the company has done, the various steps in the procedure of exploring, and its plans for the coming years. Staff also were available to answer questions and discuss the […]

Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ forwards Merritt Rysavy, left, and Davis Smith left Matt Kaarela of the Thunder Bay North Stars with no place to go Thursday night at the Ice For Kids Arena during the hosts’ 5-1 victory in SIJHL action.

Lucas Punkari Muskie senior girls’ hoopster Maisie Fichuk looked towards the basket during practice last night at the Fort High gym as the black-and-gold began preparing for this weekend’s NWOSSAA championships in Thunder Bay. Fort High will be going up against the St. Ignatius Falcons in the best-of-three final, which […]

Heather Latter Nichole Lowey organized a display of Christmas decor during the opening of the 22nd-annual “Christmas Store” at Lowey’s Greenhouse and Market Gardens on Saturday. Located on Highway 602 just west of Fort Frances, the store is now open every day until Christmas, with plenty of locally-made gifts, crafts, […]

Duane Hicks Cde. Sylvia Gunderson and Cde. Glen Westover saluted the Fort Frances cenotaph after Gunderson placed a wreath at its foot on behalf of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary yesterday morning during the annual Remembrance Day ceremony there. The well-attended service was followed by a lunch at the Legion.

Lucas Punkari Daymond Bruyere of the Fort Frances Firemen worked around Megan Kovac (#6) and Justin Reguly at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday during a 3-1 win in the ‘B’ final of the FFMHA’s PeeWee ‘A’ tournament. The River East Royals (Winnipeg) took home the ‘A’ crown while Kenora […]

Duane Hicks Dave Beach got a ’flu shot from public health nurse Myrna Kranyk-Cooper during a walk-in clinic yesterday at the Northwestern Health Unit here. The public is urged to get their shot either from the health unit or one of the other local health-care providers. The next walk-in clinic […]

Lucas Punkari Ontario Soccer Association president Ron Smale spoke to local soccer heads, coaches, and players at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Tuesday night as part of a province-wide tour the OSA is conducting. Smale, along with executive director Lisa Beatty and chief technical officer Alex Cheit, […]

Staff Robert Moore Grade 8 student Sara Jackson’s poster is one of the four winners in the Fort Frances Lions’ annual peace poster contest. Other winners from the district included Maria Gilbert (J.W. Walker), Mackenzie Wright (St. Francis), and Gemma Friesen (Crossroads). This year’s theme was “Imagine.” The posters are […]

Heather Latter Shawn Whalen, left, dished up a bowl of chili for Gaydonna Baker yesterday during a chili dinner at the Church of the Holy Spirit here. The meal was a fundraiser for Brittany Martin, who will be heading to Cambodia later this month to volunteer at an orphanage and […]