Damon Jack, a student in Colette Bowles’ Grade 3/4 class, sampled a book Friday during the Scholastic Book Fair at Robert Moore School here. The book fair continued Monday through today. —Duane Hicks photo

Heather Latter Lt. Dennis Maybury was left to clean up a charred mess on the front lawn of the Salvation Army this morning after someone set to fire to bags of donations left outside the Thrift Store. A neighbour contacted police shortly after the incident occurred sometime between 8-8:30 p.m. […]

Heather Latter Kaleb Woods, 10, took advantage of the nice fall weather yesterday by practising some tricks on his scooter at the local skate park.

Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis, left, joined Cindy Petsnick and Dave Petsnick for a ribbon-cutting at Revco Carpet Centre here Friday afternoon to celebrate the fact the business is now selling Beachcomber Hot Tubs. Family, friends, customers, and dignitaries came by to wish Revco staff well as well as check […]

Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Dustin Stevens gave a few pointers to local novice netminder Kade Oster on Saturday morning during a goaltending clinic at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The clinic was one of a number of activties that took place on and off the ice during the Fort […]

Duane Hicks The town recently put up eye-catching new signs at both the Fort Frances Cemetery and Riverview Cemetery. The signs mirror the design seen on streets signs put up in recent years elsewhere around the community.

Lucas Punkari Abe Germain watched his drive sail off into the distance at the Heron Landing driving range yesterday afternoon as he participated in a Muskie golf team practice. Germain, along with teammates Brandon Sinclair and James Brown, are gearing up for the NWOSSAA championships, which will be held next […]

Duane Hicks Abbie Kenny, a student in Colette Bowles’ Grade 3/4 class, checked out the selection for sale during the Scholastic Book Fair this morning at Robert Moore School here. The book fair will continue Monday through Wednesday.

Duane Hicks “Namaste” is just one of the pieces comprising Lindsay Joy Hamilton’s new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre.

Lucas Punkari Randy Steffan, left, and James Dick of Cimco Refigeration from Winnipeg were hard at work this morning as they continued the installation of a new ice plant “chiller” unit at the Ice For Kids Arena. The installation process is expected to be completed Saturday night, with the ice-making […]

Heather Latter Métis author David Bouchard played one of his Native flutes for Early Learning students Piper Felix, Joelle McKinnon, and Amelia Tanguay while visiting Robert Moore School yesterday. His presentation to the school’s youngest students focused on the power of literacy and joy of reading, while he shared stories […]

Heather Latter Samantha Halliday and her mom, Sandra McNay, carried the flag as more than 118 participants set out on the local Terry Fox Run at the Sorting Gap Marina on Sunday afternoon, raising more than $9,700 for cancer research.