Sarah Pruys Three-year-old Lorelai Lake worked on a sand castle Tuesday morning at the Legion Park here. The Best Start Hub held its weekly program, “Sand and Giggles,” from 10:30-11:30 a.m., which drew about 10 children along with their parents/caregivers and younger siblings. The program has activities going on for […]
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Press Release Tickets for this year’s “Quest for the Best,” set for Thursday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre, are now on sale at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office and Canadian Tire. They cost $15 each. Also returning this year is the popular VIP […]
Sarah Pruys A group of young girls participating in Confederation College’s “Baking Creations by Domestic Sugar” showed off their freshly-decorated sugar cookies on Tuesday afternoon. Led by Meghan Spooner, the 15 participants did not waste time after baking the cookies, moving on to making marshmallow fondant flowers to go on […]
Staff Graduating Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Byron Katapaytuk has determined the next step in his hockey career. The reigning SIJHL MVP has committed to play in the CIS this fall for the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay. The 21-year-old from Moose Factory suited up for the local Lakers for three […]
Sarah Pruys Fort Frances Museum summer student Hannah Taylor showed off the new Titanic exhibit there, where visitors can listen to a distress call and try antique morse code machines. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking.
Press Release The Fort Frances Public Library board is pleased to welcome Alicia Subnaik Kilgour as the chief executive officer of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, effective Sept. 4. Kilgour will assume the duties of Margaret Sedgwick, who retired in June after 35 years of service with the […]
Staff A University of Waterloo researcher will speak here tonight about a project he’s currently involved with on the Rainy River. Jeff Muirhead, who is working with fellow Waterloo students, will discuss how fluctuations in the river affect downstream fisheries health, including spawning and adult habitat suitability. Hosted by the […]
Short, sweet, and to the point. That’s my goal as I write this at 4:30 a.m. on a Tuesday—paddling madly against the tide in the procrastination bay of time frames for my column. I’m not sure where the last week went. I lost track of it at “Hello” and then […]
I went to Charlottetown, P.E.I., the birthplace of Confederation, to celebrate Canada Day this year. I was very excited. It felt like an act of patriotism; something I’ve wanted to do since 1967. That year was a big deal for me and, of course, most Canadians. At age 12, the […]
With summer now officially here, visitors from the United States and other provinces can be found all across our region enjoying the natural beauty and outdoor activities it provides. From the accounts I’m receiving, tourism activity appears to be up in our region this summer, which is welcome news for […]
There is no end to the discussion of weather. If it is cloudy, we complain about it. Too much rain and we are not satisfied. Crisp winter days have us complaining about cold car seats. And now with hot summer days, we are complaining about the warmth. We just can’t […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo A potentially early grain harvest may make some producers decide that this is the year to apply manure or compost. Before heading to the field, however, take a few minutes to take a sample of the material and think about the composition of the […]
