It seems like only yesterday to some people, but it’s actually been 10 years since the first Chapple Heritage Days was held in 1999 on the Both farm north of Barwick. This year’s 10th-annual celebration began Friday evening with a bonfire, wiener roast, and some good-old fashioned music. “I think […]
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The “World’s Longest Barbecue” stretched across Canada this past Saturday, including at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here. “The idea is that one day a year, the whole country tries to cook or prepare local foods,” said Pat Clysdale-Cornell of Cornell Farms. The event was started by Canadian author and […]
FORT FRANCES—Given a recent rash of break-ins here, more and more Fort Frances residents are arming their homes with security systems—and thinking twice about leaving their doors unlocked. Over the past seven months, there have been 73 reported break-ins in town, 50 of which remain unsolved, Fort Frances OPP Sgt. […]
Dan DeGagné, owner of Sunset Lock and Security here, checked out the keypad on a new home security system he installed in a Fort Frances residence last week.
Laura Godbout was busy cooking up local food for “The World’s Longest Barbecue” event on Saturday at the local farmers’ market.
Christine Jourdain pointed out her father, Glenn, in one of the old hockey team photos from St. Marguerite’s School during the opening of the museum’s exhibit on local residential schools last Thursday morning.
June Etienne, Lloyd Wheatley, and Freeda Carmody took part in their weekly SAGE (Sage Advice and Gentle Exercise for Seniors) class at Guthrie United Church in Devlin. The group, sponsored by the Emo-La Vallee-Chapple Healthy Commnuities Coalition, meets once a week for activities such as Tai-Chi.
Local Youth Action Alliance leaders Tiffany Whalen and Andrew Morrish have been working hard to organize a Regional Day of Action here Aug. 12. The duo also want to work with town council to implement more “butt stops” at town parks and beaches.
Jim Jackson spent a good part of Saturday morning giving people rides around the Both Farm in a 1927 Whippet, which once was owned by his father. Jackson said he remembers learning to drive in the area which is now the site of Sturgeon Creek School.
Bugsy Morrisseau gave it a good stroke as teammates Harry and Sandra Morrisseau watched her putt eventually drop into the cup for a par save during the Treaties 1-11 fundraiser golf tournament Monday at Heron Landing. Twenty-two teams participated, with the foursome of Colin Drombolis, Brian Beers, Shane Bliss, and […]
FORT FRANCES—Almost a quarter-of-a-million dollars to repair and maintain social housing units across the district has been given to the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board by the provincial government. “The province is recognizing that a lot of the buildings are starting to get older, and a lot of […]
While tick season seems to be dragging on a little longer than usual this summer, there’s been few signs of their Lyme disease-causing cousins, the deer tick (or black-legged tick), in the Kenora-Rainy River catchment area. Al Mathers, environmental health officer with the Northwestern Health Unit, said they’ve been on […]
