Grade 10 student Colin Angus volunteered to be strapped to a backboard by paramedic supervisor Ed Carlson, left, and paramedic Doug Rydell on Friday as part of a demonstration of what it’s like to be rescued from a vehicle crash.
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A time-honoured Scandinavian tradition, the Zion Lutheran Church here will hold its Saint Lucia festival on Sunday, Dec. 2. The service will take place at 5:30 p.m., with a Scandinavian dinner to follow at 6. The price is $13.50, with tickets on sale at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts until Friday […]
Magnus Theatre is excited to present “Half Life,” a compelling play focused on the autumn years of life. This heartfelt story, sprinked with gentle humour throughout, is beautifully told by award-winning playwright John Mighton. The play runs from Nov. 29-Dec. 15. Set against a backdrop of wartime stories and half-forgotten […]
The only way to know whether you have been exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is by getting an HIV test. If you test positive, knowing your HIV status will enable you to access treatment, learn how to avoid re-infection, stay healthy, and protect those around you from becoming infected. […]
Pilot, trapper, hunting guide, sled-dog racer—Betty Berger Lessard carved an extraordinary life for herself out of the rugged wilderness of the Canadian Shield. Born in Fort Frances in July, 1915, Lessard spent almost all of her 82 years living in a remote log cabin on the pristine shores of Namakan […]
Heather McLeod, co-host of Voyage North on CBC Radio, read the fifth stave of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at the Knox United Church here Sunday. The dramatic presentation, hosted by CBC Radio and the Voyageur Lions Club, also featured performances by the Borderland Choral Bells and the Knox United […]
Bethany Sinninghe created an edible Christmas tree out an ice cream cone and other goodies at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. The museum hosted a Christmas open house, where patrons also could listen to the Borderland Community Orchestra Ensemble and enjoy refreshments.
Members and staff of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s STEP Centre program put a lot of hard work into making this “Frosty the Snowman” float for the 50th-annual “Parade of Lights” on Saturday. They were awarded the first-place prize for best decorated float.
David Moen (33) hit the ice to take away any scoring chances from the Dryden Eagles on Friday night. Moen let in two goals – his highest mark in league play on the season – and was tested infrequently in his first match against the Eagles, giving up a couple […]
Cheryl Curtis, owner of Meyer’s Clothing in Emo, held up the Beautiful Baby Contest pictures in preparation for “Holly Daze” this Friday and Saturday.
With the draw date coming up Feb. 23, tickets sales are off and running for the “elimination raffle” in support of the “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign. “These tickets are great Christmas gift ideas,” campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk said last Thursday. “People are already buying multiple tickets, both to […]
The Portage Avenue underpass will remain open to one lane of traffic until further notice as the town decides what to do about removing steel sheet pilings from the west wall of the structure. While the town announced last week that both lanes of traffic through the Portage Avenue underpass […]
