Courtney Anderson, five, cuddled up with a bunny at the annual Easter Market at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday. Lowey’s Greenhouse brought in an assortment of Easter lilies, mums, hydrangeas, and azaleas, as well as the two bunnies for the children to pet. The market, which ran Thursday […]
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Mark Kowalchuk, left, chair of the “Building for the Future” campaign, and chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick, right, graciously received a generous pledge of $5,000—$1,000 over five years—from local resident Deloris Camirand, centre, during the launch of the new library campaign last month. The public is reminded that they can make […]
Skylar Big George was all smiles after getting a bag of treats from the Easter Bunny during a visit to the Fort Frances Day Care on Thursday afternoon. —Duane Hicks photo
The younger members of the Steve Tucker Family band sang a few gospel songs for the crowd gathered at the Rendez-Vous for the Kiwanis Good Friday breakfast. The ever-popular event, which saw about 250 people come out for a delicious breakfast buffet, also featured guest speaker Pastor Jeff Plett of […]
Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft will be asking Fort Frances town council this evening to contribute to the new bursary fund being established in honour of the late Struchan Gilson, a former councillor and well-known teacher and coach. Coun. Wiedenhoeft said this morning that since his letter to the editor ran in […]
The annual Easter Market runs today (April 5) until 6 p.m. and again Saturday, April 7 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on McIrvine Road (just north of Canadian Tire). There also will be Ukrainian egg-decorating demonstrations. A Family Unity Awareness Event, presented by the Social […]
The Muskie badminton program enjoyed strong results at the NorWOSSA qualifier held yesterday at Fort High, with 11 members advancing to the league finals next Wednesday in Kenora. In the junior girls’ singles division, Muskie Heidi Emond took first place while teammate Shawnee Morriseau finished third. Meanwhile, Brooke Paterson and […]
With the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Home & Leisure Show coming up April 27-28 at the Memorial Sports Centre, organizers are busy lining up the exhibitors and activities that make it an annual success. Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said this morning that about 40 exhibitors have signed up […]
FORT FRANCES—Service Canada has received permission to offer passport receiving services in Fort Frances—and expects it to be up and running at month’s end. “All of the preliminary checking and verification to expedite faster processing of passports, and eliminate the need for people to travel to either Winnipeg or Thunder […]
Tiffany Whalen, left, and Shanna Ewald, two peer leaders with the local Youth Action Alliance, showed off their new anti-smoking display at Fort France High School yesterday. The students made a large cross-section of a cigarette filled with shredded paper, colour-coded with a list of chemicals—some toxic—found in cigarettes.—Melanie Béchard […]
Chelsey DeGagne thanked the Easter Bunny for the gift of sweet treats as Laurel Basaraba looked on yesterday at the Fort Frances Nursery School. —Melanie Béchard photo
The junior skaters portrayed cheerleaders during the Border Skating Club’s performance of “High School Musical” on Saturday. The show also ran Sunday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena. —Heather Ogilvie photo
