Submitted Here’s an image from Calder’s film, “Keewaydah,” which tells the Chanie Wenjack story from another point of view–that of a Métis woman who grew up in Fort Frances before moving to Toronto. Calder uses the time- and labour-intensive process of stop motion animation to bring her “actors” to life.
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Press Release New Gold Inc. last week announced its 2017 third-quarter results and provided an update on the start-up of the company’s Rainy River mine north of Barwick, Ont. “We are pleased to report that we continued to deliver on our priorities in the third quarter,” stated Hannes Portmann, president […]
Duane Hicks Canada’s first inquest into the treatment of First Nations’ children in residential schools took place in 1966. The hearing was sparked by the death of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old Anishinabe boy who ran away from an abusive school and froze to death alone in the bush. Decades later, […]
Duane Hicks The “Candy Man” (Tim Weaver) offered up sweet treats to “Sophie” (Alexis Latter) in a scene from Borealis Bards’ production of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” on Sunday afternoon at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. The musical, which was part of the Backus 2017-18 Performing Arts Series […]
Expect periods of snow tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (27 F). Tomorrow will see partly cloudy skies and occasional flurries, with a high of four (38) and low around minus-six (22). Cloudy skies are forecast for Friday, along with a high of one (34) and low dipping […]
Duane Hicks June Wood of Nexus Community Savings (above) handed out a treat to Amelia Tanguay during yesterday’s “Trunk or Treat” at the library parking lot while, at right, Isabel DeGagne pretended to be scared of Sunset Protection Systems’ crew Jesse Adair, far left, dad, Dan DeGagne, Tyler Nielson, and […]
There is new hope the strike by more than 12,000 faculty at Ontario’s 24 colleges–now into its third week–could be resolved soon. It was revealed late this morning that both sides in the dispute have agreed to return to the bargaining table tomorrow. That’s the right decision. The faculty, represented […]
Duane Hicks Outreach worker Heather Johnson, left, was happy to receive a $5,000 donation from Victor Gustafson of the Emo Food Bank & Thrift Store last Friday. The donation will help kickstart a fundraising campaign to open a new women’s resource centre here.
Duane Hicks Maybe it’s the busy time of year. Maybe it’s the theme. No matter the precise cause, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural “Pasta Palooza” cook-off slated for this Friday (Nov. 3) has been cancelled due to not enough participants. As of Monday morning, only four of a […]
Duane Hicks Jolene Richert, left, along with her dynamic daughter duo of Mellodey and Cadance Sinclair, welcomed trick-or-treaters Harrison Stainke and Jastra Bell to her Epicure “Batcave” during “Trunk or Treat” yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre parking lot. Meanwhile, below, Sarah Mueller and Samantha Clifford of […]
Duane Hicks Whether it’s candy canes, sugar plums, cookies, or chocolate, the holidays are all about sweets. It’s only fitting then that the theme for the 2017 “Community Christmas Parade,” set for Saturday, Dec. 2, is “Christmas Candyland.” Parade co-ordinator Scott Krienke-Turvey is enthusiastic about spearheading the event for a […]
Nicholas Donaldson Miles Kupila is celebrating 20 years since he first began his own business, Kupila’s Sound Centre, in a shop next to his house in Devlin. Kupila said he’s seen a lot in the past two decades, and enjoys watching how the people and the technology he works with […]
