Kiera Kowalski Bonnie Doucette, along with Cindy and Samantha Manty, walked a heart-felt lap during the survivors’ ceremony Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club in conjunction with this year’s “Relay for Life.” Participants honoured the survivors’ struggle with cancer during this lap, which was led by the Legion […]
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Duane Hicks Following up on an online survey first launched in April, a local resident officially has brought forth a request for town council to rename Colonization Road in Fort Frances. At its meeting Monday night, council received a letter from Dawson Mihichuk, along with an attached list of nearly […]
of the RRDSB Valedictorian Mackenzie Wright thanked teacher, educators, family members, and friends for their support and wished her classmates well in their future endeavours.
Kiera Kowalski Socorro Galusha (at left) belted out the lyrics to Yael Naim’s “New Soul” during Fort High’s annual graduation ceremony at the Ice For Kids Arena on Thursday evening. She was accompanied by music teacher Lisa Loney on piano. Meanwhile, above, Nasia Kavanaugh and Avery Wilson-Hands duelled in a […]
Duane Hicks Borderland is beautiful during the summer months, providing no shortage of creative inspiration. Why not take advantage of it and make art outside? Thanks to Community Living Fort Frances and District (CLFFD), and a grant from the Moffat Family Fund, local art therapist Lindsay Hamilton will be hosting […]
Dear editor: As a long-time resident of the Golden Age Manor in Emo, I would like to make a comment on the recent addition to beauty of our village. You have probably heard that the Emo and District Lions Club was celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Lions. They are […]
Nicholas Donaldson Students at J.W. Walker School enjoyed the sunshine as they spent the final moments of the school year playing with friends on the playground there. Last Thursday marked the last day of school for students across the district.
Kiera Kowalski Marg Rousseau, left, and Wendy Stevens compared the number of beads they had on their strings during the annual “Relay for Life” on Saturday afternoon. Each bead represented one lap around the track inside the Fort Frances Curling Club. Meanwhile, below, Jodi McGinnis led this year’s “Relay” participants […]
Brittany Bowman The ceremony included a slide show of each grad accompanied by pictures from when they were younger.
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter The Ice For Kids Arena was a sea of purple last Thursday evening. Proud family members and friends looked on Fort High’s Class of 2017 crossed the stage–beaming–to accept their Ontario Secondary School Diplomas. Camera clicks and cheers could be heard as each graduate accepted their diploma. […]
The big day soon will be upon us: the anniversary of the birth of a nation 150 years ago. Our country has come a long way since the British colonies known as the Province of Canada (formerly Upper and Lower Canada), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick came together to form […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual “Canada Day Cash Lottery” draw is set for at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Riverside has the goal of selling out to mark the special celebration of its 20-year anniversary. With only 2,500 tickets printed, it is close to its goal with […]
