Press Release The first district chess tournament since 2009 was held at Crossroads School in Devlin back on May 3. Some 58 students attended from Crossroads, S.C.A.P., and Robert Moore School. Each player had five games throughout the tournament, and was ranked according to wins, losses, or draws. The top […]
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Nicholas Donaldson F/Sgt. DeGagne walked with the reviewing officer, local Justice of the Peace Pat Clysdale-Cornell, through the ranks of the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadets at its annual ceremonial review last Wednesday night. Clysdale-Cornell inspected the cadets, then later gave a speech praising the program and the […]
Clora McEvoy, left, was honoured with a 65-year pin for service by Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary Br. #29 president Alfreda Easton during the honours and awards ceremony Saturday afternoon.
Duane Hicks “Growing up in a small town such as this gave me such memories of friendship and fun. It’s great to look back and reminisce Fort Frances to me is number one.” The words of a poem written by Ruth Caldwell sum up why it’s no surprise she was […]
Duane Hicks Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary Br. #29 members May Matheson, left, Alfreda Easton, Joanne Gosselin, and Gwen Westover proudly showed off their 50-year pins during Saturday afternoon’s ceremony.
Press Release A community organization based in Emo has been approved by the province to operate a new child care centre at the west end of the district. But it now is calling on the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board to come to the table with its support. […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms and an overnight low of 11 C (52 F). Tomorrow also will be cloudy, with a high of 24 (75) and low around 12 (54). Increasing cloudiness is forecast for Friday, along with a high of 25 (77) […]
The rash of used needles being discarded carelessly around town is a community health issue that needs to be addressed immediately. Seemingly concerned more about defending its needle exchange program, the local Northwestern Health Unit looks to be downplaying the matter–blaming social media for making the problem seem more widespread […]
Nicholas Donaldson Austin Kreger of ‘Double E’ Sheep Shearing, a company based in Yorkton, Sask., sheared the final sheep at Willow-Mor Farms in Burriss. Kreger and his co-worker, Russell-John Eddy, sheared about 60 sheep for various farmers in the area during their visit here Monday, using a special transportable set-up […]
Press Release Fort Frances High School student Angie Redford has returned home from the Canada-Wide Science Fair with her second-straight bronze medal-this time with partner Anna Schwartz (home-schooled). The pair captured first place in the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair back in April with their project, “A ‘Major’ Experiment with […]
The bathrooms in the renovated units are made to be easy to get into and out of.
