Grade 12 student Jacy Gagne showed off what she learned during her co-op placement at the Fort Frances Dental Centre during the high school’s “Co-op Display Day” that was held in the cafeteria on Thursday. She spoke to students and staff about her experience observing procedures and learning about dental […]
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Above, John Malgo, left, Linda Hamilton, Coun. John McTaggart, Shannon Schmidt, OPP Sgt. Ann McEwen, Gage Mitchell, Grady Holden and OPP Insp. Nathan Schmidt manned the volunteer lines at Walmart for the annual “Stuff-A-Cruiser” event to collect donations of non-perishable food items for area food banks and the Salvation army. […]
Sam Odrowski
A planned cut to legal aid funding in April 2020 has been cancelled but a 30 percent budget cut made earlier this year has been made permanent. Ontario’s attorney general, Doug Downey, announced on Monday that current funding levels will continue as is. “The good news there is that there […]
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Earlier this year, a Fort Frances municipal councillor requested information from the province about waiving the repayment of a $23 million loan that was given to Resolute Forest Products for the local mill. The funding was designated for the construction of a bio-mass boiler at the mill, which was completed, […]
Three-year-old Axle Paterson couldn’t help but smile as he got his picture taken with Santa and told him what he wanted for Christmas this year at the Emo Arena during “Holly Daze” on Saturday. Maverick Judson of MJ Interactive Photography was on hand all afternoon to take photos of youngsters […]
Submitted The Caf Co. manager Heather Calder, left, CICE students Andrew Yerxa, Carrie Jolicoeur and Jacob Vandermeer, and NCDS executive director Nicke Paddock showed off the smoothies the students made as part of a collaboration between the two groups. The CICE students learned about food preparation and safety from the […]
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Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS) acting Sgt. Dylan Simard, left, volunteer Christine Jourdain, and T3PS Const. Dylan McGinnis collected donations for “Stuff-a-Cruiser” outside of Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo on Saturday. Volunteers across the district gave their time Saturday to accept donations from shoppers which will help bolster district food banks […]
Brinneal Hagarty, left, and her brother, Seamus, set up their “Sweets and Treats” business at the Emo Arena for its “Holly Jolly Vendor Event” during the annual “Holly Daze” celebrations on Saturday. A variety of vendors had tables during the event selling everything from homemade preserves to oils and vinegars. […]
Sam Odrowski
Individuals living outside of Fort Frances will have a reduced financial burden when using the town’s facilities in 2020. Following a 5-2 vote, council passed a motion to eliminate non-resident user fees on a one-year trial basis. It is hoped that through the elimination of non-resident user fees, more people […]
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Tammy McNally
Tammy McNally
The Emo arena was definitely a busy place to be on Saturday. There were all kinds of hockey going on downstairs while upstairs was the vendors craft show. There were 28 vendor tables that ranged from Shannon Carlson’s Jack’s Natural Dog Treats and Dawn-Marie’s painted signs to the 4D mascara […]
Grade 12 student Amber Audette, who has a co-op placement in a communications class at the school, focused her display on the process of silk screening, where a photo is printed by hand onto a screen using paint. Audette also really enjoyed learning about Photoshop during her placement. -Sam Odrowski […]
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In the wake of last week’s Speech from the Throne by the newly-elected Liberal government, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Marcus Powlowski said he looks forward to passing a federal tax cut for working and middle-class Canadians. This government’s throne speech placed special emphasis on working with Canada’s different regions to […]
