Staff Angie Redford and Anna Schwartz earned gold medals in the senior division during the Sunset Country regional science fair Saturday at Fort Frances High School. Redford and Schwartz, both representing the Rainy River District School Board, will be heading to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Regina in May. Their […]
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Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Emo Fire and Emergency Service is seeking applicants for the position of paid on-call firefighter. Firefighters are paid on a flat rate, based upon the activity. Practices happen about twice a month for about two to two-and-a-half hours, with the occasional extra practice. Other responsibilities include […]
Duane Hicks How might the Town of Fort Frances effectively use the future Rainy Lake Square year-round–and attract both locals and tourists of all demographics to the area? Sixteen Fort Frances High School students in the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program participated in a highly-engaging and exciting Innovation, Creativity […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s revitalization of the Rainy River “Ag Day” has been deemed a success. RRFA board member Rick Neilson handled the evaluation sheets filled out by guests and was very happy with the results. He said there was a lot of positive feedback and […]
Submitted With a steady hand, Pat Basaraba decorated her egg during a workshop on Psyanky Easter eggs, led by Lindsay Hamilton, on Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. Twenty participants took part. A workshop on making Easter wreaths, led by Jen Coats, will be held next Wednesday (April 12) […]
Press Release Ontario now is accepting applications for the new Ontario Student Assistance Program, which is making tuition free for more than 210,000 students. Premier Kathleen Wynne met with high school students at Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School in Toronto last Wednesday to talk about how the new O.S.A.P. […]
Duane Hicks Davis Jackson, left, Chris Silver, and Blake Kellar brainstormed ideas as to how to get the community to effectively use the future Rainy Lake Square year-round during an exercise Friday afternoon in the Shaw Room at the Fort Frances Public Library.
Submitted byBrittany Bowman Big Grassy First Nation joined Skyway Canada at the Stratton Curling Club last Thursday to participate in a curling clinic led by siblings and Canadian mixed curling champs Trevor Bonot and Jackie McCormick. The students from Big Grassy were able to learn safety tips about the sport […]
Submitted byBrittany Bowman April 1 often is a day of jokes and trickery. This April Fool’s story, however, is a tale of truth, love, bravery, and, most importantly, family. Tyson Penner was fishing from land on Lake of the Woods like the 17-year-old has done many times before. This particular […]
With construction slated to start as soon as the weather permits, and a completion date set for Aug. 1, no doubt town residents are getting anxious to see the vacant lot where the old Rainy Lake Hotel once sat blossom into the new Rainy Lake Square. Although the word “market” […]
Submitted Anna Schwartz, left, and Angie Redford, were all smiles after their project, “A ‘Major’ Experiment with ‘Minor’ Results,” earned them the gold medal in the senior division at this year’s regional science fair. The pair next will be heading to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Regina in May.
Duane Hicks Ashton Brenna, left, Doug deBernardeaux, and Adam Onichuk, along with Ryan Ball (not picture), pitched their ideas as to how might students support activities for the future Rainy Lake Square to attract young locals and tourists during an exercise Friday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library.
