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Ken Kellar Hilary Tuesday, left, received the Academic Award of Excellence from Anne Renaud, the Dean of Confederation College’s School of Access and Success during the college’s 2019 convocation Monday at the Townshend Theatre. The Academic Awards of Excellence are presented to graduates who receive the highest academic standing from […]

Ken Kellar Allie Brechtefeld, centre, cut the ribbon to officially open her store, “Kenton Creations,” last Thursday with help from building owner Jennifer Horton, left, and contractor Nathan Caul. Brechtefeld’s store, located in the basement of Curvy Chick (256 Scott St.), offers a wide range of products for newborns, infants […]

Ken Kellar RRDSB chair Raymond Roy, left, presented Doug Olson and Jackie Dupuis-Brandli with Employee of the Year awards last Tuesday. Olson is a custodian at Crossroads School while Dupuis-Brandli is the librarian at Fort Frances High School.

Ken Kellar Rachel Ball, left, helped Megan Ross and Dennis Roach navigate the menu at Neighbours Modern Diner on Thursday morning. The new restaurant, located in the old Pizza Hut building, opened for its first day of business at 6 a.m. that day. Neighbours Modern Diner offers customers a selection […]

Ken Kellar The lead walkers of the 2019 Passport to Pride March, including Grand Marshal Trevor Bonot, centre, and 93.1 The Border’s Caitlin Hartlen, crossed the bridge between International Falls, Mn. and Fort Frances on Saturday. Pride Week+ organizer Doug Judson said that more than 300 people gathered in Smokey […]

Ken Kellar Percy Champagne, left, received a Bus Driver of the Year award from Nikki Wilson during the school board’s meeting last Tuesday evening. Champagne drives the Nestor Falls school bus and was lauded for his friendly, professional relationship with the students and his investment to the school by attending […]

Marc Stuempfle Mayor June Caul, far left, Borderland Pride co-chair Peter Howie, and Pride March Grand Marshal Trever Bonot watched the Agency One Drum Group drum and sing to open the ceremony Saturday at the Rainy Lake Square for the 300 participants who took part in the Passport to Pride […]

Glenn Green and Carol VandenEngel got ready to set off from the Point on the last leg of their cross-Canada journey on Thursday. The pair began their 8,515 km canoe journey in 2017 as they set off from Ottawa towards the east coast, with the following year seeing them complete […]

Marc Stuempfle “True North” got the crowd worked up during the Fort Fabulous Drag Show at Club 88 on Friday night. True North displayed some slick moves with greased back hair, manly muscle, and a boisterous attitude. The audience cheered and clapped begging for more, energizing the performance.

Marc Stuempfle Rae Spoon rocked the stage Thursday evening during the second concert in the Rainy Lake Square Concert Series. Spoon, an award-winning non-binary musician and author performed songs from their newest album, “Rae Spoon With Jesus And His Judgemental Father.” Many people turned out to enjoy the musical festivities […]

File Bryden Strachan, pictured with Northern Lights School of Skating owner/director Ashley Cumming at the NLSS’s achievements and awards gala back in March, was recently honoured as Skate Canada’s 2019 Skate Ontario Section CanSkater of the year.