Duane Hicks RRFDC chair Gord Armstrong presented Alicia Armstrong of StyLush Salon with the New Business Award. Armstrong assumed ownership of the former Celeste’s Beauty Salon back on Feb. 1 and, along with her team, has continued to proudly provide clientele with salon services.
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Duane Hicks The local BDO Canada office once again is looking to local residents to help “Drive Away Hunger” over the next few weeks. From Sept. 21-Oct. 12, BDO will be accepting donations of canned goods and other non-perishable foods on Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:40 p.m. at its […]
April Cormack, left, Marcia McArthur, and Gaydonna Baker were among the 45 women and men who walked, ran, and rode along La Verendrye Parkway here Sunday afternoon during the annual Terry Fox Run here. The event, which raised more than $3,000, once again was organized by the Fort Frances Volunteer […]
Duane Hicks Die-hard supporters of the “Marathon of Hope,” George Walsh and his brother, Sandy Stalker, proudly flew the Terry Fox flag at the local run here Sunday afternoon. While Walsh took this year off from fundraising for the event, he’s raised well over $100,000 in the past 38 years. […]
Submitted Shelby Larson and Jeff Gustafson with their second-place trophies at the Crow Lake Classic this past weekend.
Duane Hicks Benjamin Sletmoen, frontline manager at Tim Hortons here, received the Customer Services (Business) award from Teresa Hazel, representing award sponsor The Westend Weekly.
Press Release Last Thursday, leaders from Northern Ontario’s indigenous and non-indigenous communities prepared a historic framework that will be used to bring communities, industry, and government together with a common goal to achieve sustainable and shared economic development prosperity. The Transforming Ontario’s North (TON) Summit used a grassroots approach to […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The second-annual “Run for the Donut” is planned and ready to go. Runners are advised to lace up their shoes and start preparing for the 5K race hosted by the Rainy Running Club, the Municipality of Emo, and the “Run for the Donut” committee. You are invited […]
Press Release In order to improve mobility network performance, Tbaytel will be performing scheduled network upgrade maintenance tomorrow (Sept. 20) from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. During this time, Tbaytel mobility customers in the Atikokan area may experience service disruptions or outages to their Tbaytel HSPA mobility service, including voice calls, data […]
Duane Hicks Ted and Ruth Brockie of Brockie’s Jewellers were recognized for their outstanding contribution, and years of dedication, to the local business community last Wednesday evening during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 22nd-annual business awards at La Place Rendez-Vous. The Brockies, who retired earlier this year after owning […]
Duane Hicks Melanie Williams, of Party Rock DJ Services, took a moment’s break from her emcee duties last Wednesday evening to accept the Home Based Business award from award sponsor Mark Caron of M.L. Caron Electric. –Duane Hicks photos
“Winter Solstice,” at left, is a depiction of the Rocky Inlet ski trails where Cher Pruys spends as much time as she can skiing. Her husband, Mark, is in front and the dancing sunlight between the trees and off the snow was “just incredible,” noted Pruys. “Midnight in London,” above, […]
