Dear editor: On Thursday afternoon, at 55+ bowling, “Lefty” went missing! “Lefty” is a wide-base leather running shoe (Shoes for Crews) and no comparison to the sleek Skechers left behind. Skechers was forced to come home with me but returned to the bowling alley the following Saturday in hopes of […]
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1. Why are you running to be MPP for Kenora-Rainy River? I am a corrections officer at the Kenora Jail. Seventeen years ago, when the facility I was working at was closed, I was offered a transfer to either Toronto or Kenora. I didn’t even hesitate. My wife, Zoe, and I […]
Duane Hicks The two local summer roads projects are getting underway in the east end of town. Makkinga Contracting and Equipment Rentals has begun mobilizing materials at the Mill Road overpass and staging the site, Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob told council at its regular meeting Monday night. “The […]
1. Why are you running to be MPP for Kenora-Rainy River? I’m running because this election is a very important one and there’s a lot at stake for Kenora-Rainy River. I made the decision to step up because we need a strong and true voice for the north. We need […]
Submitted Carissa and Cheryl Copenace are excited to participate in Toronto’s first Indigenous Fashion Week, which is being held May 31-June 3 at the Harbourfront Centre there. “Injunuity,” a local Anishinaabe gifts and supplies store run by Cheryl, will be one of 23 artists showcasing their designs for the runway. […]
Duane Hicks A pair of dog walks on Sunday by district Lions clubs fetched funds for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides training school in Oakville, Ont. Here in town, the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club hosted its 13th-annual “Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides” along the La Verendrye […]
Staff Construction of new multi-residential units on the riverfront here will begin this summer. Town council passed a bylaw at its regular meeting Monday night to sell certain municipal lands located at Front Street and Minnie Avenue to 1995031 Ontario Ltd. at a cost of $193,500. Grace Cridland, president of […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Brooklyn Ensign, four, was planting seeds that soon will become cucumbers and radishes on Monday, which marked the first meeting of the Kids’ Garden Club at the Fort Frances Community Garden on Lillie Avenue North. In addition to the cucumbers and radishes, many gardeners were planting beans, lettuce, […]
Sam Odrowski There is no shortage of projects being undertaken by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board in 2018, with a number of new child-care centres set to open their doors for 2019 and 2020. Here in Fort Frances, the DSSAB is funding the operations of the child-care […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Couchiching First Nation historian Glenn Jourdain shared stories about his experience at one of the former residential schools in Fort Frances, St. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School, in a complementary exhibit on the second floor of the Fort Frances Museum. This exhibit features photos and documents obtained by Jourdain […]
Whether vying to be named the “Ultimate Fishing Town” or “Hockeyville,” trying to land the “Kraft Celebration Tour,” or supporting a local group like the “I am Awesome (And I Know it!)” girls’ self-esteem retreat, district residents have answered the call when asked to back an online voting campaign. We […]
Submitted Kayla Allan, a niece of Cheryl Copenace, models “Injunuity” custom-made skirt and jewellery. Copenace and her daughter, Carissa, leave for Winnipeg today to fly to Toronto for the city’s inaugural Indigenous Fashion Week. The mother-daughter duo said their runway look is a new “contemporary indigenous day-wear for women reflecting […]
