Staff A grass fire last night on Eighth Street near the curling club was the latest in a rash of fires in the area. Fire Chief Frank Sheppard said firefighters responded to the blaze around 10 p.m. The fire, which actually consisted of several small fires in an area, did […]
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Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual spring luncheon is quickly approaching. The popular event is close to sold out but there still are a handful of tickets available for any ladies hoping to attend. Entitled “Bring the Outside In,” the indoor picnic-style event goes this Sunday (May […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will hold a community barbecue next Thursday (May 7) in conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week (May 3-9). Running from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the fire hall, free hotdogs and refreshments will be served up. There also will be information booths, displays, and […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a house fire on the 900 block of Phair Avenue yesterday. The occupants of the home escaped uninjured although the residence was damaged extensively. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. The fire department also was called out late […]
Cameron Penney Dr. Eva Olsson visited Fort High last Tuesday to share her message on bullying, bystanders, and compassion for others. In 1944, she was a 19-year-old girl living in Nazi-occupied Hungry. She described herself as naive at the time, and believed the war would be over soon. “We lived […]
Heather Latter Nathan DeGagne spent last weekend pushing his daughter on a swing and playing catch with his son. And it’s all thanks to an organ donor. The 33-year-old Fort Frances resident received a new heart in August after being on the transplant list for 15 months. “Without an organ […]
Vocal Division (Friday, April 24) •Contemporary Solo, 7 and 8 years—1. Piper Lidkea (Honours) 2. Tatum Lexus Martin (Honours) •Musical Theatre, Ballad, Solo, 6 years and under—1. Alexis Latter (First Class Honours) •Musical Theatre, Ballad, Solo, 11 and 12 years—1. Carmen Hebert (Honours) 2. Naomi Dunn (Honours) •Musical Theatre, Ballad, […]
the OPP Shortly after 2 a.m. on Saturday, members of the Rainy River District OPP observed a suspicious motor vehicle near Elizabeth Street West and York Avenue here. Police conducted a check and, after speaking with the driver, determined he had been drinking. A 21-year-old Winnipeg male was arrested and […]
Vocal Division (Thursday, April 23) •Classroom Choruses, Kindergarten (English)—1. (tie) Robert Moore School Early Learning Class (First Class Honours) and J.W. Walker School Early Learning Class (First Class Honours) •Classroom Choruses, Grade 1 (English)—1. Robert Moore School Grade 1 Class (Honours) •Classroom Choruses, Grade 3 (English)—1. Donald Young School Grade […]
Instrumental (Tuesday, April 21) •String Solo, Scale Arpeggio Piece, Guitar—1. Scott Jolicoeur (Honours) •Guitar Solo, Method Courses, Level 1—1. Connor Dent (Honours) •Violin Solo, Method Courses, Level 1—1. Katrina Klug (Honours) •Guitar Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 1—1. Reese Jolicoeur (Honours) •Guitar Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 3—1. Scott Jolicoeur (Honours) •Guitar […]
Heather Latter See a need, fill a need. That was Bigweld’s slogan in the 2005 movie “Robots,” and it is a quote that always has stayed with Pam Johnson. That’s why she and her sister, Sandra Wayash-Calder, decided to open “Odawayigamig” at 271 Scott St.—a store that will feature and […]
Heather Latter The new president and CEO of Riverside Health Care feels as though he has returned “home.” Theodore (Ted) Scholten began his new position April 1, but this isn’t his first time working in the health-care system locally. Scholten owned an occupational therapy consulting services business in Fort Frances. […]
