Drama Division Friday, April 23 •CLASS A900 First–St. Francis NSL, Grade 6—Corine Bannon) •CLASS A1200-A First–Robert Moore School, Grade 4—Mrs. Donald) •CLASS A1200-B First–Robert Moore School, Grade 5—Mrs. Donald) •CLASS A700-C Huffman School, Kindergarten/Grade 1–Karen Peltomaki (non-competitive) •CLASS A703-A First–J.W. Walker School, Grades 2 and 3–J. Johanson •CLASS A703-B First–Robert […]
District News
Staff District residents are being reminded to stay safe when crossing railroad tracks in conjunction with “Rail Safety Week.” The theme for this year’s campaign is “No compromise: no accidents-no injuries-no fatalities,” noted local CN police officer Cst. Pete LeDrew. Local CN police, with the help of Treaty #3 police […]
Staff As dry conditions continue in Northwestern Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources responded to 21 new blazes in the West Fire Region over the weekend, including a couple in Fort Frances District. Fort Frances Fire #17 was reported north of town, near a cabin on Rainy Lake, on Saturday […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—The Town of Fort Frances will have to wait to find out whether or not it will be permitted to maintain and use Pither’s Point Park again this year after a judge reserved decision on a motion brought before Superior Court in Thunder Bay on Thursday. Mayor Roy […]
Drama Division (English) Thursday, April 22 •CLASS A60-D First–Tianna Veldhuisen Second–Nicholas Veldhuisen •CLASS A600-C First–Tyler Hamm •CLASS A601-DI First–Kendall Stamler Second–Wanetta Petkau/Hasnube Jirbeksib (tie) •CLASS A601-DII First–Ben Mast Second–Hannah Veldhuisen, Meaghan Woolsey, and Jennie Dyck (tie) •CLASS A601-A First–Jeff Dyck Second–Nathanial Clink •CLASS A601-B First–Teddy Frazer-Duck •CLASS A500-B First–Callahan Wiedenhoeft […]
Vocal Division Tuesday, April 20 •CLASS V126 First–Kennedy Latimer Second–Taylor Shouldice •CLASS V138F First–Emily Turcotte •CLASS V138M First–Nelson Bragg •CLASS V139 First—Katelyn Shortreed Second–Rebecca Sokoliuk •CLASS V108 First–Emily Turcotte Second–Nelson Bragg •CLASS V109 First–Katelyn Shortreed •CLASS V110 First–Lauren Gurski •CLASS V180 First–Lauren Gurski Second– Nelson Bragg, Emily Turcotte, and Rebecca […]
Staff Students with the Northwest Catholic District School Board worked together to raise more than $2,700 to help out earthquake-ravaged Haiti as part of their Lenten project. Students at St. Francis School here raised a total of $ $1,090.45. Those at St. Patrick’s (Atikokan) raised $152, with St. Joseph’s students […]
Dave Ogilvie The weather was just about perfect for the Emo’s 42nd-annual “Spring Fever Days” festivities on April 15-17. The three-day event involved local businesses and organizations from Emo and the surrounding area. On Thursday, the official opening of the annual event focused on the kick-off of the Nestor Falls […]
Staff Longtime Rainy River District School Board trustee Dan Belluz has filed his nomination papers to run again in fall’s municipal election. “I’m running again to be part of a board that can provide the best educational system in the district for our students and ensure that student success is […]
Peggy Revell There were rockets, plants, potatoes, maple syrup, tornadoes, and more as students from as far away as Red Lake were at J.W. Walker School here Saturday to compete in the 2010 Sunset Country Regional Science Fair. And of these 25 students from Grades 4-8, three now will be […]
Vocal Division Monday, April 19 •CLASS V100 First–Joelle Bruyere •CLASS V101 First–Star Jewell Martin Second–Carmen Hebert •CLASS V102 First–Ali Jackson/Maggie LeMesurier (tie) •CLASS V103 First–McKenna Begin Second–Anne Jean •CLASS V145 First–Isaac Firth Second–Faith Pollard •CLASS V146 First–Alyssa Vandrunen Second–Natasha Peters •CLASS V106 First–Taylor Shouldice •CLASS V168 First–Jade Green Second–Emma Dykstra […]
Press Release Fort Frances OPP is seeking public assistance in locating Fort Frances resident Caitlin Henderson. The 16-year-old was last seen at 9 p.m. yesterday (April 19) when she left her residence on her bicycle and did not return. Police determined her bicycle route included the waterfront. Henderson is described […]
