The history of birthdays, politeness, toast, and the lost art of letter-writing. These were the topics of some of the winning speeches from the annual Concours d’art oratoire last Thursday night in Emo, where students from across the district demonstrated their French-speaking ability. This year, 18 students in three divisions […]
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A Kenora resident has lost both his legs after he was run over by a train. The railway closed one of its two main cross-country lines temporarily while Kenora police investigated Saturday, but the company only reported minor disruptions to its cargo service. Wabeseemoong band member Ron Cameron was taken […]
Wildlife is being blamed for a two-and-a-half hour power outage that affected 950 Hydro One customers on Couchiching and in Watten and Halkirk yesterday morning. Rainy Lake First Nation also was affected. A crew was on site to replace a fuse, with power being restored at 11:20 a.m. The outage […]
The summons are out, and dozens of people will be appearing before the judge come April 29 and 30 when Fort Frances Crime Stoppers holds its second-annual “Bail or Jail” at the Memorial Sports Centre. It’s once again being held in conjunction with the local Chamber of Commerce’s home and […]
There are those who talk the talk and those who walk the walk. And then there’s Max Finkelstein. Author, adventurer, poet, lecturer, and, most of all, paddler, Finkelstein was the keynote speaker at the fourth-annual ManOMin Watershed Conference at La Place Rendez-Vous here last week. Finkelstein, who hails from Ottawa, […]
The Rainy River District School Board heard an update from Fort Frances High School principal Gord McCabe at its regular meeting here Tuesday night on the progress of preparations for the Advanced Placement (AP) courses to be offered there in the fall. The AP courses will allow students the opportunity […]
A lot of different players took home awards from the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association’s annual banquet last Friday night. The Robert Steele Memorial Award was presented by Bob and Ross Steele to Craig McTavish. This award is given to the most versatile player in the Midget division. Kevin Mclean came […]
Perhaps the most outstanding credit that can be given to T.O.P.S. #ON3019, a weight loss and control group based in Devlin, is its consistency with a large number of members over the past quarter-century. Both men and women make up this fun-filled club, with members travelling from Fort Frances, Nestor […]
A surprise 60th birthday party for Alton Cates was held at Off Lake Church after the service on Sunday (April 3). Siblings Elmer, Carl, and Margaret were in attendance, along with relatives and friends from Fort Frances. Tom and Jane Graham came from Prince Albert, Sask. for the occasion. Tom […]
He’s known to many as a radio host and outdoor writer. In fishing circles, he’s sometimes known as “Doctor Pyzer.” But at last week’s watershed conference in Fort Frances, he was “Dr. Doom.” Gord Pyzer brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the podium last Thursday afternoon when he […]
“Cup and Dish” is the theme of the Fine Line Art Gallery’s annual spring exhibit, which opened there yesterday. While the public is welcome to drop by the gallery (529 Mowat Ave.) right now, Fine Line co-op member Linda Lovisa noted yesterday that organizers still are waiting for some of […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is finding the 2005 fire season, which runs April 1-Oct. 31, is off to a slow start here. “There’s no fires to report at this time,” MNR fire information officer Deb McLean said this morning. “We had a fairly normal winter, and, in fact, even […]
