Heather Latter Leading Seaman Chelsea Barron, with the 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Fort Frances, learned plenty of war history while taking part in a pilgrimage to France and Belgium earlier this month. The Grade 8 student from J.W. Walker School here was one of 40 cadets who travelled […]
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Duane Hicks Depression is not a normal part of aging. That’s the message behind a presentation next Tuesday (April 24) from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Valley Adult Learning Association office located in the former high school off Second Street East. It is being put on by the Rainycrest Family Council […]
Staff Local teen Dexter Fichuk, head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers) group at Fort High, is altering the “Cover the Night” event originally planned for this Friday night (April 20), in which people would cover the community with posters of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in an effort to make […]
Staff Shaw’s “Fill the Food Banks” campaign is underway locally in hopes of ensuring food will be the last thing on district residents’ minds. People are urged to drop off non-perishable food items at the Shaw Cable office here (1037 First St. E.) or the local Salvation Army. “And we’re […]
Staff Local residents again have been reporting a phone scam aimed at gaining access to personal computers and information. And once again they are warning everyone, particularly seniors, not to be fooled. One resident said she received a call Monday from an individual claiming to be from Microsoft and telling […]
Staff Diabetes prevention and management is name of the game at the 2012 Diabetes Expo, entitled “Stamping Out Diabetes,” which will be held tomorrow (April 18) at the Adventure Inn ballroom here. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to drop by between 4:30-8:30 p.m., said Cindy Gauthier, registered nurse […]
Staff A total of 405 Hydro One customers in an area from Mine Centre to east of Flanders lost power this morning. Hydro One said the cause of the outage was under investigation. The crew needs a helicopter to patrol the area but it was unable to fly earlier today […]
the OPP The Pikangikum Police Service, with the assistance of members of the Red Lake OPP and the OPP North West Region Crime Unit, currently is investigating the suspicious death of a 32-year-old male resident of Pikangikum First Nation. Officers responded to a call of an altercation in the late-evening […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP continue to investigate an armed robbery that occurred April 10 around 10:20 p.m. The suspect attended the Safeway gas bar located on Scott Street pointing a handgun and demanded money from the teller. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled from the […]
Duane Hicks The second phase of reconstruction of Third Street East is set to begin next week, but some residents are concerned about the removal of the south sidewalk along the 300 block that is part of the project. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told the small group of […]
Al Thorleifson taught senior English, math, and choral music at Nellie McClung Collegiate in Manitou, Man. for 38 years. He has since gone back to university a fourth time. He has taught public speaking and dramatic arts at many levels, both in the schools and in the community. As well, […]
Julianna Enns comes to us from Winnipeg, Man. She holds an ARCT (teacher’s) degree and is a member of the Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association. Her teachers have included Erna Elias, Jean Broadfoot, Marlene Pauls Laucht, and Frances Sanderson. Enns works as a music teacher, accompanist, adjudicator, clinician, and guest […]
