Staff Tom Dresen (Wawanesa, Man.) and Dianne McCoy (Devlin) won the $100 up for grabs Feb. 29 and March 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Feb. 26-March 3 were Brian Godin (Fort Frances), Glenn Anderson (Pinewood), Bonnie Clairmont (Atikokan), […]
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Staff Kids don’t have to spend their March Break just playing video games and watching TV as a number of activities are planned here. The Fort Frances Museum will be running activities daily from 1-3 p.m., with the cost being $3.60/child per day. Monday’s theme is “Maps, Maps & More […]
Staff A film co-created by former Fort Frances resident Terril Calder did not win a Genie Award last night, but the experience was “an incredible night” nonetheless. Calder and fellow filmmaker Michelle Latimer, originally from Thunder Bay, were up for Best Animated Short award for their film, “Choke,” as first […]
Staff Local groups and service clubs looking to get a share of the Moffat Family Fund this year had better hurry as the deadline to submit an application to the town is next Friday (March 16) at 2 p.m. For the 10th-straight year, the Town of Fort Frances will be […]
Staff The 21 members of Fort Frances High School’s “Travel Club” will be heading off on their inaugural trip tomorrow to spend their March Break in England and France. “They are very excited,” enthused teacher Susan De Gagne, who started the club last fall. “I think most don’t believe it’s […]
Staff A recently-released 30-minute film entitled “Kony 2012,” currently circling Facebook, is a campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony famous. Not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice. Local teen Dexter Fichuk, head […]
Staff The OPP youth summer camp will be held at Sunny Cove again this August, and organizers are looking for sponsors to help kids attend it. The camp committee has designed a fundraising campaign called “Adopt-A-Camper,” with the aim to raise funds for the 40 youth to go the camp […]
Heather Latter The Grade 7/8 class at Donald Young School in Emo was recognized for their “Martens Matter” project during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular monthly meeting there last night. The class learned that the pine marten—a member of the weasel family—is in trouble. “Logging practices have had […]
Press Release How do astronauts live, eat, and sleep in space? Visit a NASA space station, as well as the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, via videoconference to see first-hand. This unique experience will provide the opportunity to learn about the lives of astronauts in space from an expert at […]
Heather Latter Local men, women, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs are invited to a dinner featuring keynote speaker Barbara Stegemann, an inspirational entrepreneur and author from Halifax, N.S., who will be celebrating International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8) at La Place Rendez-Vous from 5:30-9:30 p.m. “It’s a pretty rare opportunity,” said Diane […]
the OPP Once it’s out there, you can’t get it back. That’s the message the OPP is putting out to teens across the province. A mistaken belief that their texted messages and images shared among peers will remain private and secure puts them in real danger of becoming victims of […]
Press Release Leading water quality and climate scientists from the United States and Canada will present results of their research at the ninth International Lake of the Woods Water Quality Forum running today and tomorrow (March 7-8) at Rainy River Community College in International Falls. About 85 scientists and natural […]
