Ken Kellar DJ Payne, left, and Josh Ward dropped their votes in the ballot boxes during Fort Frances High School’s Student Vote 2019 this morning in the high school atrium. The votes have been taking place most of this week, with students able to go to the atrium, learn about […]
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Ken Kellar Brynna Strain went the whole nine yards when it came to dressing for the occasion at CMHA Fort Frances’ “Steps Against Stigma” 5k glow run last Wednesday. Nearly 240 walkers and runners took part in this year’s event.
Ken Kellar Singer Ken Lavigne, front, shared the stage with a standee of Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney during his performance at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday. The classically-trained tenor was touring his “Three Knights with a Tenor” show as part of the Tour de Fort season, which saw him […]
Crossroad School students spent this past summer sharpening up on their canoe skills on Rainy Lake by Naicatchewnin First Nation. They received weekly canoe training and practice with Project Sunset facilitators, including James Woods from the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre who is an ORCKA-certified instructor. Students in Dryden, Sioux Lookout […]
Ken Kellar Members of the Riverside Health Care team sported their own message about breast health at CMHA Fort Frances’ “Steps Against Stigma” 5k glow run last Wednesday evening. The Riverside team had more than 30 members to show up to support the event, along with teams from several other […]
Ken Kellar Students at Fort Frances High School lines up for the offerings from the cafeteria on Friday. The cafeteria is being run by The Caf Co, and Friday’s menu offered chicken caesar wraps, meat and cheese bowls, yogurt parfaits and two different kinds of smoothie.
Sunset Country Ford staff Brittany Strachan, left, Nicole Katona and Terry Mueller showed off the non-perishable food items that have been donated so far for their “WE Scare Hunger” campaign. Donations can be dropped off at Sunset Country Ford, or at the high school’s “Trunk-or-Treat” location. Students will also be […]
Press Release
Amateur radio operators across Northwestern Ontario geared up this week to test their emergency preparedness. Disasters like forest fires or ice storms often disable conventional communications. This is where amateur radio comes in. Using radio frequencies that can transmit over the horizon, amateur radio operators are able to communicate across […]
Press Release
Borealis Bards, the inter-generational community theatre program of Backus Community Center, will produce The Little Prince as the second event of the Backus Performing Arts Series at the end of October. The Little Prince is a drama by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, based on the widely-read book by Antoine […]
Sam Odrowski
The youth crime prevention and skill-building program Project Sunset is in its final year of government funding, but there’s hope it will continue on in the future. “I’m pretty excited about some of the prospects that we have for carrying the project forward,” enthused Project Sunset senior youth engagement co-ordinator […]
Sam Odrowski
Some town residents are concerned about a portion of walking trails along Hopkins Bay Road being designated for cuts through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MNRF) 2020-2030 Forest Management Plan. While the MNRF said they developed a course of action intended to preserve the trail base and ensure […]
Ken Kellar
Good grief! Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang are coming to Fort Frances, just in time for Christmas. Local actor, musician and songwriter Trevor Barker will be directing a stage version of “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” based on the 1965 CBS holiday special. Barker explained that he’d […]
