Marc Stuempfle Mary O’Connor, left, from the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/ Rainy River Districts spoke with Linda Wilson during the Senior Fair on Thursday at the Sister Kennedy Centre. The two had a pleasant conversation during the event saw nearly 90 seniors attend and learn about specific health and safety […]
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Ken Kellar Angelina Spuzak sat still as Cheyenne Black put the finishing touches on her rainbow face paint during the Pride Walk put on by the Fort Frances High School GSA on Friday afternoon. The walk invited students to wear Pride colours in support of Pride Week+ put on by […]
Ken Kellar Staff from the TD Bank, along with community members from Fort Frances and International Falls, took part in the “Passport to Pride March” on Saturday. Walkers gathered in Smokey Bear Park before crossing the bridge to the Canadian side and ending at the Rainy Lake Square for speeches, […]
Marc Stuempfle The Fort Frances High School Junior Band performed a medley of songs from the motion picture Shrek last Wednesday evening at the Townshend Theatre, wrapping up the 2019 school year. The concert showcased toe-tapping compositions from movies and TV shows, leaving the audience humming the popular tunes in […]
Ken Kellar Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung administration manager Kayleigh Speirs, left, Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak, Rainy River Future Development Corp. chair Gord Armstrong and Fort Frances Museum curator Sherry George had plenty to smile about following an announcement at the Fort Frances Museum on Friday. Rusnak announced the federal government was […]
Marc Stuempfle Smiles, laughter, and cheers filled Club 88 during the Fort Fabulous Drag Show there Friday night. Prairie Sky entertained the audience, putting everything out on the table with no joke too risqué. The evening was filled with some comedic acts, amazing dance choreography, and an overall sense of […]
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A new gymnastics academy will starting up here this fall. Town council is expected this evening to endorse entering into an agreement with the Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy to operate out of the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. Gymnastics equipment will be set up in that space but be moved or […]
Staff Goals were hard to come by for the Muskie boys’ soccer team over the weekend. Heading into their final game of Pool ‘D’ play on Friday afternoon at the OFSAA ‘AA’ championships in North Bay, the fifth-ranked Muskies had failed to score while allowing nine against en route to […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team competed hard, but none of its members were able to advance the finals in their respective events at the OFSAA track-and-field championships held Thursday through Saturday at the University of Guelph. But nonetheless it still was a strong end to the season for the seven […]
By Martin Jose Adames The Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was hospitalized Monday following surgery for a gunshot wound after being ambushed by a man in a bar in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said. Dominican National Police Director Ney Aldrin […]
By Camille Bains The Canadian Press VANCOUVER — Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is calling for more research into reproductive aspects of the recreational drug that may be increasingly […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — The Canadian government plans to announce it is moving to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, a senior government official said late Sunday The official said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would make the announcement Monday. The official spoke on condition of […]
