Sam Odrowski Kerry Manthenga from Stonehenge Therapeutic Community delivered two half-day presentations on methamphetamine use last Monday at La Place Rendez-Vous. Both sessions were completely full. Those who attended work in a broad range of professions from the OPP to mental health support workers.
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Ken Kellar Jaslynn Potson, left, Nikolai Cochrane and Julieann Potson got their picture taken with “Easter Bunny” Kylee Keith at Pharmasave on Saturday as part of the Easter “Egg-Stravaganza.” The downtown core was full of children and their families visiting participating businesses for candies, chocolates or other treats, while members […]
Ken Kellar Chase Ableman posed with Buddy, the CBSA Easter “Bunny” at the Easter “Egg-Stravaganza” in downtown Fort Frances on Saturday. Buddy and a few other more traditional Easter mascots were out for the event.
Submitted Close to 40 people from 11 different countries came out to Plaza Lanes on Friday for the “Newcomer Meet and Greet” event hosted by the Valley Adult Learning Association. The event was meant to help people who are new here connect and network with other newcomers.
Fred Taylor got an extra piece of candy from Pat Fowler at 4 Your Pets on Saturday during the local Kiwanis Club’s Easter “Egg-Stravaganza.” Though rain earlier in the morning made the day a little wet, a break in the weather shortly after 11 a.m. allowed families to visit the […]
Ken Kellar Francis Logue got some candy, a stamp on a map, and a toothbrush from Richard Boileau at McTaggart’s on Saturday during the Easter “Egg-Stravaganza.” The map could be stamped at each participating business and then entered into a draw at the Rainy Lake Square. Boileau said all three […]
Ken Kellar Devyn Oliver, left, got some candy from Aynsley Ogden at the table set up by the Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy for the Easter “Egg-Stravaganza” held in downtown Fort Frances on Saturday. The event, presented by the Kiwanis and local BIA with the support of numerous sponsors, ran from […]
Ken Kellar OPSEU chair of Developmental Services Erin Rice waved the OPSEU flag outside of MPP Greg Rickford’s office here yesterday. Members of the group are travelling the district and stopping at Rickford’s offices to protest cuts made to autism services in the province and to raise funds for parents […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — It’s a short hop from Pyongyang to Vladivostok by plane. There’s even a semi-regular flight. But for his first summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has once again opted to go by train. And while […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press Americans are becoming increasingly sedentary, spending almost a third of their waking hours sitting down, and computer use is partly to blame, a new study found. Over almost a decade, average daily sitting time increased by roughly an hour, to about eight hours for […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday that she and French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting in Paris next month seeking to eliminate acts of violent extremism and terrorism from being shown online. Ardern said she and […]
By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — A conference this week showcasing a Chinese initiative to help build ports, railways and other infrastructure in the developing world is casting a spotlight on complaints the projects leave some countries with too much debt. Asian and African leaders plan to press […]
