By Joe McDonald THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — Chinese authorities have commandeered supplies of natural gas to heat homes, forcing chemical plants and factories to shut down, after efforts to clear smog-choked air by banning coal use backfired by causing energy shortages in frigid weather. The disruption highlights the government’s […]
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Nicholas Donaldson Louis Bujold helped move a couch to plug in a lamp yesterday morning as “Families for Families” volunteers worked to prepare the apartment of the newest refugee family for their planned arrival next here Thursday (Dec. 21). The Canoon family are coming as refugees from Iraq and the […]
Duane Hicks Tiffany Clifford-Smith lit the candles during the annual service marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women last Wednesday evening at Knox United Church here. Meanwhile, below, Kyle Councillor of Naicatchewenin First Nation performed a song he heard in a dream. The vigil, which […]
Duane Hicks Rob Dokuchie, left, captain of training for the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service, and Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt showed Duane Harris, utility service manager for Union Gas, the types of public fire safety education materials they’ll be able to get more of thanks to a recent $1,000 […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Grade 5 class at St. Francis School received a special lesson in politics from local lawyer Douglas Judson last Tuesday. Judson, who recently withdrew his bid to seek the PC nomination in the Kenora-Rainy River riding, told the class about his experiences working in politics, as well […]
Jada Boshey, left, Monica Empey, and Madelyn Dent, “Project Sunset” students from Crossroads School in Devlin, joined OPP community services officer Cst. Yenta Davidson, OPP communications operator Casey Horan, “Project Sunset” youth engagement co-ordinator Fiona Gallagher, and CN Police Cst. Jared Meeks to help “stuff” the group’s trailer outside of […]
Submitted Mildred Bedard of Fort Frances posed with her framed certificate last week after being presented with the Sister Kennedy Centre’s Senior Citizen of the Year Award for 2017.
Duane Hicks Volunteers Derek and Jodi-Lee Kaemingk and their children, Dafne and Dominic, took the first shift Saturday morning outside The Place during the eighth-annual “Stuff-A-Cruiser” campaign here. The initiative to gather food donations for district food banks was overwhelmingly successful, with more than 68 cruisers “stuffed” at sites in […]
Dave Ogilvie Morgan Redford contributed her share to the “Stuff-A-Cruiser” campaign oustide Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo on Saturday. Thanks to the generosity of the public, this year’s event was deemed a success.
Brittany Bowman Wally Hartnell and Annabella Grant loaded donations into a vehicle on Saturday in Rainy River as Beaver Mills Market owner Kristie Tesarsky looked on.
Duane Hicks Paramedics Alyssa Vanderaa, left, and Jodi Beange of Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services loaded up the back of an ambulance with bags of food donated by Safeway shoppers Saturday afternoon during this year’s “Stuff-A-Cruiser” campaign.
Henley and Layla Barnard were among the children and parents who attend a candy house-making night last Tuesday (Dec. 5) at the Fort Frances Nursery School to help ring in the season of Christmas activities. –Submitted by Angela Gibson
