Duane Hicks Cde. Wendy Derendorf recited the “Act of Remembrance” during Saturday’s Remembrance Day ceremony here. The passage recited is: “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old/Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn/At the going down of the sun and in the morning/We […]
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Duane Hicks Pastor Brian Keffer recited the benediction during the Remembrance Day ceremony here Saturday. Travis Enge performed “Last Post” and “Reveille” while Roger Dolyny sang “O Canada,” “The Star Spangled Banner,” and “God Save the Queen.” The sound was loud and clear thanks to Cliff Pidlubny of TopMusic Productions.
Fort High student Emma Cole, right, recited her portion of Lt. Col. John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields,” as fellow student Lillie MacKinnon listened intently, during Saturday’s Remembrance Day ceremony here.
Duane Hicks Lt. Ryan MacDonald of the local Salvation Army, left, joined Rhonda F., Jill Pernsky, Donna Haney, Coun. John Albanese, and Denise Onichuk to kick off the annual Christmas kettle campaign yesterday morning at Walmart here. Kettles also are out at Safeway and Canadian Tire, and starting Dec. 1 […]
Nicholas Donaldson Byron Stewart and Siobhan MacKintosh gave a reading of “Au champ d’honneur” during the Fort Frances High School Remembrance Day assembly on Friday. During the morning service at the Townshend Theatre, students sang songs, read poems, and participated in a moment of silence in honour of Canada’s war […]
Duane Hicks Sophie Ballan carried a wreath to place at the foot of the cenotaph in memory of her late husband, Pete Ballan Sr., during the Remembrance Day ceremony here. He had joined the Royal Canadian Navy at the age of 18, serving during WWII on convoy duty in the […]
Duane Hicks Cde. Warren Anderson, left, first vice-president of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29, and Gary Lockhart gave a solemn salute after Anderson placed a wreath at the foot of the cenotaph during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Fort Frances Cemetery.
Duane Hicks Cde. Silvia Gunderson, representing the District 7 Ladies Auxiliary, approached the cenotaph along with Gary Lockhart during the laying of the wreaths at the Remembrance Day ceremony here late Saturday morning. Flight Sgt. Hunter Ottoson of the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron (below left) was […]
Nicholas Donaldson Fort High students Maria Gilbert and Jaykob Ryll practised their duet during Monday night’s dress rehearsal for the musical revue, “Country meets City.” The show, which uses popular songs to tell the story of country youths navigating the big city, runs Nov. 16-18 at the Townshend Theatre. Tickets […]
Dave Ogilvie Ross Donaldson read the names of the fallen at the cenotaph in Devlin during Saturday morning’s Remembrance Day service there as Flight Sgt. Elizabeth DeGagne and the other air cadets stood guard. A large crowd was on hand to pay their respects to those who lost their lives […]
Staff New Gold Inc. has been fined $150,000, plus a $37,500 victim fine surcharge, after being convicted last Thursday of failing to comply with conditions of an Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) issued by the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change. The ministry reported the offences occurred during the period […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The next “Country Jam” will be held this Friday (Nov. 17) at the Emo Legion. If you enjoy dancing or just listening to old-time country music, plan to attend. There will be no “Jam” in December but they will resume in 2018 (dates will be announced in […]
