Duane Hicks The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry again is looking at what to do with the Esox Lake Dam, located about 50 km northeast of Fort Frances, with potential outcomes being to fix it, modify it, replace it, or let it deteriorate. The dam previously underwent an Environmental […]
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Duane Hicks Lanny Cyr checked out some of the background information on the deteriorating Esox Lake dam on the Manitou River during an open house last Tuesday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre.
Diane Lovisa Noonan was hard at work trowelling mortar during one of the two home builds she participated in during her recent trip to Zambia.
Submitted An elephant walked past Lovsia Noonan’s tour group during a safari in Chobe National Park in Botswana. The group also saw zebras, giraffes, impalas, hippos, baboons, and sable antelopes, among other animals.
Some villagers danced during the “hand-over ceremony,” when the two houses built by Lovisa Noonan and her fellow Canadians were presented to the respective families.
Nicholas Donaldson Aaron Mills, originally from Couchiching and soon to start as an associate professor at McGill Law School, held a workshop last Thursday on “Revitalizing Original and Customary Law in the Western World.” The workshop was part of the Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ 30th-anniversary “gathering” that began last Wednesday and […]
Here’s a small sampling of the artful rocks produced by the “Rainy River Rockers.” The rocks are being hidden around Fort Frances for people to find and hopefully add a little more wonder to their lives.
With delicate strokes, Paulette Henttonen painted a cat on a rock last week. Painting done on rocks can range from whimsical scenes to downright breathtaking landscapes.
Joey Payeur Chris Kinzel, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., was a combination of Hilary Knight and Nancy Lopez as she relied on her hockey and golf skills to try and sink this tough shot at the first green at Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson on Saturday. The game was part […]
Duane Hicks With a steady hand, Penny Faragher painted a stylized rain cloud on a rock last Tuesday evening.
of Tim Archie The restaurant at Buena Vista Resort near Morson was razed by fire Monday afternoon. The Lake of the Woods Township and Dawson fire departments responded to the call but the Big Grassy Fire Department was unable to due to the lack of a municipal-type agreement/mutual aid. No […]
Duane Hicks Aurora Hutton, left, Rhyan McLean, and Keira Strickland sold food and beverages to raise funds for the annual “I Am Awesome” girls’ retreat while Strickland’s dad, Rick, manned the grill Saturday afternoon during the Ontario/Canada 150 Party at the Millennium Park in Alberton. This year’s retreat is slated […]
