Lindsay Campbell Confederation College graduate Danielle Rousseau accepted her diploma from president Jim Madder yesterday evening during the annual convocation ceremony for the local campus. The ceremony, was held at the Townshend Theatre, saw 44 students graduate.
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the MNRF Four new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. Two were in Nipigon District, one was in Red Lake District, and the other was in Sioux Lookout district. Nipigon Fire #23, located about 60 km west of Webequie in the same general location of Nipigon […]
Joey Payeur “Buj” and “Baby Buj,” side by side. It was a moment that forever will live in the Bujold family scrapbook. The brotherly love and respect between Connor and Aaron Bujold was more than apparent on the Townshend Theatre stage last Wednesday night at the end of the 2015 […]
Joey Payeur This is going to take more than car washes and bake sales. But the Fort Frances Multi Use Tennis Court Committee is ready to give its full effort to drum up financial support from the community and region for its planned construction of four new tennis courts along […]
Duane Hicks A Fort Frances native is chronicling her first long-distance cycling trip across western Canada. The public can follow the progress of Leah Nowak and her partner, Ryan York, by checking out her blog at leah-nowak.squarespace.com Nowak, the daughter of Cathy Richards and Vik Nowak, and York, who just […]
Staff Not only was the sun shining on Scott Street on Saturday, but so were more than 60 cars on display during the International Early Iron Car Club’s 12th-annual “Show and Shine.” “We were very pleased with the turnout,” enthused Al Smith. He said the event saw 67 cars take […]
Heather Latter The “Walk for Alzheimer’s” held here Saturday has been deemed one of the best yet after it raised $7,497. “It’s amazing,” enthused Rossana Tomashowski, executive director of the Alzheimer Society Kenora/Rainy River Districts, noting 48 pledge collectors participated in the event. “It was just so fun—it was sunny, […]
Heather Latter Families interested in some summer reading might want to pick up a copy of Nathalie Donaldson’s recently-published children’s book, “Ant’s Adventure on the Great Canadian Main Street.” “It promotes Fort Frances,” explained the Betty’s employee, who not only wrote the 28-page rhyming story but illustrated it, too. “It […]
Heather Latter Plans are moving along for a new classroom wing to be built at Donald Young School in Emo. Administration and staff have been working closely with members of LM Architectural Group on the design, with the project expected to go to tender in August and break ground in […]
Lindsay Campbell Seventeen years after they last visited here, Canada’s renowned “Snowbirds” returned to entertain an eager crowd last Wednesday evening. Well over 1,000 people flocked to the Fort Frances Airport, where they were treated to an impressive hour-long routine of aerial tricks and turns. Tom Kilgour said he’s attended […]
Lindsay Campbell The first barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms in La Vallee was held Monday evening. More than 200 people were on hand to enjoy the music, celebrate the family barn’s centennial year, and also support the Fort Frances “Community Chest.” Activities began at 6:30 p.m. with […]
Joey Payeur From his first one in Novice all the way to Joel Quenneville, Duncan Keith has learned from numerous coaches throughout his hockey life. But it was two brothers from here who sprang to mind Monday night in the midst of the celebration of Keith’s latest—and perhaps greatest—on-ice achievements. […]
