Staff The pantry shelves of the Loaves and Fishes community kitchen at the New Beginnings Fellowship are packed full thanks to the Community Development class at Confederation College, with support from local schools and businesses. “I don’t think the shelves have ever been this full,” voiced kitchen co-ordinator Joy Lockman, […]
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Duane Hicks The 2015 budget process is all but finalized, with council unanimously voting in favour of the operating and capital budgets in principle at Monday’s budget meeting here, with the bottom line to the taxpayer being as minimal as possible. The budget includes a 1.91 percent tax increase for […]
Cameron Penney Math, science, and English may be important, but a new class at Fort High is teaching students valuable outdoor skills. The “Outdoor Activities” class at Fort High is being offered for the first time this semester. “There was a really good response with registration,” explained “Outdoor Activities” teacher […]
Heather Latter New Gold’s Rainy River project, located north of Barwick, is progressing to the point that the intermediate gold mining company is getting its hiring process going. “Things are progressing, in a slow, planned fashion, but things are really happening,” enthused Grant Goddard, the project’s general manager. In fact, […]
Staff Rainy River First Nation’s 25 mega-watt solar project, located just northeast of Pinewood on the Morley-Dilke Road, was not successful in earning a Game Changer Award by the Canadian Solar Industries Association. Representatives from RRFN traveled to Toronto last week for the awards gala hoping they would win the […]
Staff Kathie Jackson decided missing out on a chance at national curling glory last year was not something she was going to settle for this year. The Fort Frances skip and her rink of third Teresa McFayden, second Jacquee Loerzel and lead Leanne Eluik dumped Jodi Judd of Thunder Bay […]
Cameron Penney Erin Tomalty, left, along with Sarah Strain and Ashtyn Dokuchie, carefully observed the fire they created during the “Outdoor Activities” class at Fort High. Students have also learned skills such as knot tying, and will eventually put their skills to the test when they embark on a camping […]
Heather Latter Bride-to be Darcy Jones entered her name in a draw at McTaggart’s booth during the 2015 Bridal Show presented by Northwoods Gallery & Gifts and received some information about tuxedo rentals for her groom and wedding party from Richard Boileau. A total of 37 brides-to-be and their guests […]
Heather Latter Abby Hardy, left, and Olivia Mainville, from Debbie Jean’s Grade 5/6 class at St. Francis School, displayed some of the tasty goodies available during their bake sale last Thursday. The students raised $410, which will be sent to a Third World country to create clean water. In conjunction […]
Joey Payeur Former NHL star Theoren Fleury, centre, was the special guest for a ceremonial puck drop before Game 2 of the SIJHL best-of-seven semifinal between the Fort Frances Lakers, represented here by captain Miles Nolan, left, and the Thunder Bay North Stars, with captain Kris Kellaway doing the honours […]
Heather Latter Tori Sikora, foreground, and Mary Wood of the Community Development Class at Confederation College helped stock the shelves of the pantry at the Loaves and Fishes community kitchen at the New Beginnings Fellowship yesterday. As an assignment, the class was asked to work together to develop a community […]
Staff The Thunder Bay North Stars spotted their guests a big lead in last night’s Game 3 and couldn’t come back. Now they have done the same with the SIJHL best-of-seven semifinal and, barring the start of a monumental turnaround tonight, will wind up with an identical result. The Fort […]
