Heather Latter Tatum Glowasky, left, Darnell Kempf, and Joe Hardy, from Debbie Jean’s Grade 5/6 class at St. Francis School, displayed some of the tasty goodies available during their bake sale yesterday. The students raised $410, which will be sent to a Third World country to create clean water. In […]
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Press Release A new exhibit is opening tomorrow (March 28) at the Pictograph Gallery in Atikokan. “The Mother That Feeds Us,” a photography series by Marjorie Clayton, will run there until May 2. The gallery is located on the lower level of the Voyageur Mall. Its hours are Tuesday to […]
Heather Latter Samantha Manty, director of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, demonstrated some easy fundraising ideas for teams during the “Relay Reunion” last night at From the Grind Up here. The event was an official kick-off for this year’s “Relay,” which is set for June 27 from noon until […]
Staff Five people are facing drug charges following two simultaneous search warrants conducted at two separate residences on Couchiching First Nation on Wednesday. Police seized various quantities of hydro morphine, Oxycodone, dilaudid, and cannabis marijuana, with an estimated street value of about $12,000. Officers also confiscated drug paraphernalia, evidence of […]
Staff The Ontario government has released the salaries of public-sector employees who were paid $100,000 or more in 2014. Known as the “sunshine list,” the Town of Fort Frances has one more name on it. New to the list is firefighter Wayne Riches, who earned $102,559.95 last year. He joins […]
Duane Hicks Rainy River District has seen its first grass fire of 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reported. A 4.3-hectare grass fire was reported Tuesday on the wildland reserve in Dawson Township, about 10 km north of Rainy River. The Dawson fire department initially responded to the […]
Submitted Several tweens and teens dropped by the Fort Frances Public Library last Friday to take part in an art project in conjunction with March Break activities there. They used sheets of music and watercolours to create spectacular works of art.
the OPP The OPP wrapped up its “Distracted Driving” campaign with strong support from the public, the media, and other valued road safety partners. Officers from the Rainy River District detachment participated in the campaign and issued 18 charges. Public education is an important component of the OPP’s Provincial Traffic […]
Duane Hicks C.J. Contracting began building a new dock behind La Place Rendez-Vous earlier this week. The old one had been damaged in last year’s flooding. The main dock at the Vous—the one closest to the dining area and lounge—was replaced back in the fall.
Staff Lisa Penner and her Northern Ontario teammates are doing their best curling at the right time. The Fort Frances resident is playing third for the Peggy Taylor rink of Kenora, who defeated Manitoba’s Kim Link 6-3 yesterday in their first game in the championship pool at the senior women’s […]
Staff Jaymee Fiset kept pounding rockets at the Rockettes. Fiset tallied four times to lead the Main Street Mayhem to a 6-3 win over Wright Physiotherapy Rockettes in Borderland Women’s Indoor Soccer League action last night. Jessica Wilson and Katie Stearns each scored once for the second-place Mayhem (5-2-1), which […]
Staff It didn’t even take a full season’s worth of work for Nathan Park to establish himself as the SIJHL’s most dangerous masked man. The Fort Frances Lakers’ netminder yesterday was named as the league’s top goalie this season—despite not joining the team until mid-December after spending the first part […]
