Haley Anderson Matt Warry-Smith of Union Duke passionately strummed a ukulele during the Toronto-based folk band’s show last Wednesday night at Cornell Farms in La Vallee in the first of this year’s “barn concert” series. It proved such a hit that the band opted to add a second date here—set […]
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Dave Ogilvie Thanks to so many people from across the district, the Church of the Holy Spirit in Fort Frances was able to send about 200 bikes to the “Bicycles for Humanity” program in Thunder Bay. These gently-used bikes will help improve access to health care, education, food, water, employment, […]
Heather Latter Deidrick Smith, left, Sydney Johnson, and Mathew Nowak are working as summer students for the local OPP detachment. One of their main tasks is to help promote the “Lock It or Lose It” campaign, which raises awareness of crime prevention and informs people on how to crime-proof their […]
Haley Anderson Carol Jorgenson (foreground) and Sue Drew attended a “Summer Tech Workshop” last Thursday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre to brush up on their computer skills. The workshop, which runs bi-weekly throughout the summer, boasts both PC and Mac workshops.
Nicole Thomson Bruce Murray, a former navigator during WWII, had a chance to fly in this B-24 Liberator aircraft again after 70 years, but this time alongside his son, David, grandson, Daniel, and great-grandson, Jacob. The restored bomber visited Superior, Wis. last week as part of the Collings Foundation’s “Wings […]
Heather Latter Arpan DeAngelo, a runner with the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, passed the torch to Torrie Spence while Mackenzie Kilgour held the organization’s flag in front of the tourist information centre here Monday morning. The international runners brought the torch into Fort Frances, with local youngsters then taking […]
Heather Latter Given the recent crime wave in Fort Frances, the three summer students working with the local OPP detachment are getting a real taste of law enforcement work. With more than two dozen incidents involving vandalism to vehicles and thefts having been reported to police over the last few […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is reminding residents to lock up their property and vehicles to help reduce crime. Police responded to the report of an attempted break-and-enter occurring sometime between June 28-30. Culprit(s) tried to gain entry to a residence on the 300 block of Second Street […]
Duane Hicks The public will be able to do even more varieties of exercise when they use the La Verendrye Parkway in the near future after town council agreed to install two outdoor fitness equipment pieces there. Council approved the equipment—to be placed on the grass area northeast of the […]
Staff How do you thank someone who saved your life? For Bill Whiting of Barwick, he offered a pair of unique, hand-crafted chairs. “On May 12, I had a heart attack at home,” Whiting recalled, noting two paramedics from Emo responded to his call. “On the ride into Fort Frances, […]
The Stewardship Youth Rangers
Hello and boozhoo from the 2014 Stewardship Youth Rangers of Fort Frances District! We are eight high school students (Hailey Beaudry, Caleigh Payne, Cameron Jolicoeur, Matt Berube, Mitchell Jones-Foy, James Gesic, Ashtyn Dokuchie, and Jenny Hammond) who are very excited to be participating in this Ministry of Natural Resources and […]
Heather Latter Youths aged nine-13 won’t want to miss the Youth Enterprise Day Camp being held here next week. Formerly called “BizKids,” the week-long business camp provides youth with an introduction to all aspects of business operations and start-up. “The overall view of the camp has been really positive,” noted […]
