Duane Hicks Rebecca Jolicoeur made a dreamcatcher yesterday outside the Fort Frances Museum during the BIA’s “Market Thursday.” She was one of several Community Living Fort Frances and District clients who made items to be sold at a table there as part of an exercise to market their creativity.
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Sarah Pruys A group of 25 students from Crossroads School in Devlin were at the Fort Frances Times yesterday afternoon learning how the newspaper gets made from advertising sales rep John Pierce. The youngsters all left with their own “newspaper” showcasing their tour of the building.
Heather Latter Jaykob and Mickenna Ryll enjoyed an end-of-the-year pancake breakfast this morning at Robert Moore School. Parents were encouraged to attend the event, which was followed by a “play day” for students in the Early Learning classes to Grade 5.
the MNR Although there was a brief respite in the fire hazard following rain at the beginning of the week, the effects of that are wearing off. As such, the fire hazard is now “high to extreme” in the northwest sectors of the region and along the north shore of […]
Heather Latter Lindsey Allen accepted her Ontario Secondary School Diploma from principal Sean Taggart during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s 22nd-annual graduation ceremony yesterday at the Memorial Sports Centre. More than 70 grads were presented with secondary and post-secondary diplomas, certificates, degrees, bursaries, and awards.
Staff Lts. Dennis and Mary Maybury say they no longer will tolerate the dumping of furniture, junk, or other large items at the Salvation Army Citadel here. “We don’t like to do this . . . but we’re being taken advantage of,” Lt. Dennis Maybury stressed. He said he has […]
Press Release Rainy River First Nations Solar Partnership has entered a purchase and sale agreement yesterday to acquire three utility-scale solar projects totalling 25 mW from Ontario Solar PV Fields, a joint venture between ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. and Global PVQ Canada Corp. “Rainy River First Nations is excited […]
Lucas Punkari Jeff Campbell put the ball back into play off a corner kick for Senior Pharmasave during their 6-0 win over the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs in Borderland Soccer League men’s division action yesterday evening. In the other game, International Travel Services blanked Pharmasave 4-0. Women’s play resumes tonight […]
Sarah Pruys Four-year-old Thea Denby enjoyed her cotton candy ice cream cone yesterday evening at the Sorting Gap Marina. With the weather finally warming up, residents are taking advantage of the riverfront walkway.
Sarah Pruys Final exams for Semester II began this morning at Fort High as Kassidy Ogden, foreground, and Alexis Holland worked on their Grade 11 English exam in the small gym. On the bright side, there’s only one week of school left before summer holidays officially begin.
Lucas Punkari Muskie girls’ soccer coaches Sarah Faragher, left, and Alyssa Holliday presented Jess Caul with the Struchan Gilson Award for Outstanding Contribution to the team during the black-and-gold’s annual awards night Tuesday at the Townshend Theatre. Caul would received the female athlete of the year award while Brandon Sinclair […]
Staff The forest fire hazard has levelled off to “moderate” throughout Northwestern Ontario, with no new fires reported since Sunday. There remain 22 actives fires in the Northwest Region, but it’s expected that some of those will be called “out” today. The majority of these blazes are located in the […]
