Lucas Punkari Abe Germain watched his drive sail off into the distance at the Heron Landing driving range yesterday afternoon as he participated in a Muskie golf team practice. Germain, along with teammates Brandon Sinclair and James Brown, are gearing up for the NWOSSAA championships, which will be held next […]
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Duane Hicks Abbie Kenny, a student in Colette Bowles’ Grade 3/4 class, checked out the selection for sale during the Scholastic Book Fair this morning at Robert Moore School here. The book fair will continue Monday through Wednesday.
the MNR The forest fire hazard for the Northwest Region now sits comfortably at “low to moderate,” the Ministry of Natural Resources reported yesterday afternoon. Fall weather has relative humidity levels up to almost 100 percent in parts of the region, with cloudy skies and wet weather forecast to persist […]
Duane Hicks There continues to be plenty to see at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre, with two new art exhibits there starting this month. “A Part: Painting Exhibition by Visual Artist Lindsay Joy Hamilton” is the exhibit on the main floor of the museum, which officially opens with […]
Duane Hicks “Namaste” is just one of the pieces comprising Lindsay Joy Hamilton’s new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre.
Lucas Punkari Randy Steffan, left, and James Dick of Cimco Refigeration from Winnipeg were hard at work this morning as they continued the installation of a new ice plant “chiller” unit at the Ice For Kids Arena. The installation process is expected to be completed Saturday night, with the ice-making […]
Press Release At its annual meeting held Aug. 27, the board of directors of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care appointed Livia Lundon to the position of chairman. Lundon has been on the board since 2010 and has acted as vice-chair since 2011. She also sits on the Foundation’s special […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP hosted a recruitment workshop entitled “Pathway to Policing” here Saturday. Nineteen participants from across Northwestern Ontario attended the event in Fort Frances, including some from as far away as Balmertown, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, and Dryden. Confederation College provided the location for the event […]
Staff Rain has dropped the forest fire hazard to “low” across the entire Northwest Region, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported late yesterday. There was one new fire in the Fort Frances District yesterday, located at the north end of Quetico Provincial Park near one of the entry stations. Fort […]
Claire Stainke By Claire Stainke, Publicity chair, Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Br. 29 The Legion Ladies Auxiliary Branch #29 general meeting was held Wednesday, Sept. 12 with 37 members attending. Welcome back everyone. The attendance draw was won by June Anderson, while Char Calder won the birthday draw for August and […]
Dave Ogilvie With 10 albums and over 30 years performing his songs across Canada and the UK, award-winning singer-songwriter Rodney Brown remains committed to his Northwestern Ontario (and Rainy River District) roots and is currently getting ready to release his new CD, “Songs of Fort William.” A special CD launch […]
Robin McCormick The annual harvest supper is coming up Sunday, Sept. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. Come enjoy turkey, ham, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, salads, and pie. Adults are $13, ages six-12 $6, and five and under Free. • • • Happy Belated Birthday to Maria Gibson, she […]
