Peggy Revell Alyssa Chiasson of St. Francis School held up her poster that local judges selected as the winning entry from her school for Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest. Chiasson, alongside winning students from other local schools attended the Lions’ meeting this past Tuesday night to be […]
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Staff Times’ sports reporter Lucas Punkari celebrated the first real snowfall of the season by making a snow angel in the freshly fallen powder this morning. There’s a chance of more snow tonight and tomorrow, but the mercury is set to rise on the weekend, making it doubtful the white […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ goaltender Tyler Ampe joked around with Wisconsin Wilderness forward Andrew Habel during the second period of play in a SIJHL game between the two clubs at the Ice for Kids Arena here on Tuesday night.
Staff Gemma Freisen’s piece of art was selected by local judges as the winning entry from Crossroads School in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest. Also tops at their respective schools were Alyssa Chiasson (St. Francis), Jada Eide (Robert Moore), and Rachel Ward (J.W. Walker). Each of […]
the OPP With Crime Prevention Week now underway (Nov. 6-12), the OPP recognizes the need to utilize technology in its delivery of innovative crime prevention strategies to help engage communities in the prevention of crime. Public awareness and education initiatives, such as the OPP Crime Prevention Section’s multi-media and interactive […]
Dave Ogilvie More than 200 people gathered at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo on Saturday (Nov. 5) for the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program’s annual fall harvest supper and silent auction, organized by the Christian Parents Association. With the prospect of moving their school from Stratton to a new facility […]
the NHU High school students in Northwestern Ontario will be hearing from youth peer-to-peer educators from the Rainbow Resource Center based out of Winnipeg. The students will be learning about the impacts of bullying, marginalization, and discrimination experienced by those who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
Robin McCormick Several Remembrance Day services will be held across the district on Friday (Nov. 11) to honour our war dead. Here in Devlin, a cenotaph service is slated for 2:30 p.m., followed by one in Emo at 3 p.m. As always, Emo Legion Br. #99 is holding special events […]
Duane Hicks The Canadian Forces Liaison Council has honoured Northern Career Development Services here with an award for its support of the Canadian Forces Reserves and the military in general. Master Bombardier Nathan Cousineau, of the 116th Independent Field Battery (Kenora), presented NCDS executive director Jennifer Greenhalgh and her staff […]
Press Release The local Alzheimer Society’s “First Link” program provides support for individuals recently diagnosed with a dementia, and a free three-week series will be held here starting Nov. 17. “Next Steps for Families & Friends” will offer family members caring for individuals with dementia an overview of dementia, coping […]
VNP Have you always wanted to make your own snowshoes, or perhaps finish a pair you have started? Here is your chance. Join Laurentian Environmental Center’s senior naturalist Jim DeVries as he guides you through a full day of instruction on how to lace snowshoes on Saturday, Feb. 4 from […]
VNP The Destination Voyageurs National Park (DVNP) team from the Heart of the Continent Partnership’s International Community Congress, held at the end of October, is moving forward with an action plan. During the Community Congress, the team chose the development of a DVNP marketing plan by December, 2012 as the […]
