Staff The deadline to enter this year’s “Quest for the Best” has been extended to tomorrow (June 23) as organizers look for a few more singers to compete. Chamber manager Anthony Mason said 15 people had signed up prior to the original June 18 deadline, but he’s still hoping for […]
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Bryce Forbes With the help of the Northwest Business Centre, a local student is one step closer to her dream of opening a dance studio. Brittainy Spence, a student at the School of Contemporary Dancers in Winnipeg, is offering dance lessons through Energy Fitness here as a summer job. “I […]
Duane Hicks Hundreds of people witnessed the grand-opening ceremony of the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday. Doing the honours were Friends of the Library Ruth Caldwell (left) and Jean Boileau, local MPP Howard Hampton, library fundraising chair Mark Kowalchuk, library board chair Joyce Cunningham, Ministry of Tourism […]
Bryce Forbes Declan Webb, left, tried to burst to the outside past Ethan Gould and Peyton Avis (in grey) during the Division 1 youth scocer wind-up yesterday evening. Shawn Wyder was there to back him up. After a rainy afternoon, Mother Nature finally let up enough so the youngsters could […]
Staff First Nations’ leadership from across the province will meet at Couchiching from tomorrow through Thursday as the community plays host to the 36th All-Ontario Chiefs Conference. “The AOCC is an annual meeting of chiefs across Ontario who come together to discuss issues such as First Nations’ rights and jurisdiction, […]
the MNR The Ministry of Natural Resources yesterday responded to a call for assistance fighting fires in northern Manitoba. Bound for The Pas, Man., Type 1 initial attack fire crews from the Fort Frances, Kenora, Red Lake, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout fire management headquarters departed the Dryden Airport yesterday afternoon. […]
Press Release Organizers of the fourth-annual RBC Charity Golf Classic are anticipating another great event this Saturday (June 26) starting at 9 a.m. out at Kitchen Creek. It is a best-ball format featuring four-person teams, with prizes for first, second, and third place, plus many other great prizes that will […]
Bryce Forbes Charity McMahon, with the United Native Friendship Centre’s “Head Start” program, handed a diploma to Joel Calder at their graduation ceremony Friday at the Townshend Theatre. About 15 youngsters graduated, which was held in conjuction with the UNFC’s alternative education graduation ceremony.
Bryce Forbes Madisyn DeGagne, left, Kayle Koval, and Sue Hanson helped out at the “Relay for Life” fundraising barbecue on Friday at M&M Meats—despite the best efforts of Mother Nature to blow away the tent. The group went in with hopes of raising of $500 for the 12-hour relay that […]
Dan Falloon Students from F.H. Huffman and Robert Moore got together for a playday at Huffman on Friday. Huffman had hosted the day of outdoor games, including a three-legged race, tug-of-war, and accuracy throwing, on its own in years past, but invited Robert Moore to participate this year to give […]
Bryce Forbes A group checked out the prize table as student volunteers with Robert Moore School’s breakfast program were treated to an afternoon of pizza and cake Friday. Sarah Hudson took home the big prize—an iPod Touch—as the award for best attendance. The main sponsors of the program are the […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will be looking to approve the 2010-11 budget at its monthly meeting tomorrow morning at Scared Heart School in Sioux Lookout. The budget forecasts operating revenues and expenditures of $19,630,300—a figure that doesn’t include capital revenue of $673,589 and expenditures of $673,589. To […]
