The Pictograph Art Gallery in Atikokan presents “Yours, MINE & Ours,” featuring photography and digital artistry by Thunder Bay artists Foster Gawley, Patte Foreman-Doherty, and Carol Cooper. This exhibition opens on Saturday (April 7) and will run through April 28 at the gallery, which is located downstairs in the Voyaguer […]
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The Ontario Competitive Fishing Council is pleased to announce an information session and roundtable discussion will be held for organizers of competitive fishing events from across the northwest this spring. The OCFC meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 28 from 1-3 p.m. at the Dryden Recreational Complex during the annual […]
Scaffolding has been erected around the CIBC as a safeguard against falling debris. In the past week, small pieces of the building’s facade have fallen off at the northeast and northwest corners. Repairs will be done on the building, which is well over 100 years old, in the future. —Duane […]
Since 2005, students at F.H. Huffman School here have been benefiting from the “Breakfast Buddies” program through a partnership with the United Native Friendship Centre. Tonight, the Rainy River District School Board will recognize the “Breakfast Buddies” program—and the volunteers who make it possible—with its monthly Recognition of Excellence Award. […]
Those who want to attend the Kiwanis Club’s annual Good Friday breakfast had better act now as there’s only a small number of tickets left for the extremely popular event. As of this morning, there were 15 tickets left at Drs. Lidkea, Elliott and Lidkea, where the tickets are being […]
FORT FRANCES—Canadian Blood Services is on the lookout for people to give the “gift of life” at its spring donor clinic coming up April 25-26 at Fort Frances High School. CBS spokesperson Harvey Heather said Monday morning that interested donors can make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by […]
FORT FRANCES—District Conservatives acclaimed Neebing resident Richard Neumann on Friday night as their candidate in the next federal election. “Sooner or later, there’s going to be another election and we want to be ready,” said Arie Grootenboer, president of the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative Electoral District Association (EDA). Nearly 20 […]
The Border Skating Club’s CanSkate “A” figure skaters were ready for school as they performed in the ice show “High School Musical” on Saturday evening at the Ice for Kids arena. The show, featuring special guest skater Chris Mabee, also ran yesterday afternoon. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Beta Sigma Phi members Jana Riches, left, and Arlene Georgeson cut bunches of daffodils at Knox United Church last night in preparation for its annual “Daffodil Day”—a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. The daffodils were on sale this morning at Knox United Church, and also were sold all day […]
FORT FRANCES—Staff and parents at F.H. Huffman here are reviving the school’s “Folklore” reading program—and are looking for more volunteers to help make it a success. “Our parents really liked ‘Folklore’ and they wanted it going,” said Huffman teacher Jean Hebert, who sits on the school council as a teacher […]
Union Gas and Duke Energy Foundation selected Fort Frances as a community they wished to assist this year. Local manager John Wachnuk contacted his firm about the “Community Chest” and the value it represented to our area. As a responsible corporate citizen, this foundation, through its “Neighbour of Choice” program, […]
FORT FRANCES—Local applicants to the Moffat Family Fund should find out in the next month or so who will get how much of the $50,000 once again allotted to the town this year. “The selection committee has pared all the applications down to the $50,000 limit and they forwarded the […]
