A couple of pre-school princesses—a.k.a. Summer McNeil, left, and Jacy Gagne—ran a three-legged race together yesterday at the Fort Frances Day Care. All the toddlers, pre-schoolers, and school-aged children at the day care are participating in special events all this week during March Break. —Melanie Béchard photo
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Jalena Strom helped Brianna Barron roll through an obstacle course set up in the Sturgeon Creek gymnasium Friday as part of the school’s winter carnival. Activities were held for teams throughout the day to celebrate the last day of school before March Break. —Submitted photo
FORT FRANCES—Fort Frances High School students celebrated a video launch last Wednesday with other students from across Northwestern Ontario who are committed to encouraging youth to go smoke-free. “I was really impressed by the video and everything I’ve seen tonight,” said FFHS principal Gord McCabe, who was on hand for […]
While it may be two months away, organizers are encouraging participants to start thinking about getting pledges for the local Alzheimer Society’s fifth-annual “Walk for Memories” on Sunday, May 27 here. Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society, said the annual walk is a time to remember those […]
Fort Frances and Rainy River District heard the words they’ve been waiting for last Thursday as Abitibi-Consolidated officially announced it had approved the $84.3-million biomass boiler for the local pulp and paper mill. As well, the project is getting a boost from the provincial government in the form a $22.5-million […]
Plans are well underway for the second-annual Women’s Health Symposium, and the hopes are that this year’s event will surpass the first. “The expectation is it will be a bigger success than last year,” said Dr. Elaine Spencer, who sits on the organizing committee. “The planning is going really well. […]
FORT FRANCES—With news last Thursday of the $84.3-million biomass boiler project getting the go ahead at the local mill, area businesses and leaders are rejoicing. “The Chamber’s thrilled about the announcement,” said Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Christine Denby, who also works at Gillons’ Insurance. “It’s good for Fort […]
FORT FRANCES—While not as great a leap as between 2004 and 2005, the amount of material Fort Frances residents are recycling increased again in 2006, according to a report to town council from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown on Monday night. The report shows that in 2006, residents saw […]
FORT FRANCES—More joint support and expertise is being offered to help protect and sustain Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River basin. This was apparent last week as nearly 100 researchers and resource managers gathered in International Falls, Mn. for the fourth-annual International Lake of the Woods Water Quality […]
FORT FRANCES—Funded by the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, two young adults from Rainy River District attended the Ontario Rural Council’s public forum last week in Belleville entitled “Rural Youth: Leading Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond.” Kerri Dittaro, community development officer for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, and Ian […]
Three local junior bowling teams achieved mixed results as part of the contingent representing Sunset Country at the provincial round of the “4 Steps to Stardom” roll-offs on Sunday in Sudbury. The day’s strongest performance was put forth by the Bantam girls’ team. The quintet of Plaza Lanes bowlers—comprised of […]
There are two very different ways of looking at the outcome of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Midget ‘A’ final last Thursday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. It was either a very gutsy performance from the OPP or a meltdown by the Legion. The Legion, the league’s […]
