Shelby Tymkin, right, a Grade 5 student at Riverview, was closely followed by classmate Cassie Westover on Thursday as the girls rounded the final bend at the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s regional cross-country run at Crossroads School in Devlin. —Heather Ogilvie photo
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Alexander Stewart and his sister, Susan, filled out some entries for a chance to win prizes as their grandmother, Marianne Barron, looked on Saturday at Canadian Tire, where the Fort Frances Fire-Rescue Service kicked off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). Firefighters were on hand to answer any questions, and also […]
Students at F.H. Huffman School celebrated Thanksgiving with their annual “Harvest Feast” on Friday. The entire student body gathered in the gym to sing songs of thanks and enjoy bannock, wild rice, and soup they helped prepare. Pam Hawley, curator of the Fort Frances Museum, also gave a talk on […]
While the numbers weren’t looking to great earlier last week, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce saw a last-minute flood of nominations before the 5 p.m. deadline on Friday for its 11th-annual business awards. “We ended up with a total of 74 nominees,” Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said yesterday. […]
Tony Marinaro was thrilled when he heard his company had won an award, but he didn’t realize its prestige until attending the annual Northern Ontario Business Awards last week in Thunder Bay. “It was really amazing,” enthused Marinaro, director of operations of Kish-Gon-Dug Canada, which is located at Naicatchewenin First […]
Members of the Rainy River Valley Food Council have decided to postpone its “Taste Local! Taste Fresh!” event, which was being planned for late October. “I hate to say it but I’d be more comfortable doing it next summer,” said Rainy River Elk Company owner Deb Cornell, who also is […]
After more than a year of fundraising, Robert Moore School installed its new playground equipment last week. “It’s been a real community effort,” said vice-principal Brad Oster. The school council there was involved from the beginning, in the 2005-06 school year when fundraising efforts began in earnest, Oster explained. The […]
Former Fort Frances resident Jim Pattison, a Canadian certified pedorthist from Prince Albert, Sask., was selected for the second year to attend the Calzateenia conference, sponsored by CIATEC, on Aug. 18-19 in Leon, Mex. As last year, Pattison was the only Canadian in attendance and each day he addressed more […]
In an unprecedented step, all three living former Fort Frances mayors have come together to endorse Roy Avis for the job in the Nov. 13 election. “Roy served as member of my municipal council for six years. He will be an excellent mayor and move Fort Frances in the right […]
FORT FRANCES—With mill closures continuing to make the headlines, town council supported a resolution from the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union to call for an all-party committee of the Ontario legislature to immediately conduct hearings throughout the province to address the forestry crisis. CEP national rep René Lindquist was on […]
FORT FRANCES—Experiencing financial burdens and unable to pay its realty taxes since mid-2004, the Fort Frances Curling Club is asking the Town of Fort Frances to write-off all its taxes owing to date. In a report to council, Treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said the curling club, as of Oct. 5, 2006, […]
FORT FRANCES—While Canada’s role in Afghanistan has been the subject of debate lately, students at J.W. Walker School here are learning about the war there—and the men and women serving in that country. “What we’re trying to do is get the kids connected to what’s going on in the world,” […]
