Do you like biking? If so, you may be interested in joining and helping to build our newly-formed bike club. We ride once a week and anyone is welcome to join. We meet at Skates & Blades at 6:10 p.m. and go riding. It’s a different ride each week. If […]
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Kenneth Kellar performed a song for students and staff during the Fort Frances High School Recognition Assembly in the Townshend Theatre yesterday afternoon. Kellar won the award for the Most Valuable Contribution to a Musical for his performance in “Les Miserables.” Students were also recognized for their contributions to clubs […]
Tonight’s premiere match-up on the Rainy River District Fastball League schedule features a battle between the top two teams at VanJura Stadium here. First-place Sight & Sound will be looking to push their record to a perfect 6-0 when they host Rainy River. After dropping their opening game of the […]
Suzanne Danky, Health Educator from the Health Unit visited Fort Frances High School on Wednesday to show students the effects of smoking on your lungs. The $400 lung comparison kit was donated to the high school and it shows students the difference between a healthy lung and the lung of […]
District residents voiced their concerns about the future of health care in the region at a public meeting on the North West Local Health Integration Network here Monday night. About 45 people turned out at the Memorial Sports Centre, many of whom were municipal representatives and health care professionals, as […]
Standing on-stage at the final weigh-in of the fifth-annual Emo Walleye Classic, Todd Grennier and Eric Lessman didn’t think their total was going to be enough. As the basket containing their day’s catch was brought on-stage, Grennier and Lessman greeted fellow anglers and tournament leaders Jody Shypit and Gary Noga. […]
Kayla Lauzon has $500 more to add to her “saving for college” fund. The 16-year-old Barwick resident earned the money by capturing the second-annual “Walleyedol” singing contest, which was held Friday and Saturday night at the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre in conjunction with the Emo Walleye Classic. “It’s awesome,” Lauzon […]
Two classes of students at Fort Frances High School took Advanced Placement exams earlier in May in hopes of earning credit for a first-year university class before even leaving high school. Eight students wrote the English literature and composition exam May 4 and nine wrote the chemistry one May 10. […]
“Ontario Works” is undergoing changes that will mean a shift in focus for staff and, hopefully, a shorter path to permanent employment for clients. The program is shifting to an employment outcomes-based approach from the former activity-centered one. “It is a big shift for our staff. We’re becoming more of […]
With most of the 12 planes having arrived here, the Ministry of Natural Resources plans to start spraying for jackpine budworm tomorrow (June 1). Since the planes began arriving last Thursday, the MNR has been preparing for the spraying program by calibrating the planes and mixing the product. The spraying […]
The boards of Rainycrest Home for the Aged and Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. here announced yesterday they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that is expected to result in Riverside assuming ownership, governance, and management of the home. Spokespersons stressed, however, that much work remains to be done before […]
The local Salvation Army is facing the possibility of cutting back services here in light of a poor response to its annual “Red Shield Appeal” campaign. “This year has been the worst year in my three years in Fort Frances,” said Capt. Angel Sandoval. “The support of the community has […]
