The Rainy Lake Market is back up and running, with a wide assortment of locally made and grown food and crafts, including Candy, Cake, Cookies and More. The Market is open each Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Rainy Lake Square. – Submitted photo
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Top left, 215 ribbons are tied onto the Ste. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School memorial in Couchiching First Nation by members of the Grand Council Treaty 3 women’s council, of whom Priscilla Simard, bottom left, is a member. The ribbons were tied on May 30 in honour of the 215 children […]
Above, Lee Donaldson is driving Jeb, right side, and Jane, left side, to plant potatoes on his farm in Burriss while Len Stafford rides along. Justin Donaldson mans the potato planter to ensure the potatoes drop in the proper slots for even planting. The 100+ year old potato planter was […]
Bob and Olive Gouliquer celebrated seventy years of marriage on May 28th. The couple received recognition from family and Fort as well as the Government of Ontario and Justin Trudeau. Bob and Olive have lived in their home since 1951. They raised there five children in this home, and have […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
He served five years in the Second World War, spent 60 years being an active member of the Kiwanis Club and 47 years owning and managing a local business – all adding to his 100 years of success, community involvement and wisdom. “There were not many cars when I was […]
The IG Wealth Management Walk for Al- zheimers couldn’t have asked for a better day on Sunday, May 30 to host the annual fund- raising event. Even though continuing restric- tions make large events difficult, the Walk has successfully run the past two years in a virtual format, allowing participants […]
Members of First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario, along with non-Indigenous people, gathered to honour the children found buried at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. A sacred fire was lit and is set to remain until Thursday. Photos by Merna Emara
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
There is no doubt of the negative effects the pandemic had on the workforce, particularly those working by the shift in industries that were forced to close. Raina Johnson, 19, found herself having to navigate COVID-19 uncertainties as she tries to save money before going off to college in the […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
A late night call from stranded equine haulers resulted in a brush with celebrity for boarder Six degrees of separation is the idea that you are only six social connections away from meeting your idol. What if there was only one and that one was a horse? Colleen Wieringa, owner […]
Is there anything better than holding the first fish you ever caught all by yourself? Judging from the smile on Liam Sandelovich’s face, there probably isn’t. Sandelovich wrestled this beautiful walleye into the boat all on his own, and after a quick photo, released the over-the-slot-sized fish back for the […]
Gavin and Joelle Paull of Selective Services and Baker Graphics pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for June this morning. Paul Nicholson was the winner of a trip to Quebec with Ice Castle Stay valued at $4,800. July’s draw is for an Okanagan […]
Priscilla Simard of the Grand Council Treaty 3 women’s council tied another ribbon onto the Ste. Marguerite’s Indian Residential School memorial in Couchiching First Nation on Sunday afternoon. Simard and others were tying the ribbons, as well as laying flowers and shoes at the memorial site, in recognition of the […]
