Students from J.W. Walker School were settling into their temporary classroom in the Robert Moore School gymnasium yesterday. Following an early-morning explosion and fire at the school last Thursday, students have been relocated to available space at Robert Moore, Huffman, and Fort Frances High School. It’s still unknown how long […]
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Tanner Bell, past president of the Robert Moore Builders Club, and secretary Alexa Lesperance rearranged items in anticipation of the next wave of customers for their rummage sale Saturday morning at the school. Proceeds from the sale will be donated to a relief fund for J.W. Walker School.
Larry Cousineau, left, chair of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, drew the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” winner for March as club member Alan Zucchiatti looked on this morning at International Travel Services. Elaine Sande of Fort Frances won a trip on the Mayan Riviera—valued at $4,300. Next month’s […]
Craig and Maria Sanders swept away during a wind-up bonspiel for the “Little Rockers” program yesterday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Sponsored by Tim Hortons, the bonspiel saw about 55 participants, including children and their parents. Following the bonspiel, local Tim Hortons owner Gord McQuarrie presented each “Little Rocker” […]
The all-Canadian cast of “ABBAmania” performed the band’s popular hits in front of a full house at the Townshend Theatre here Saturday night. The opening acts were Rod Stewart (Dave Battah) and Tina Turner (Sonia Ndongmo).
Students at St. Michael’s School faced off in an intramural floor hockey game earlier this week as teacher John Cousineau dropped the puck. The students have been participating in the intraural sport each Monday and Thursday on a rotating schedule.
The site of the blast and fire at J.W. Walker remained an icy mess this morning, raising the question as to how soon students will be able to return to their school. The damage currently is being assessed.
OPP Cst. Yenta Davidson directed highway traffic away from the Keating Avenue area this morning due to the gas leak. Traffic will continue to be re-routed until further notice.
On February 27, 2008 at 10:58 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police were contacted by Union Gas to conduct traffic control at the Keating Avenue and Kings Highway area due to a suspected gas odour. At 12:44 a.m. on February 28, 2008 there was an explosion at the J.W. […]
“Marilyn Monroe,” a.k.a. chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick, left, and children’s librarian Andrea Avis were among the many people who fit right into the 1950s-theme at the “Rockin’ for the Library” fundraiser social Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The event, which featured raffles, games, and lots of prizes, drew […]
Serving his first customer as the new owner of M&M Meat Shops here, Chris McKinnon waited on Royline Badiuk on Monday morning. McKinnon bought the franchise from Garth Donald and Judie Campbell, who first opened the business here more than a decade ago. McKinnon also will continue to own and […]
Conrad Dueck, the new pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Emo, along with his wife, Lois, and their children, Lorianne, 11, Caleb, eight, Joseph, seven, and Stephen, five, met members of the congregation and community at large during a “meet and greet” tea there Sunday.
