Fort Frances native James Fontana has added a creative historical account of local explorer Pierre Gaulthier de Varennes de La Vérendrye.
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Emo Mayor Harold McQuaker presented Eileen Bragg with the Emo Senior Citizen of the Year Award for her decades of community service. – Dave Ogilvie photo
Looking for something to do during lock-down? The students and staff at Robert Moore School have created a Winter Art Walk, by amassing student artwork in the school’s windows. Spectators can walk past and see a wide display of creative handiwork from young artists. -Megan Walchuk photo
Looking for something to do during lock-down? The students and staff at Robert Moore School have created a Winter Art Walk, by amassing student artwork in the school’s windows. Spectators can walk past and see a wide display of creative handiwork from young artists. -Megan Walchuk photo
Staff at the Fort Frances Salvation Army hold up just a few of the gifts donated to local families in the annual Adopt-A-Family program. The organization saw a surge in generosity this year, nearly doubling the number of groups adopting a family over previous years. Each hamper contained a full […]
A Common Goldeneye was spotted taking an icy swim, during the 121st Christmas Bird Count, organized by the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists. Participants spotted 28 spe- cies and 1627 individuals. If you missed the bird count, you can still volunteer to participate in the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas Survey […]
Lidkea Optometry student doctor Cindy Nguyen pulled the winning ticket for the first Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for 2021 this morning. Hue Eldridge is the winner of the January draw, an Atlantic Charm 14-Day Self-Drive trip valued at $4,500.00. According to the Kiwanis club, all of the […]
It takes a team to feed a town, and that’s exactly what the Cridland family and Flint House restaurant did on Christmas day as they prepared the Community Christmas Dinner for takeout and delivery, to work within the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the help of dozens of volunteers, […]
The Fort Frances circle of the 121st Christmas Bird Count performed their count on Saturday December 19, organized by the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists. Seven field teams and six feeder watchers made up eighteen participants. The team spotted 28 species and 1627 individuals. Black capped chickadees topped the list […]
The Fort Frances circle of the 121st Christmas Bird Count performed their count on Saturday December 19, organized by the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists. Seven field teams and six feeder watchers made up eighteen participants. The team spotted 28 species and 1627 individuals. Black capped chickadees topped the list […]
The Fort Frances circle of the 121st Christmas Bird Count performed their count on Saturday December 19, organized by the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists. Seven field teams and six feeder watchers made up eighteen participants. The team spotted 28 species and 1627 individuals. Black capped chickadees topped the list […]
The Fort Frances circle of the 121st Christmas Bird Count performed their count on Saturday December 19, organized by the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists. Seven field teams and six feeder watchers made up eighteen participants. The team spotted 28 species and 1627 individuals. Black capped chickadees topped the list […]
