Braving the frigid temperatures last Wednesday morning, Naicatchewenin FN Elder Louie Councillor prepared the necessary materials to perform a traditional blessing at the future site of the Aboriginal secure custody youth centre on Eighth Street and Christie Avenue.
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The Keewatin Place Blues and BDO Dunwoody Stars met at centre ice after the Stars jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the final of an Atom ‘A’ tournament here over the weekend. The Stars went on to win 5-4 for the title.
A Robert Moore student purchased an item from the snack cart manned by Builder’s Club members Samantha Martin, right, and Carley Busch on Friday. Proceeds from the snack carts, which are offered to students during the second nutrition break on Fridays, are given to certain initiatives. Most recently, the Builder’s […]
Members of the VALA Follies were busy rehearsing their dance numbers on the Townshend Theatre stage yesterday in preparation for their upcoming annual performance. The VALA Variety Show, this year entitled “The Wacky River Criuse,” will run there this Friday at 7 p.m. and again Saturday at 2 p.m. and […]
Mackenzie Wright, right, read to Nikki Lockman at St. Michael’s School on Friday during their annual literacy event there. Students and teachers were encouraged to dress up as their favourite story book character. Following a skit performed by the teachers, classes were paired so students could read together. Parents also […]
Elizabeth Steele, right, along with William and Christopher Low, finished up their meatball and perogy dinner at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria on Friday during the benefit dinner for Dave and Jennifer Marr and their infant son, Benjamin, who was born prematurely. Besides dinner, there was live entertainment, a […]
Jan Alexandra Smith, playing the role of “Marisa,” and Murray Furrow (“Toby”) acted out a scene in the Manitoba Theatre Centre’s production of Douglas Bowie’s “Rope’s End.” MTC will be performing the romantic comedy at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 7 as a fundraiser for the Fort Frances Museum.
Fort High students Marek Willemsen, left, AJ Bombay, and Karissa Bruyere worked on their Grade 10 math exam this morning as the first-semester exams got underway. Exams will run until Tuesday, with Wednesday being a P.A. Day for all district students. The second semester begins Jan. 31.
Town workers flooded the rink in the north end around noon yesterday. The bitterly cold weather of late has been the source of much complaining, but has ensured solid, crisp sheets of ice on the outdoor rinks around town.
Tammy Ryll, executive director of the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat, left, Naicatchewenin FN Chief Wayne Smith, Elder Louie Councillor, Tony Marinaro, economic development advisor for Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services, Pwi-Di-Goo executive director Richard Bruyere, and Donna Murray, project manager for the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, were among the […]
Their plates full of delectable food, Dick and Wanda Botsford got ready to treat their taste buds during the local Alzheimer Society’s “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” Sunday night at the Adventure Inn here. Some 73 people came out for the third-annual event, which featured a variety of food prepared […]
Josie Patrick, left, and Debbie Bazylewski, with the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, looked over details of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s annual crocus campaign. The volunteer bureau will be selling crocus bulbs Feb. 4-9 at the Sister Kennedy Centre, Wal-Mart, and the old CN station. People also can […]
