Rhyan McLean, left, Jaxon Gartzke, and Joelle Bruyere, foreground, enjoyed some time in the wading pool during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s annual “beach party” this morning. The nursery school has been hosting a number of pool parties for the children all week. —Melanie Béchard photo
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Teresa Hazel, right, director of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, gave a fundraising update this morning on-air with B93•FM hosts Mike Alan and Jenni Condon during the “Just Imagine” campaign “radio-a-thon” and pancake breakfast. The public was encouraged to drop by the cafeteria at La Verendrye Hospital, enjoy a […]
Bob Mathieson, left, the chef at La Verendrye Hospital, served up soup to Tammy Kellar as a prelude to the main course Sunday evening during the local Alzheimer Society’s second-annual “Chef’s Charity Dinner and Auction” at the Fort Frances Curling Club. About 70 people attended the fundraiser. —Duane Hicks photo
Caitlin Reimer offered up a sample of Safeway Signature sandwiches to customers walking through the deli department Friday afternoon during the grand reopening at the newly-renovated Canada Safeway store. Over 20 different types of products, ranging from salad dressing to meatballs, were being given out to customers looking for a […]
Lincoln Rowlinson, left, of the Ministry of Natural Resources, pointed out some areas on a map to local resident Mark McKelvie last Wednesday afternoon during a public review of the proposed insect pest management program to control jack pine budworm. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk took part in a shootout during the NHL Legends game Friday night at the Ice for Kids Arena. Proceeds from game went to the “Just Imagine” campaign. —Alex Cruickshank photos
Robert Moore students Jessica Phung and Beth Ward, middle, acted as peer mediators in a “dispute” between Maddisyn Angus, left, and Danielle Jackson during peer mediation training there yesterday. The volunteers from Grades 5 and 6 learned how to be peacekeepers by teacher Rhian MacIver, and will spend one lunch […]
Canada Safeway district manager Larry Tholl, right, led a group of local delegates, including Couns. Paul Ryan and Sharon Tibbs, Mayor Roy Avis, B•93 FM station manager Ala Dulas, and Wanda Botsford of MP Ken Boshcoff’s office, on a guided tour of the renovated store here Friday afternoon. Safeway cele-brated […]
Fort Frances Aquanauts member Rachel Dutton raced to beat the clock during time trials last night at the Memorial Sports Centre pool. Dutton and her teammates swam a variety of events, including the 100m butterfly pictured above. The time trials were held to evaluate individual progress and to prepare for […]
Sgt. Robyn MacEachern, left, and Det. S/Sgt. Arni Stinnissen gave students tips on how to be cyber-smart during a talk at St. Francis School here yesterday. The officers from OPP headquarters in Orillia also spoke to parents during a session at the Townshend Theatre last night. They encouraged communcation between […]
Patti Jorgenson, right, handed Bethany Friesen a cinnamon dolce latte Monday morning at the Starbucks Coffee counter at Canada Safeway. The coffee outlet, which just open there that day, is part of the renovations the store has undergone in the past few months. The grand opening of Safeway’s makeover will […]
Chandler Borger, four, worked on delivering the stone while holding the proper sliding position on Friday during the “Little Rockers” curling program in Stratton. —Heather Ogilvie photo
