Firefighters Wayne Riches, left, and Rob Dokuchie of the Fort Frances Fire Brigade underwent confined space rescue training yesterday morning outside of Fort Frances High School. Under the tutelage of Paul Cousineau of Abitibi-Consolidated, firefighers got a refresher course on how to use ropes and harnesses to lower and raise […]
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Grade 11 and 12 French Immersion students from Fort Frances High School, including Kayla Brady, visited Debbie Jean’s French senior kindergarten class yesterday to help run a “restaurant.” The children placed their orders in French, then were served crepes with their choice of strawberry or blueberry filling. —Melanie Béchard photo
Louise Koroscil of Thunder Bay took a good look at some photos of flower projects Saturday morning during the annual meeting of the District 14 Horticultural Society at the local Legion. The meeting drew over 50 members from across the region, as well as Ontario Horticultural Associaion president Judy Lewis […]
Six-year-old Lane Hyatt watched another participant from the sidelines after he and “Peanut” had finished the poles event during a fun day held by the Whispering Pines Saddle Club at the Emo fairgrounds on Sunday. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Henrietta Verhoef, a volunteer from the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists, gathered cans of paint that were dropped off Saturday morning at the Public Works building during the sixth-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day. Along with oil, paint was by far the most popular material dropped off by district residents that […]
Rose Bowl winners Tiffany Marinaro, left, Annelise Hawrylak, and Shannon Darby were all smiles on Saturday as they were awarded their prizes during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts annual “highlights concert” at the Townshend Theatre. Marinaro won for vocals, Hawrylak for piano, and Darby for instrumental. […]
Muskie Claire Crichton outran this St. Thomas Aquinas defender during the final game of the tournament here on Saturday. The black-and-gold were one step ahead of the Saints all day long, cruising to a 3-1 victory. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Mark Vancook of the Rainy River First Nations Watershed Program talked to Tracy Wright’s and Jean Bujold’s Grade 3 students at St. Michael’s School about the water cycle last Tuesday. He showed the children how to make a cloud using a plastic bottle, hot water, and a match. Vancook’s visit […]
Shirley Dolph found a few good bargains Saturday morning at a rummage and bake sale put on by the Robert Moore Builders’ Club. The sale was to raise money for new playground equipment for the school. —Duane Hicks photo
Former Canadian heavyweight boxing champion George Chuvalo spoke to people at the Couchiching First Nation Multi-Use Facility on Wednesday night about his experiences with drug and alcohol abuse. Chuvalo lost three sons and his wife to substance abuse. He also spoke to students at Fort Frances High School earlier that […]
Canadian Mental Health Association staff member Brent Chapman put together some balloon bouquets to sell yesterday as a fundraiser for the CMHA. May 1-7 is “Canadian Mental Health Week.” —Melanie Béchard photo
With renovations expected to begin shortly at the Fort Frances Museum, Sandra Tibbs, interim museum superintendent, left, and summer student Tracy Treflin were busy packing up items to be moved Thursday afternoon. The artifacts and furnishings are being moved to the old North American Lumber store on Mowat Avenue, which […]
