of Mike McKinnon/Atikokan Progress Emma Toriseva’s hard work paid off on Thursday at the NWOSSAA championships in Atikokan as she cruised to the gold medal in the junior girls’ 3.7-K race to advance to OFSAA in Huntsville later this month.
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Supporters of the local out of the Cold Warming Centre took to the streets for the Coldest Day of the Year awareness walk in Fort Frances on Thursday afternoon. Participants started at the Northwest Community Legal Clinic on Scott St. and proceeded towards the river before ending up at the […]
It was all fun and games as Edie Lundon, centre, perfectly placed the birthday hat on the guinea pig -with assistance from mom Heather, right, and Sarah Marusyk- during the Fort Frances Public Library’s birthday party for resident guinea pigs Milo and Otis that was held on Wednesday morning. Everyone […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Noah Loveday tried to navigate his way through the Thief River Falls Norskies’ defence as he entered the offensive zone during the third period of the Lakers’ 2-1 win on Saturday night in SIJHL action at the Ice For Kids Arena. Loveday dished out […]
Ken Kellar Members of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) took to the picket lines again yesterday as part of ongoing strike actions that are being taken independently by all four teachers’ unions in Ontario. As part of the escalation in strike actions undertaken by the union, ETFO […]
Members of team “Blueberries” watched as Fort Frances Public Library’s Sam Manty put the final, buckling weight onto their model bridge yesterday. Students from Mrs. Gurski’s Grade 5 class were at the library to learn more about bridges and how they function, and to test their own designs at work. […]
Jamie Mountain Hallee Nugent of the local Northern Lights School of Skating was among an abundance of great performances for the school as the athletes shone bright at the second-annual Fort Frances Freeze Super Series competition that was hosted by the Border Skating Club on Saturday and Sunday at “The […]
Jamie Mountain Josh Ward and Muskie teammate Nolan Mann did their best to impede the vision of International Falls Broncos’ goalie Mitchell Nemec as they set a great screen in front, during the first period of Fort High’s 4-3 win in the finale of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition […]
Ken Kellar Local vocalist Brittany Strachan thrilled the audience at the Alzheimer Society’s “Forget Me Not” dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous on Saturday night with an assortment of fan-favourite songs. In addition to the musical entertainment, those in attendance also had a chance at winning some prizes through a silent […]
Ken Kellar Students from the former St. Francis school gathered in the lobby of the new St. Mary school to present a cheque from their “There’s Room at the Inn” advent project to the Fort Frances Homeless Committee on Jan. 30. The money was raised through selling candygrams to students […]
Submitted Jo Ann Moen, front left, Judy Dyck, Wanda Pollard and Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor, back, posed for a photo following a presentation for “Heads Up for Healthier Brains” at Riverview Apartments in Rainy River on Jan. 30.
Sam Odrowski Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) CEO, Dan McCormick spoke at the Rainy River District Municipal Association AGM on Jan. 25 about the organization’s various childcare projects throughout the region.
