The 27th Annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business Awards were held last night, celebrating businesses and individuals throughout the Rainy River District. The event was held at La Place Rendez-Vous, with emcee duties performed by Shane Beckett. Along with the awards, guests were also able to take part in […]
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Cathy Handberg, left, is all smiles as she hugs Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC) Executive Director Angela Halvorsen Smith after her food truck and business Talk on the Street Eatery is awarded the New Business Award 1-3 Years at last night’s Chamber of Commerce Business Awards held at La […]
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The local home school co-op hosted games and sold food as a fundraiser at the Emo Feed Harvest Celebration last Saturday. The event also hosted Gibson’s Grub food truck as well as fresh apple cider pressing, and wool spinning and dyeing. It was a perfect opportunity to pick up a […]
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Hundreds of students from every elementary school in the district gathered at Crossroads School on Friday, October 11, for the annual cross-country meet. The popular event is open to students in Grades 4-8, and takes place each fall in the picturesque wooded trails behind Crossroads School. Participants enjoyed the canteen […]
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Members of the Fort Frances Muskie Girls Hockey team hosted a fundraising barbecue on Saturday, October 12 in the Safeway parking lot. The annual fundraiser, which ran on free-will donation, supports the team cover expenses for the upcoming year.
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Staff at the Fort Frances Bargain Shop held a Thanksgiving Food Drive, with all donations heading to the Salvation Army Food Bank. If you missed this initiative, don’t worry – Food Banks are happy to accept direct donations at any time. The Bargain Shop will also be holding their annual […]
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Students from Mme. Jones and Mme. Whitfield’s’ French Immersion Kindergarten class at St. Mary School got a chance to check out a fire truck from the Fort Frances Fire Department with department members Gavin Payne and Rob Dokuchie. Members of the department have been at local elementary schools this week […]
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Donald Young School hosted a fun two-day soccer tournament September 24/25. Schools in the west end of the district played hard and en- joyed every minute of it. Above, Grade 5/6 students from Donald Young School all smiles as they wrapped up with four out of four wins. The event […]
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The first annual Farm to Plate Fundraiser in aid of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir was a huge success on Saturday night at the Barwick Hall. The sold out event saw 300 members of the community come together for a delicious meal which included beef from KB Ranch, Pork […]
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Cornerstone Christian School held it’s annual corn maze fundraiser last weekend in Emo. The event saw over 1,000 people over two days, including a blustery Sunday that showed fall was in the air. Those in attendance got to pet farm animals, go for a hay ride and explore the farm. […]
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Mildred Allan, left, turns 101 years old on September 23rd. Her sister Gwen Westover joins her for special moments and cake. Several family members visited Mildred too share this birthday with her!
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The Fort Frances High School Muskie Girls hockey team was one of several groups who came out to participate in the Canadian Mental Health Association Fort Frances Branch’s glow walk/run. The annual event is held during mental health week in an effort to help reduce the stigma around mental illnesses […]
