Ken Kellar One of the new classrooms stands ready for use at SGEI’s new Fort Frances campus. Following the grand opening ceremony, visitors were invited to take an extensive tour of the new facility. There are nine regular classrooms at the campus designated for secondary, post-secondary and pre-employment training use. […]
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Sam Odrowski Ashley Barker, left, Jon Barker, and local MPP Greg Rickford gathered in front of Barker Logging last Wednesday for a funding announcement of $170,341 to help offset Barker’s $850,000 investment to expand his production capabilities and retain employees.
Sam Odrowski Rainy River Meats processing manager David Donaldson, left, and Rainy River District Regional Abattoir intern Cassidy Teeple, joined local MPP Greg Rickford last Wednesday in front of Rainy River Meats in Emo to discuss the $31,500 in provincial funding for the intern position at the not-for-profit abattoir.
Ken Kellar “Ragged Road” band members Rod Parr, left, Peter Keen, Michael Dennis, Chris Marchand and Jhustin Czjakowski played the final barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms last Wednesday night. The band hails from Dryden and delivered a fun blend of rock and folk music with a touch […]
Ken Kellar Canadian rock legend Carl Dixon took to the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday to deliver a blend of hits from across his career as the first performer of the Tour De Fort season. Dixon, best known for his time in bands Coney Hatch, The Guess Who […]
Ken Kellar Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Ross Romano spoke to the crowd during the grand opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances Campus on Thursday. The minister stressed the importance of facilities like the new campus which offer students the chance for high quality post-secondary education […]
Ken Kellar Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, left, presented SGEI CEO Brent Tookenay with a certificate from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education Stephen Lecce during the grand opening of SGEI’s new Fort Frances campus on Thursday.
Ken Kellar Laura Horton sang and drummed in memory of her late husband, Delbert Horton, during the opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances Campus on Thursday. Horton, who passed away in December 2018, was the founder of SGEI and a life-long advocate for indigenous education. Many of […]
Ken Kellar The plaque commemorating the late Delbert Horton was unveiled at the grand opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances campus last Thursday. SGEI CEO Brent Tookenay said the plaque honouring Horton would be mounted somewhere in the building to recognize his contributions to the institute, the […]
Jamie Mountain Lauren Penney studied her options on offence and looked to drive towards the hoop during a Muskie senior girls’ basketball tryout practice on Monday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold will be moving forward with a 12-player roster this season and will get their first taste of game […]
Jamie Mountain Jaden Gustafson delivered one of his many great pitches during the Fort Frances Braves’ 3-1 loss to the Barwick Blue Knights in the third-and-deciding game of the RRDFL championship series last Wednesday night. Despite giving up three runs to take the loss, Gustafson was brilliant once again in […]
Jamie Mountain The Barwick Blue Knights and Fort Frances Braves congratulated each other on a series well played at the conclusion of Barwick’s 3-1 win in the third-and-deciding game of the Rainy River District Fastball League championship series last Wednesday night at Couchiching.
