Sam Odrowski Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) president Michael Hurley pointed to a chart held by Ontario Nurses Association president Corinne Webb to illustrate what the health care system will look like by 2024 under the current PC government during a rally outside of La Verendrye Hospital yesterday. Around […]
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Jamie Mountain Jennie Dyck of La Place Rendez-Vous looked to get control of the ball during the first half of her squad’s 4-0 win over Al’s Racquet Stringing in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action on Tuesday night. The Vous improved to 4-1 with the win and will square off […]
Ken Kellar Fort Frances Museum summer students Naomi McManaman, left, and Alyssa Armstrong posed with a replica of the headstone of able seaman John Hartnell for the grand opening of “Echoes in the Ice: Finding Franklin’s Ship” yesterday. Hartnell was one of three crew members of the Franklin Expedition who […]
Marc Stuempfle The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 truly lived up to the theme, “True North Strong and Free,” with their patriotic float in the Canada Day parade here Monday. The Legion won first place for having the best float, followed by Fun in the Sun Mini-Queen 2018 Hope McCormick […]
Ken Kellar Participants in the Fun in the Sun Colour Run were dusted with pink chalk by volunteers at the Gillons’ Insurance station near Seven Oaks on Monday morning. The colour run followed the pancake breakfast at the Fort Frances Legion as the official starts to the Canada Day celebrations […]
Marc Stuempfle Children young and old were delighted by the inflatable amusements at Point Park during the Fun in the Sun activities there. There was no doubt the water slide was the best way to cool off on a hot summer’s day.
Sam Odrowski Lily Kaun, left, Layla Johnson, Jan Gushlak, and Kolton Joyce shared some smiles at St. Michael’s year-end BBQ last Thursday where they enjoyed hamburgers and hot dog. The students currently enrolled at St. Michael’s will move to the new consolidated Catholic school, St. Mary School–located next to St. […]
Submitted About 50 children received fire extinguisher training at the Chapple Fire and Emergency Services Open House on Saturday at the Chapple South Hall. The kids were trained through the digital fire attack system that was set up at the event.
Ken Kellar Maria Henzmann, above, took a dive over the rotating arm of the “Meltdown,” while below, Malikai Morrisseau and Joseph Dueck duelled to be the last man standing at Chem-Free Grad 2019 at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday night. The annual party offers the graduating class a space […]
Ken Kellar Brianna Eldridge, left, Katelyn Bruyere and Callahan Armstrong performed a rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” during Fort Frances High School’s 2019 graduation ceremony at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday. Brueyre was also valedictorian of the Class of ’19.
Ken Kellar Fort Frances High School vice-principal Bill Daley, left, followed fellow vice-principal Dan Bird in shaking the hand of new graduate Andrea Schram at the Memorial Sports Centre on Thursday evening for the high school’s graduation ceremony. A total of 130 students graduated from Fort High this year.
Sam Odrowski Jenna Jarvis’ Rocky Mountain horse, “Treasure,” was born on May 22 and is in great health. The foal weighs over 100 pounds and will be weened in the fall, at which time Jarvis hopes to sell the animal.
