Ken Kellar The French Immersion kindergarten class at St. Michael’s School performed “This Little Light of Mine (Ma petit Lumiere)” this morning as part of the Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts. The vocal category runs this week, with the French Drama category on Thursday. The remaining drama divisions […]
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Sam Odrowski Rainy River High School students walked out of class Friday afternoon to protest the province’s recently announced cuts to education. Fort Frances High School students also participated in a similar protest, joining around 600 schools around Ontario. Students held up signs that read “Education is not the place […]
Jamie Mountain The group of Samaria Smith, Shyloh Dronyk, Makinnley McCormick, McKenna Wreggitt, Livia Hood, Mya McFarling, Theanna Denby, and Paisley Asselin brought the ever-popular Super Mario Bros. world to life during their “Gaming Revolution” routine during the Border Skating Club’s annual ice show, this year entitled “Revolutions,” held Saturday […]
Ken Kellar Julia Bliss, left, Kiera Fairnington and Rainycrest resident Robert Bliss checked out photos on a digital camera at Rainycrest Long Term Care on Friday. Twenty-eight Grade 7 volunteer students from Fort Frances High School spent time playing games and doing activities with the residents.
Ken Kellar Fort Frances High School students and supporters hold signs protesting the changes the government is making to education as part of a province-wide walkout on Thursday. Students from hundreds of schools across Ontario left their classrooms in protest to education changes, including an increase in maximum class sizes, […]
Sam Odrowski TD Canada Trust branch manager Katie Trigg held a presentation on financial literacy with a Grade 6 class at St. Francis School this morning. She spoke to the students about bank accounts, budgeting, money management, how money is earned, and how it is spent.
Submitted The felt animal diorama, “The Mittens,” by Caren Fagerdahl won the “People’s Choice” award in the “Fibre Arts Festival” exhibit which was on display in the small gallery upstairs at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit, which first went up in January and featured 26 pieces submitted by talented […]
Ken Kellar Carol Ewald of the Den and Kiwanian Robin Wright display the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for April at International Travel Services on Monday. Dawn Wood and John Koles of Bears Pass are the winners of a trip to Miami, […]
Duane Hicks The price at the pump has gone up five cents a litre as of Monday thanks to the new federal carbon tax. The new tax, also applied to home heating fuels and natural gas, is meant as an incentive for industries–and consumers–to innovate and find ways to lower […]
of Kathryn Pierroz La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary president Judy Webster, right, presented Jean Camirand with an award to recognize his 30 years of service to the auxiliary yesterday evening during the Riverside Health Care’s annual Quarter Century Club awards banquet at the local Legion. Riverside honoured the contributions of […]
of Mike McKinnon/Atikokan Progress Tayah Badiuk looked to unleash a serve while teammate Lauryn Marchant got ready to position herself for the return during their match at an exhibition badminton tournament yesterday in Atikokan. The Muskie duo teamed up to finish second in senior girls’ doubles with a 7-2 record.
Sam Odrowski Riverside Health Care board chair Janice Bezley thanked local MPP Greg Rickford at La Verendrye Hospital on Friday for the $1.35 million in hospital pressure funding that the province allocated to Riverside Health Care.
