Caleigh Payne, left, Avery Cates, Scotia Biloski, Bethany Harrison, and Angel Nixon helped with the extension of the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretative Trail in the Township of Alberton.
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Duane Hicks D.J. McKay made a polymer clay creation as Marcy Loveday looked on yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The workshop, where participants made shapes out of clay and then baked and shellacked them, marked the last of Community Living Fort Frances and District’s “Open Air […]
Jamie Mountain Grace Petsnick looked to dish a pass to a teammate during a Muskie senior girls’ basketball practice yesterday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold are slated to play in an exhibition tournament in Thunder Bay this weekend, then will open the NorWOSSA regular season at home next Thursday […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Anthony Antonelli (44) looked to keep a Minnesota Iron Rangers’ opponent from scoring during his squad’s 6-2 win last night in SIJHL pre-season action at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The Lakers swept the home-and-home series after claiming the opener by a 3-2 […]
Sam Odrowski Natasha Yarmovich expressed her interest in joining the Wado Kai Karate Club by filling out a registration form during the inaugural “1-Stop Registration” event held by KidSport in the arena auditorium on Thursday evening. Residents had the opportunity to sign up for more than 20 different clubs, sports […]
Duane Hicks A crew from Makkinga Contracting was removing the sidewalk at the corner of the 300 block of Scott Street and Portage Avenue on Tuesday. The job will be exactly the same as that done on the 200 block last summer, replacing the interlocking bricks currently in place with […]
Sam Odrowski Muskie junior girls’ basketball coach Gord McCabe pointed to where he was going to throw a pass before sending the ball to one of the tryout participants yesterday afternoon in the FFHS gym. All four court teams, along with the Muskie football squad, will be getting their seasons […]
Duane Hicks Chief Building Official Tyson Dennis and Fort Frances clerk Lisa Slomke on Friday morning did the honours of putting up the final “sold” sticker on the billboard promoting lots for sale at the Huffman Court subdivision on Friday morning.
Sam Odrowski IsKwé belted out some big notes in front of a full Rainy Lake Square last Thursday evening. The Canadian born Cree/Dene/Métis pop and electronic music singer saw great success at the 2017 Western Canadian Music Awards, having won Electronic/Dance Artist of the Year for her 2017 album “Fight […]
Sam Odrowski Dr. Thomas Cousineau showed off his practice’s slit lamp biomicroscope that is used in regular eye exams. The biomicroscope is wheelchair accessible, eliminating the need to move clients to and from the examination chair. Since the recent renovations to the eye centre, it now is officially barrier-free, making […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre now is more accessible following renovations completed there last week. The new ramp and stairs with railings, completed by local contractor Ed Kaun and Sons, will make it easier for everyone to enjoy the museum. The public is reminded the museum […]
Sam Odrowski Early childhood education worker Nicole Cheetham welcomed Izabella Adams with a big hug as she arrived for her very first day of school this morning at St. Michael’s. Students across the district headed back to the classroom today as school started after Labour Day locally for the first […]
