Stephanie Hagenaars Justin Taylor, a volunteer for the Fort Frances Community Garden, helped to get its raised beds ready for the new growing season. Each one was filled with a few buckets of gravel before being topped up with fresh soil. The garden, located on Lillie Avenue North between Fifth […]
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Stephanie Hagenaars Justin Taylor, a volunteer for the Fort Frances Community Garden, helped to get its raised beds ready for the new growing season. Each one was filled with a few buckets of gravel before being topped up with fresh soil. The garden, located on Lillie Avenue North between Fifth […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Justin Taylor, a volunteer for the Fort Frances Community Garden, helped to get its raised beds ready for the new growing season. Each one was filled with a few buckets of gravel before being topped up with fresh soil. The garden, located on Lillie Avenue North between Fifth […]
Jamie Mountain Rob Watson, Ducks Unlimited senior manager of events and volunteer relations for Northern Ontario, gave the opening address to those who attended the 34th-annual DU banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. This year’s event raised more than $30,000 for the local chapter.
Sam Odrowski Bob Kowal, Indigenous Education Leader/Principal of School Support Services, admired some of the students’ art at Crossroads School in Devlin yesterday evening during its “Parent Engagement Night.” The event saw an exceptional turnout, with the school’s parking lot overflowing with vehicles. Art workshops were available, where students and […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Ray and Renee Rousseu took a stroll through the Fine Line Art Gallery on Saturday to check out the pieces on display for the “teal”-themed spring art show. The gallery saw about 40 visitors for the opening day, who came to view various styles of art from drawings […]
Stephanie Hagenaars It may have been raining outside but it was jumping inside the Robert Moore School gym yesterday as Wyatt Flinders put in all of his might while participating in “Jump Rope for Heart.” The school has been participating in the annual event for more than 20 years, with […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Due to the rainy conditions, the Canadian Mental Health Association flag was presented inside the Civic Centre by Fort Frances deputy mayor Wendy Brunetta and CMHA staff and clients yesterday morning. It later was hoisted outside to mark the beginning of Mental Health Week, which runs until May […]
Sam Odrowski Folk artist Nick Sherman returned to town for a jam-packed concert at From The Grind Up on Saturday evening.
Jamie Mountain This hand-crafted wooden Canada geese replica, courtesy of Ray Coran, will be among the items up for auction this Friday (May 11) at the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Cocktails are at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:30. Tickets, which cost $50 each […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances Legion Br. #29 president Ray Watson (above) spoke about remembrance at the annual “Veterans’ Night” held there Saturday before a moment of silence was observed for those who have passed away. Meanwhile, below, local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary members Dianne Taggart, left, and Carol Alton enjoyed the […]
Duane Hicks Election clerk Gord McCabe, left, and returning officer Ian Simpson checked out the map of the Kenora-Rainy River riding at the newly-opened Elections Ontario returning office here. It is located in the old public library at the corner of Church Street and Victoria Avenue.
