Nicholas Donaldson Crossroads students Rex Tolten and Monica Empey enjoyed one of the bonfires at the “Project Sunset” fire-making activity held Oct. 19. The students were able to spend the entire afternoon on the trail behind Crossroads School learning about building a fire, cooking outdoors, camp safety, and life lessons […]
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Submitted Here’s an image from Calder’s film, “Keewaydah,” which tells the Chanie Wenjack story from another point of view–that of a Métis woman who grew up in Fort Frances before moving to Toronto. Calder uses the time- and labour-intensive process of stop motion animation to bring her “actors” to life.
Duane Hicks The “Candy Man” (Tim Weaver) offered up sweet treats to “Sophie” (Alexis Latter) in a scene from Borealis Bards’ production of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka” on Sunday afternoon at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. The musical, which was part of the Backus 2017-18 Performing Arts Series […]
Duane Hicks June Wood of Nexus Community Savings (above) handed out a treat to Amelia Tanguay during yesterday’s “Trunk or Treat” at the library parking lot while, at right, Isabel DeGagne pretended to be scared of Sunset Protection Systems’ crew Jesse Adair, far left, dad, Dan DeGagne, Tyler Nielson, and […]
Duane Hicks Outreach worker Heather Johnson, left, was happy to receive a $5,000 donation from Victor Gustafson of the Emo Food Bank & Thrift Store last Friday. The donation will help kickstart a fundraising campaign to open a new women’s resource centre here.
Duane Hicks Jolene Richert, left, along with her dynamic daughter duo of Mellodey and Cadance Sinclair, welcomed trick-or-treaters Harrison Stainke and Jastra Bell to her Epicure “Batcave” during “Trunk or Treat” yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre parking lot. Meanwhile, below, Sarah Mueller and Samantha Clifford of […]
Nicholas Donaldson Miles Kupila is celebrating 20 years since he first began his own business, Kupila’s Sound Centre, in a shop next to his house in Devlin. Kupila said he’s seen a lot in the past two decades, and enjoys watching how the people and the technology he works with […]
Nicholas Donaldson Ontario Hereford Association secretary/manager Dave Cavanagh presented Jack, Kathy, and their son, Scott, with the Ron & Nadine Wells Commercial Breeder Award at last Wednesday night’s Canadian Cattlemen’s Association meeting in Stratton. The annual award is a big honour for the McNabbs, who still are farming the Stratton […]
Duane Hicks Snowplows were out early Friday morning in response to Borderland’s first snowfall of the season. The OPP reported only a few vehicles went into the ditch, including a New Gold bus, but no thankfully no injuries incurred. And don’t put away the snow shovel yet–the short-term forecast calls […]
Duane Hicks Laurel Halvorsen checked out some artwork, and also did some last-minute bidding, during the final day of the “Keep It Hanging Around” silent auction Saturday at the Fort Frances Museum.
Nicholas Donaldson A bailey bridge has been set up over the creek at the east end of Emo to facilitate traffic as crews continue the culvert replacement and rebuilding of the bridge on Highway 11 between the Emo Inn and Cloverleaf. Also visible in the photo is the arm of […]
Submitted Fort Frances native Terril Calder was honoured to have her new short film, “Keewaydah (Let’s Go Home),” premiere at the imagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto on Oct. 21.
