Duane Hicks Martin Preteau with Miller Environmental Corp. of Winnipeg, top left, carefully added a few more fluorescent tube light bulbs to the growing collection while local resident Bob Svobodon put another battery on the pile that rapidly was accumulating during the annual Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Day on […]
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Submitted Former local resident J. William Galbraith spoke about his non-fiction book on former Governor General John Buchan, entitled “John Buchan–Model Governor General,” last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Current resident Dawnelee Wright also talked about her memoir, “A Better Sense of Self,” that evening. […]
Submitted This is one of a handful of pictures captured by Josh Sayers’ trail cameras as he studied the presence of badgers in our area. The animal tends to be very secretive and nocturnal, so many are not aware they are around. But after a summer of investigating burrows, Sayers […]
Duane Hicks Minister of Energy Glenn Thibeault spoke to, and answered questions from, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce members on Friday evening during a “Business After Hours” event at Copper River Inn.
Duane Hicks Shannon Singleton, left, Jenn Singleton, and Cassity Morrisseau were among the participants walking in memory of the late Thomas Chapais during Sunday afternoon’s Terry Fox Run in Fort Frances. The 12-year-old passed away last September after a courageous battle with cancer. Other participants took part in memory or […]
Nicholas Donaldson Shirley Teeple and Melinda Romyn sat down with their meals at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s “Country Fair Harvest Dinner” on Saturday evening at the Emo Arena. The dinner kicked off the fundraising effort in support of the planned renovation of the exhibition hall and reconstruction of […]
Duane Hicks A crew from Quality Builders was busy reshingling the roof of the Fort Frances Museum over the weekend. The much-need replacement is part of the fall renovations there, which also will include a barrier-free entrance ramp, entry door, and barrier-free public bathroom that currently is out to tender. […]
Duane Hicks Wendy Tilbury carefully made a wool form into the shape of bird during a felting class Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. The finished project will see the form covered in coloured felt. The two-part workshop, led by instructor Jamie Nelson, will conclude this Saturday.
Joey Payeur The rest of Hayden Haw’s teammates on the Rainy River Owls anxiously anticipated his oncoming set during the first set of the Owls’ 3-0 loss to the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Saints in NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball action Monday.
Joey Payeur Katelyn Brown of the Rainy River Owls (25) wasn’t about to give Alyssa Turcotte of the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints an open look at the basket during the visitors’ 33-11 victory in NorWOSSA ‘A’ junior girls’ basketball action Monday afternoon at RRHS. See story on C4.
Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Jack Bernie was not exactly the most welcome of guests in front of the English River Miners’ net during Friday night’s 3-1 pre-season win by the visitors at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Joey Payeur Muskie receiver Riley Argue looked to have a clean catch on this play but actually grabbed the ball on the bounce for an incompletion in the fourth quarter of Fort High’s 36-0 loss to the Kenora Broncos in WHSFL action here Friday afternoon.
