Heather Latter Winnipeg-based magician Alex Jay Hamm performed a card trick last night during a fundraising gala for the Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope at La Place Rendez-Vous. The event, which also featured a dinner and prizes, was coupled with a two-day sexual assault awareness training that ran […]
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Heather Latter Students from St. Michael’s School gathered around the fire to cook bannock on a stick after learning about Métis culture as part of the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual “Fall Harvest” preparations workshop yesterday at the Nanicost grounds. Despite some chilly temperatures, students from across the district participated […]
Lloyd MackKenora Daily Miner and News Muskie Grace Petsnick switched into high gear on this drive against the host Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA junior girls’ basketball play Tuesday. Petsnick led the way with 14 points as Fort High won 43-19.
Staff Shoppers Drug Mart here has gotten a very positive response to its annual “Tree of Life” campaign. Customers can make a donation of varying amounts and write their names on leaves to put up in the window there. This year, Shoppers is raising funds for the Riverside Foundation for […]
Heather Latter Jaida Norris, Alexis Latter, Sam Bonner-Vickers, and Amy Norris were a few of the nearly 200 participants in the local Canadian Mental Health Association’s “Steps Against Stigma” glow run held last night starting at the Sorting Gap Marina. Despite the cold, windy night, organizers deemed it huge success, […]
Duane Hicks Conrad Martin, left, Maynard Martin, and Timo Brielmann of Brielmann Agriculture Ltd. showed off the large-capacity grain cart, dubbed “Patty the Fatty,” used when harvesting cash crops at the farm in Pinewood. Brielmann Agriculture Ltd. is among several district producers making the switch from cattle to crops.
Duane Hicks Tariq Azeem, of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, outlined the basic teachings of the Qur’an last Wednesday evening during an “Islam Open House” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. About two dozen people attended the talk, during which Azzem, who came here from Lloydminster, Alta., dispelled some […]
Adrian Trenchard captured the “Golden Hoe” award with his pumpkin weighing 526 pounds. Many area families enjoyed the event-packed day under the big tent at Hannam Park on Saturday.
Staff Joan Foley, left, drew the winning ticket for October’s “Trip of the Month” draw yesterday morning at International Travel Services here as Fort Frances Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Willie and Jenn Johnson will be heading to sunny San Diego, a trip valued at $3,600. Next month’s trip is […]
Duane Hicks Mike Canfield of BDO Fort Frances settled into his new office yesterday at BDO’s new location at 607 Portage Ave. (the old high school next to H2O Power). BDO moved from its former 375 Scott St. location over the weekend, with a grand opening set for Friday from […]
Heather Latter Fort High student Maria Gilbert, right, spoke to Marilla Bender, an admissions and recruitment officer from Carleton University in Ottawa, yesterday afternoon during a session of the University Information Program (UIP). Representatives from Ontario’s 21 universities stopped by the high school to provide students and families with information […]
