Adrianna McCoy was presented with the prestigious Rose Bowl Award, at the Festival Highlights concert, May 2. The award is presented to the most outstanding individual vocalist from the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts, which took place across multiple days and venues across last month. McCoy was […]
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By Daniel Adam
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
dadam@fortfrances.com
May is Community Living month. On Tuesday morning, workers, residents, and community members gathered to watch the flag raising at the Civic Centre. For Fort Frances and district CEO Ted Scholten, the flag flying on Portage Ave signifies acceptance. “It’s a month to celebrate their inclusion in the community,” he […]
– Ken Kellar photos
It was a full house at the Robert Moore School gymnasium on Saturday, April 29, 2023, for the return of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s Spring Luncheon and High Tea, held this year in honour of the late June Keddie, a former board member and prolific auxiliary volunteer. The […]
–Allan Bradbury photos
A large group of people gathered Tuesday morning to walk from the Fort Frances Senior Centre to the United Native Friendship Centre in memory and in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. The walk was sponsored by UNFC, Sunset Country Métis, Northwestern Ontario Métis Child […]
—Submitted photo
Sandy Beadle a well known familiar and friendly face at Riverview Hospital retired Friday (April 28th.) Sandy had worked as “executive assistant “ for twenty nine years ( and five years) at an earlier date at Riverside) Sandy turned 65 years old on April 22nd. Sandy was honoured with a […]
- Ken Kellar photos
The cast and crew of Muskies musical theatre have closed the curtain on another year, with a successful four-night run of Mean Girls. The audience reaction was overwhelming, with rave reviews through social media and word of mouth. The production was four months in the making, and drew out a […]
- Ken Kellar and staff photos
The annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Expo was a huge success, with hundreds turning out to see a range of businesses, services and organiza- tions. Above, the Make a Big Splash Committee was on hand to show off designs. Top left, the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions […]
- Fort Frances High School
The Muskies FFHS Badminton team made their hometown proud, with a great showing at NWOSSAA, held last week at Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Payton Dolyny and Taryn Oster placed first in the Junior Girls Doubles. They were undefeated with a 5-0 record. Julia Guertin placed second in Sr. Girls […]
- Allan Bradbury photo
New docking for the Sorting Gap Marina has made its way out of storage, and is being installed by crews. The new docks were scheduled for installation last year, but historic flooding washed those plans away. This summer is shaping up to be closer to normal, allowing the docks to […]
- Staff photo
A kids’ activity centre was a popular attraction at the second annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business and Community Expo over the weekend. Local businesses and organizations were on hand, as well as the Voyageur Lions Bail or Jail, Rockin’ for a Reason, and the Make a Big Splash […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Rockcut Accounting and Bookkeeping owner Alexa Wideman pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for May this morning. Gregory Erickson of Little Fork, Minn., is the winner of a Hawaiian Cruise, valued at $4,700. Next month’s draw will be for a […]
–Allan Bradbury photo
Lots of kids and guardians braved the nasty weather on Friday to do PD Day craft for Earth Day at the Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre. In conjunction with the Northwestern Ontario Métis Child and Family Resources the Museum offered the opportunity to paint a flower pot and plant […]
