Heather Latter Surrounded by well-wishers, incumbent NDP MP John Rafferty, second from right, did the honours of cutting the ribbon to officially open his campaign office here Friday afternoon. It is located at 330 Scott St.
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Duane Hicks Brandy Delorne, of Miller Environmental Corp. from Winnipeg, set aside a fluorescent light bulb dropped off during the annual Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday at the Public Works building here. The event once again was popular, with district residents dropping off paint, oil, anti-freeze, batteries, and other waste […]
Heather Latter People of all ages paid tribute to Terry Fox by participating in local “Marathon of Hope” yesterday afternoon. The event, organized by the Church of the Holy Spirit, saw more than 80 participants and raised over $6,300. Participants ran, walked, and biked along the riverfront.
Heather Latter Davetta Sheppard received some information from Cara Gunderson, with the Community Care Access Centre, this morning during the “Senior Fair” held at the Sister Kennedy Centre. The event, which ran until 3 p.m., featured booths, speakers, lunch, and prizes.
Submitted Staff at the Northern Lights Credit Union were thrilled to bring the People’s Choice plaque back to work yesterday afternoon following the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off.” They beat out the Seven Generations Education Institute by one vote to garner the award.
Duane Hicks Cassy Bernard, left, Leah Galusha, John Payne, Jeff Bernard, and James Woods of the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre showed off “The Gizhac Chili Shack” chili they prepared for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off” yesterday at the Legion. The team ended up winning the […]
Heather Latter Jesse Marschalk was loaded into an ambulance using the Rainy River District EMS’ new Power-LOAD system, which lifts and lowers the stretcher into and out of the vehicle, during the second-annual community barbecue celebrating safety at Point Park here Saturday.
Heather Latter Anne-Marie Armstrong, left, and Ellie Tucker participated in “A Mile in My Moccasins”—an awareness walk to acknowledge and support individuals, children, families, and caregivers affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) last Wednesday. The event, hosted by the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre in collaboration with the FASD Community […]
Staff Vicki and Dave Ogilvie were busy selling T-shirts commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Terry Fox Run on Saturday outside of Canadian Tire here. The local “Marathon of Hope” is set to go this Sunday (Sept. 20) at the Sorting Gap Marina, with registration beginning at 1:30 p.m. and […]
Joey Payeur Proving that “Gunsmoke” is more than a long-running TV western, former two-time champion Jeremy McGuire was part of a Wild West shootout of a different variety Saturday. He went on to finish in sixth place at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club’s annual skeet shooting competition at the Frog […]
Joey Payeur Fort Frances defenceman Dustin Deugau wasn’t adverse to a little hand-to-hand combact with Matt Irwin of the Minnesota Iron Rangers during the third period of last night’s 4-2 win by the Lakers in their pre-season finale at the Couchiching Arena.
Heather Latter Leader Sherree Denby had the Sparks (ages five-six) and Brownies (ages seven-eight) participate in a “name game” yesterday evening at J.W. Walker School during the first meeting of the season. Meanwhile, Pathfinders (ages 12-15) and Guides (ages 9-11) also met last night at Knox United Church. Girls are […]
