Heather Latter With November being Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Jacquee Loerzel of Riverside Community Counselling Services is inviting local businesses to participate in a contest by decorating their windows and stores in purple to support the campaign. Here, she invited Neila Booth of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts to […]
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Duane Hicks Just in time for Remembrance Day, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has put together a display to highlight books about military history—from ancient times to recent conflicts, including World War I and II. The display, which includes several brand new books recently donated to the library, […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis cheerfully waved good-bye as he boarded a Dash 8 behind RRFDC consultant Tannis Drysdale at the Fort France Airport on Monday afternoon. The town chartered the plane to fly 30 delegates from area municipalities and First Nations to Queen’s Park to voice their pleas on […]
Duane Hicks Eleazar Andrusco, left, got some candy from Cristal Kinsman at the Confederation College “trunk” full of treats Friday afternoon during the inaugural “Trunk or Treat” event at Fort Frances Public Library parking lot. Twenty individuals, businesses, and agencies decorated vehicles and gave out treats to hundreds of costumed […]
Duane Hicks Riverside Foundation for Health Care director Bill Gushulak learned first-hand how a new lift and track for Rainycrest residents works last Wednesday as Kayla Caul-Chartier, director of resident care at Rainycrest, and Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 Poppy Fund committee member Wendy Derendorf gave him a hand. The […]
Joey Payeur Bryson Jasper (left) deposited a feed from linemate Lucas DeBenedet on a 2-on-0 breakaway behind Minnesota Iron Rangers’ goalie Kyle Carignan to give the Fort Frances Lakers a 4-3 lead in a game they wound up winning 5-4 in overtime here Saturday night.
Duane Hicks A group of 30 district municipal and First Nation leaders prepared to board a Dash 8 charter flight to Toronto from the Fort Frances Airport early yesterday afternoon. The delegation was at Queen’s Park this morning to make its voices heard on the issue of forest tenure reform.
Heather Latter Debbie Fairbanks and Buddy Loyie offered up medicine teachings to early-years students at J.W. Walker School yesterday as part of their “fall harvest” celebration. The school’s youngest students also learned about drumming, regalia, wild rice, and making bannock. The event ended with the children enjoying a feast of […]
Heather Latter Penny Faragher of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts drew the winning ticket for November yesterday in the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw as Kiwanian Robin Wright look on yesterday at International Travel Services here. Bonnie Doucette of Fort Frances was the winner of a trip to […]
Joey Payeur Junior Muskie Alyssa Clendenning (15) had to move fast to avoid the twin sister tandem of Megan and Rachel Rubin of the Westgate Tigers (Thunder Bay) during Saturday’s final of Fort High’s home tourney. The black-and-gold fell 27-23 to finish second in their last game before the NorWOSSA […]
Duane Hicks Carter Daniw, left, with a little help from mom, Karla, got a treat from Nancy Daley of the Canadian Mental Health Association (Fort Frances branch) during the inaugural “Trunk or Treat” event Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The very […]
Duane Hicks Royal Canadian Legion Br. 29 president Noris Piccinato, left, Sgt.-at-Arms Bob Boland, Mayor Roy Avis, and first vice-president Bob Bagacki kicked off the Legion’s annual poppy campaign this morning with a flag-raising at the Civic Centre. Poppies will be available at various locations around town, including Canadian Tire, […]
