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.
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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, […]
Heather Latter Michael Dawber, CEO of the Rainy River Public Library, displayed a virtual photo-art installation entitled “Wings” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The digital exhibit has been there since last week in celebration of Ontario Public Library Week.
Heather Latter J.W. Walker student Logan Morris tested strips yesterday to determine the source of a simulated “outbreak” in the class. The science lesson investigating epidemics was taught by Lakehead University staffers Mary Chang and Brenda Magajna through the “BioTrek” program, which is funded by the Natural Science and Engineering […]
Submitted image This stunning print of “On a Wing” by local artist Cher Pruys, featuring the R.A.F. Pathfinders No. 635 aircrew with a Lancaster bomber, is among the silent auction items that will be up for bid next Thursday (Nov. 6) during “An Evening at the Officers’ Club,” a wine-and-cheese […]
Duane Hicks Sunset County Ford sales consultant Bob Stuart loaded a case of Kraft Dinner into a Ford Escape yesterday at Safeway, where he was collecting food donations for the annual “We Scare Hunger” campaign. One lucky food donor will win 1,000 “Go Local” points.
Heather Latter Amya Hanna-White, left, and Olivia Allen-Arch, Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School, showed off the school bus safety poster they created last Thursday. The Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium is hosting a poster contest, with the theme “The Bus is a Bully-Free Zone,” in conjunction with […]
