Heather Latter Grant Goddard, general manager for New Gold’s Rainy River Project, offered information about the construction of the mine, as well as the process and machinery used to extract the ore from the rock, during a presentation yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous. The project currently is in a detailed […]
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Heather Latter Owen Isensee, who is almost two, had fun on the equipment at Millennium Park on Saturday afternoon during the Township of Alberton’s “Singing in the Swamp” event. There were activities for the kids, food available on-site, and music provided by local classic rock and country band, “Distant Legacy.”
Courtesy of Chris Marchand – Dryden Observer Muskie running back Dougie deBernardeaux didn’t have many chances like this to run in open space as a suffocating Dryden Eagles’ defence shut him and the Fort High offence down in a 36-13 victory in WHSFL action there Friday.
Duane Hicks Prolific First Nations actor Adam Beach shared his life story of tragedy and triumph yesterday at the Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services Behavioural Health Services’ conference at the Nanicost grounds. Beach was the keynote speaker at the conference, which is meant to celebrate cultural resiliency and promote […]
Heather Latter Aubrey Johnson, four, got a push on the swing from her mom, Jennifer, on Saturday afternoon at the Township of Alberton’s “Singing in the Swamp” event at the Millennium Park. There were activities for the kids, food available on-site, and music provided by local classic rock and country […]
Heather Latter Participants of all ages set out from the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday afternoon for the 34th-annual Terry Fox Run here. The event, organized by the Church of the Holy Spirit, saw more participation than last year, with about 100 people raising more than $13,000 for cancer research.
Heather Latter Dave Ogilvie, left, Ralph Wolff, Pam Guild, and Ginette Anderson showed off this year’s Terry Fox T-shirts, which features the Canadian hero’s first journal entry on them. The shirts, along with the hat worn by Ogilvie, will be available Sunday at the local Terry Fox Run, which gets […]
Heather Latter “Soldiers of Song,” a tribute to the “Dumbells,” a renowned comedy troupe that originally was made up of soldiers from the Canadian Army’s Third Division, who entertained troops during the First World War, was staged yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The show was hosted by the Royal […]
Heather Latter Bob Armit and his daughter, Wanda Botsford, at left, participated in a three-legged race as part of the voyageur games during a Métis fall celebration at the Point on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile at right, Macy Forster, six, from Keewatin cooked up some bannock over the fire. The event […]
Duane Hicks OPSEU member Darrell Armstrong manned the grill yesterday during the Fort Frances Jail, Fort Frances Courthouse, and OPSEU fall charity barbecue here. The event was a fundraiser for the Fort Frances “Community Chest.” OPSEU raised $1,000 over two charity barbecues held this summer.
Heather Latter The calendar may say September but five-year-old Jack Reinhardt and his sister, Neala, eight, had fun splashing in Sand Bay at the Point on Sunday afternoon. The youngsters weren’t the only ones taking advantage of the warm, sunny weather this past weekend, which since has taken a turn. […]
Duane Hicks Tessah Labbe was at Fort Floral at 8 a.m. this morning to receive her free bouquet of roses from Nicole Schatull as part of FTD’s annual “Good Neighbour Day.” The Scott Street business had about 280 bouquets of a dozen roses to give away, with people urged to […]
