Joey Payeur St. Francis School proudly displayed some of the fruits of their collection efforts last Wednesday after its food drive from Sept. 23-27 collected 300 items, which will go to the local Salvation Army. On hand were Lt. Dennis Maybury, left, and student reps Kaylyn Levesque, Ben Chapman, Mikaelah […]
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Duane Hicks Jason Gervais brought along a “snack” for the Fort Frances Zombie Walk on Saturday. For the second-straight year, Gervais won the prize for best costume at the community event.
Joey Payeur Michael Redford, left, and Taylor Chown surrounded themselves in autumn’s beauty during the fall trail walk put on by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club at the Rocky Inlet trails on Sunday. The club offered tours of the trails to visitors, as well as a wild rice cooking […]
Dave Ogilvie Lt(N) Dawn Gray, left, the newly-appointed Commanding Officer of the 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Fort Frances, signed the “Change of Command” certificates along with Area Cadet Officer Capt. Chris Johnston-Brown, centre, and outgoing CO Lt(N) Terry Newman, CD, during a ceremony in Emo last Tuesday. The […]
Heather Latter Salvation Army Lt. Dennis Maybury, left, dropped by Robert Moore School yesterday to pick up boxes full of food donated by the students there for the local food bank. Pictured are Dana Kosowick’s Grade 6 students who organized the school-wide food drive. But bringing in the most donations […]
Heather Latter Supporters of the “Idle No More” movement marched along Highway 11 from Couchiching to the Point and back yesterday to honour indigenous sovereignty and for the protection of treaty rights. The Rainy River/Treaty 3 Territory rally also saw people walking for their spiritual ancestors, future generations, missing and […]
Heather Latter Despite cold, windy, and rainy conditions, participants of the “Steps Against Stigma” 5K event got off to a running start at the Sorting Gap Marina here Saturday morning. Held in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Week, more than 70 people registered for the event, which also saw a […]
Heather Latter Marcus Allen, eight, helped himself to some fire safety information and activities Saturday morning during the semi-annual fire safety blitz by the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service at Canadian Tire. Fire Prevention Week, with this year’s theme being “Prevent Kitchen Fires,” runs Oct. 6-12.
Duane Hicks Samantha Manty, left, and Sarah Marusyk were among the 30 or so participants who braved the rain, wind, and cold to take part in the second-annual Fort Frances Zombie Walk on Saturday afternoon. Despite the weather, zombies young and old had a fun time walking through the downtown […]
Duane Hicks Moccasins, dreamcatchers, and more made by Sue Anne Whitecrow of Seine River First Nation are now on display at the public library here. The handmade, traditional crafts will be showcased until the end of the month.
Submitted Isabelle Tanguay, left, Peyton Cousineau, Corban Galusha, and Nancy Leach were among the kids who had fun making pickles last week at the Fort Frances Day Care school-age program at Robert Moore School. The kids were taught how to make the pickles by Myndi Siemens, who runs the “home […]
