Heather Latter Rainycrest residents were treated to a concert Tuesday afternoon by “Command Brass,” a brass quintet from the Royal Canadian Air Force. The talented group—featuring two trumpets, a tuba, french horn, and trombone—played a variety of musical styles, from jazz and swing to Dixie, Latin, and pop.
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Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. is in the process of converting all of the town’s old high-pressure sodium streetlights with new, brighter, more energy-efficient LED lights, such as this one on Armit Avenue. The ambitious replacement program, which will see the town’s 1,000-plus aged streetlights replaced, is costing the […]
Submitted Betty McLeod, left, and Robert Schulz of the Assisted Living Action Group (A.L.A.G.) made a presentation on the “Aging with Dignity” initiative Wednesday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The group made a series of presentations here, as well as in Emo, Rainy River, and Barwick, […]
Heather Latter Nancy Daley-Fulton, dressed up in pink, handed a pink carnation to Marjorie Advent at Rainycrest yesterday on behalf of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Fort Frances branch. Supporting the international “Day of Pink,” the flowers were distributed to the residents there.
Heather Latter Grade 5 student Ally French offered a speech on bullying yesterday during the first anti-bullying assembly held at Robert Moore School. The student-led assembly, which coincided with the international “Day of Pink,” featured presentations, poems, video clips, and music focused on stopping bullying.
Heather Latter Fort Frances High School students marched through the hallways yesterday dressed in pink in support of the anti-bullying “Day of Pink.” The flash mob parade, called “Take a Stand, Lend a Hand,” was presented during the lunch hour by members of the “Best Buddies” program. All students were […]
Duane Hicks Canada geese and trumpeter swans have returned to Borderland, giving those walking along the La Verendrye Parkway and out to Sand Bay even more to see and enjoy.
Heather Latter Betty’s is one of the many businesses on Scott Street showing its support for the annual “Day of Pink” today—the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, and Transphobia in schools and communities. People throughout the district were wearing pink today to celebrate diversity and to stand up against […]
Dave Ogilvie A large crowd gathered at the Barwick Hall on Saturday for the Emo & District Lions Club’s third-annual “Farmers’ Night.” Everyone who attended enjoyed a fantastic meal and went home with a least one prize. Monies raised from the evening, the auction, and the penny table will go […]
Brianna Eldridge was dragged off the ice by the CanSkate ‘A’ Boys “mall cops” following their routine during the Border Skating Club’s annual ice show, “Confessions of the Shopaholics,” staged on the weekend at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Lucas Punkari Brad Wardas of the Rendez-Vous Voyageurs tried to work his way around Brady Jensen of Taggs during semi-final action in the local men’s basketball league last night at Fort High. The Voyageurs went on to win 82-72 while the other semi-final clash saw Investors Group defeat the Muskies […]
Heather Latter NCDS is one of the many businesses on Scott Street showing its support for the annual “Day of Pink” tomorrow—the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, and Transphobia in schools and communities. Everyone is encouraged to wear pink tomorrow to celebrate diversity and to stand up against bullying.
