Heather Latter Newly-crowned “2012 Mini-Queen” Serena Cousineau, along with “2011 Mini-Queen” Piper Lidkea, handed over their donation to Nicke Baird and Dean Cunningham of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care Thursday during Mall Days on Scott Street. The royal pair raised $157 from a lemonade stand and wanted to put […]
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Lucas Punkari Ken Rousseau was all smiles on Canada Day as he powered his way around one of the turns on his way to a commanding victory during the first heat race during the annual bathtub races on Sand Bay.
Duane Hicks Members of the RBC Raiders paddled hard in a race versus NCDS Blue Dudes 2.0 on Sunday during the first-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Canada Day. Nine teams competed in the festival, which was won by a team representing Community Living Fort Frances and District.
Lucas Punkari Adrian Chapman leaped up to tip the ball over the net on Sunday evening during the championship game of the “Fun in the Sun” beach volleyball tournament held at Pither’s Point Park during the long weekend. Chapman and the rest of his Sandy Beavers teammate took a three-set […]
Sarah Pruys The riverfront was lined with people who came out to watch the spectacular Canada Day fireworks late Sunday night. The rain held off and the fireworks took over the sky instead, lasting about half an hour.
Sarah Pruys Madison Thomson, eight, had Dr. Elaine Spencer examine her teddy bear’s eye at the “Teddy Bear Picnic” on Friday afternoon at the library. The doctor was kept busy by a steady stream of stuffed patients coming through with scratches and broken limbs, which she healed with band-aids and […]
Sarah Pruys Nine-year-old Simone Payne, left, Cassidy Roach, 10, Mya Hamilton, nine, and Kaden MacNeil, 12, set up shop beside Tim Hortons on Friday afternoon selling lemonade as temperatures continued to rise. With their reduced prices, they hoped to attract a few customers to buy lemonade rather than coffee.
Heather Latter Allison Ogilvie of International Travel Services here reached in and pulled out the winning ticket for this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw as Kiwanian Dr. Bob Lidkea looked on there this morning. Andrew Hallikas of Fort Frances was the lucky winner of a Maritime Driving Tour valued […]
Sarah Pruys Addison Noonan, four, pointed our the start of the Canada Day parade on Sunday evening, while Ava Botsford, four, and Ethan Noonan, six, watched. The parade featured multiple floats, antique cars, emergency service vehicles, children biking, bagpipers, and of course, candy.
Sarah Pruys Following the Fort Frances Day Care’s annual Canada Day parade down Portage Avenue this morning, when children waved flags and yelled, “Happy Birthday Canada,” preschoolers Portia Spuzak, left, and Olivia Arch-Allen sat down to enjoy freezies before continuing to play outside.
Lucas Punkari Shane Beckett of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs prepared to blast the ball up the field during his team’s contest against International Travel Services in Borderland Soccer League action last night at St. Francis Field. The Voyageurs would end up coming out on the losing end of a […]
Heather Latter Ryan Parisien of Naicatchewenin Development Corporation (NDC) Food Services Division showed off his culinary skills while mak ing flambéed strawberries, which were served on ice cream, yesterday during Mall Days on Scott Street. The yummy treat was part of the grand opening of NDC’s Scott Street office held […]
