Table of Contents
- Honouring survivors
- Patriotic path
- Survivors’ celebration
- Staying cool
- Moffat money to be split up
- One fire burning
- Coal on the rise in China, US, India after major 2016 drop
- First woman leads UK Changing of the Guard ceremony
- Kids still playing for all the marbles - literally
- Rhino breeder in South Africa plans online auction of horn
- Take your yummy morning bowl of cereal on the road
Honouring survivors
The Legion Colour Guard led a special lap for cancer survivors Saturday afternoon during the annual “Relay for Life” fundraiser at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Cancer survivors were honoured that day with a special lunch as well.
Patriotic path
Nathalie Donaldson led a group of volunteers to paint maple leaves along the sidewalk of the 200 block of Scott Street on Saturday in anticipation of Canada Day. Donaldson, on behalf of The Shops on Scott (BIA), received permission to paint the leaves with the understanding that the sidewalk is scheduled to be torn up and replaced shortly after Canada Day.
Survivors’ celebration
Cancer survivors Bonnie Doucette, left, Jane Johnstone, Pam Bujold, June Keddie and Cindy Manty enjoyed a special lunch Saturday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club during the “Relay for Life” survivors’ celebration. The 12-hour relay saw 10 teams raise $27,000. A portion of the funds will stay local to help district cancer patients.
Staying cool
Look for partly cloudy skies tonight with an overnight low of eight C (46 F).
Tomorrow will be mostly sunny with a few clouds. Expect a high of 22 (71) and a low dipping to 12 (53).
Wednesday is calling for thick clouds and a few showers, along with a high of 19 (66) and a low of 12 (53).
Moffat money to be split up
Groups and organizations will receive shares this evening of the $55,000 the Town of Fort Frances has been granted by the Moffat Family Fund this year. A call for applications was out in this spring, and clubs, groups, and organizations which help children, families, and the “less advantaged” had until March 23 to apply.
One fire burning
There were no new fires in the Northwest Region yesterday, and only one fire remains active as of this morning.
Nipigon District fire #7 is a suspected lightning-caused fire that burned cut wood about 75 km northeast of Thunder Bay.
It is “under control” at 5.5 hectares in size.
Coal on the rise in China, US, India after major 2016 drop
BEIJING — The world’s biggest coal users China, the United States and India have boosted coal mining in 2017, in an abrupt departure from last year’s record global decline for the heavily polluting fuel and a setback to efforts to rein in climate change emissions.
First woman leads UK Changing of the Guard ceremony
LONDON — A Canadian soldier has made history as the first woman to lead the Changing of the Guard ceremony at London’s Buckingham Palace.
Megan Cuoto led her unit as it changed Queen Elizabeth II’s guards on Monday. The unit was invited to Britain to mark Canada’s 150th anniversary.
The 24-year-old Cuoto is marking her first visit to London.
Kids still playing for all the marbles - literally
In this world of pompous athletes, overbearing coaches, money-grubbing owners and a win-at-all-costs mindset, it’s easy to become jaded.
And then in the parlance of another era — a brief story rolled across The Associated Press sports wire Friday morning.
“2 Pennsylvania kids win National Marbles Tournament,” the headline said.
I was intrigued.
Rhino breeder in South Africa plans online auction of horn
JOHANNESBURG — A rhino breeder in South Africa is planning an online auction of rhino horn, capitalizing on a court ruling that opened the way to domestic trade despite an international ban that was imposed to curb widespread poaching.
Take your yummy morning bowl of cereal on the road
College kids love cereal, and that is an indisputable fact. Even if they don’t love it going in, they’ll probably be hooked by the third week of their freshman year. College students have lots to juggle, meaning food is often last on their list of priorities. So that makes that easy bowl of cereal a lifesaver when the work piles up.