It is with great sadness in their hearts that the family of Dennis “Spig” Perreault announces his passing on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dennis was born Feb. 13, 1946 to George and Teresa Perreault. On Nov. 5, 1966, Dennis married his […]
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Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is sponsoring the 10th-annual “Holiday Shopping and Crafts Festival” this Saturday (Nov. 30) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Crafters, artisans, and vendors from the area, and around the state, will offer crafts, arts, edibles, collectibles, Christmas gifts, and stocking-stuffers for sale. Visit […]
Staff With a perfect six-point night last Thursday, Alliance now sits tied for first place with By The Balls in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League at 41 points apiece. By The Balls had to cancel its matches for the evening, allowing Alliance to catch up to the front-runners. Both […]
Giselle Calder The Legion Ladies Auxiliary Br. #29 have had a busy fall, having just wrapped up another successful Remembrance Day tea and bake sale. A big thank you to all who helped and all who attended. The auxiliary also is very proud that two of our long-time and hard-working […]
Staff The Wisconsin Wilderness put up another tough fight on home ice but the Fort Frances Lakers were the ones landing the haymakers down the stretch. The Lakers broke open a 4-4 tie in the second period by scoring five of the last six goals to outlast Wisconsin 9-5 in […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-13 C (eight F). Look for northwest winds at five m.p.h., becoming calm in the evening. Tomorrow will be partly sunny, with a high of minus-four (24) and low around minus-nine (16). Expect light southeast winds. Mostly cloudy skies […]
The town is taking a proactive approach to our current economic woes by hiring Twist Marketing of Calgary to help establish a unified brand across Fort Frances. Notwithstanding that it is almost 2014 and we’re only now getting around to finding a “brand,” any effort to move our community forward […]
Dear editor: In response to the so-called victorious win of our township council in getting the provincial government to “allow” us, the ratepayers and residents of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, to pick up the financial losses of Caliper Lake Provincial Park for the foreseeable future. The council voted to run this […]
Do you fist bump or shake someone’s hand when you meet them. In sports, you often see players bumping each other’s hands with a closed fist on a successful play or goal. They are not getting ready to fight. Michelle and Barack Obama bumped fists in Minneapolis and now regularly […]
It’s November. And where I am (which is not where you are, I realize), it is warm and quiet outside. The leaves, for the most part, have fallen from the trees and are resting on the forest floor while transforming themselves into something else. The leaves in October have a […]
I don’t know what it is lately but I’m craving an old-fashioned life. Maybe it’s the rabbit race and pace of working so much in order to make ends meet that is the red flag for me. Perhaps it’s the impending materialistic-driven holiday season, and my sense of not wanting […]
On Nov. 19, I introduced Bill 132, an amendment to the Energy Consumer Protection Act, which would ban private, fixed-rate electricity contracts for residential customers. This bill, which now has passed second reading, was the culmination of years of work, both as a constituency assistant and as your MPP. We […]
