Joey Payeur Participants in the inaugural “Splash and Dash” aquathlon here Sunday got off to a quick start in the early light of day. Some 19 people took part in the 750m swim and 5K run in what organizers from the Rainy Lake Triathlon Club hope to make an annual […]
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Heather Latter Seven-year-old Jade Belluz dropped by Fort Floral before school this morning to receive her free bouquet of roses from owner Brad Hogan as part of FTD’s annual “Good Neighbour Day.” The Scott Street business had about 250 bouquets of a dozen roses to give away, with people being […]
Heather Latter Deanne Fillion, with Miller Environmental Corp. of Winnipeg, helped unload paint cans from the back of a pick-up truck Saturday during the annual Hazardous Waste Day held at the Public Works building on Fifth Street West. A total of 236 cars lined up to drop off their dangerous […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Dougie deBernardeaux (20) was escorted by fellow running back Matt Cheetham on this 17-yard touchdown run in the second quarter of Fort High’s 43-0 romp over the St. John’s Tigers (Winnipeg) here Friday afternoon.
Pete Foster, 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 at his residence in Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont. Pete was born April 17, 1932 to the late Arthur and Laura Foster (LaBelle) in Emo, Ont. and resided in the area for most […]
William Keith Smith, 76, formerly of 340 Third St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. Keith was born in Fort Frances to William “Bill” and Jean (nee Matheson) Smith. He resided in Fort Frances at the family […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of William Alexander Snider on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013, surrounded by his family, as the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. at the age of 74. He was predeceased by his parents, Dora May and Roy […]
It is with profound sorrow that the family of Bruce Robert Lowes announces his passing on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. After a courageous five-year battle with cancer, Bruce passed away with his family by his side at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Bruce was born in Fort […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Germaine Mary Roth announces her passing on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., 23 days short of her 103rd birthday. Germaine was born Sept. 29, 1910 in Pinewood, Ont. She was one of nine […]
Today marks the 12th anniversary of “9/11”—the images of which still haunt us a dozen years later as we remember all the innocent lives lost on that terrible day. The world, meanwhile, waits with bated breath over whether the United States will launch a military strike against Syria in the […]
Staff Work on Second Street East between Mowat Avenue and Central Avenue finally will wrap up this week, with the intersection expected to be re-opened by the weekend. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said paving subcontractor Pioneer is on site this week and the first job they’re going to […]
