Lucas Punkari Ken Rousseau was flying high Monday evening as he looked to be on his way to a second-straight Canada Day bathtub race title on Sand Bay. But he ran out of fuel with two laps to go, which handed the win to Len Bedard.
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Dear Mike: I am deeply concerned and disappointed about a recent decision by the administration at Fort Frances High School to quietly eliminate the teacher-librarian position for the 2013-14 school year. Losing the teacher-librarian position will have an immediate, negative impact on student success and literacy performance. Forget the stereotype […]
Dear editor: This is a request to have the local hunters and citizens of this area consider I have asked our MPP, Sarah Campbell, to intervene on our behalf. The Province of Ontario is in a conflict of interest position. They are actively closing access entries to the bush roads […]
It is with heavy hearts we announce the accidental drowning of Paul Fournier at his retirement home in Jerome, Mich. Paul was born March 18, 1942 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Emile and Mary Fournier. He spent his lifelong career as an aeronautical engineer at Aeroquip in Jackson, Mich. Paul […]
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Leona (Lee) Gosselin. Mom passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013, with her loving family by her side, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Nov. 2, 1932 to […]
Kegwechigabo (Mukwa Doodem) Norman McGinnis Sr., 80, of Fort Frances, Ont. and formerly of Rainy River First Nations, Ont., passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013, with his family by his side, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Norman was born Dec. 6, 1932 at Rainy River First Nations to […]
With the future of Canada Day activities here very much in doubt of late, kudos to those behind this year’s festivities for their time and effort in giving local residents an opportunity to celebrate our country’s 146th birthday. And while there’s still a long way to go in resurrecting the […]
Sarah Pruys Team “Gillons’ Slayers” (from Gillons’ Insurance) paddled to the starting point of the 250-metre race in the second-annual Dragon Boat Festival on the upper Rainy River yesterday. But the team did not go on to win its first race against the day’s champion’s, “Dragon’s Breath” from the Fort […]
Staff Five new forest fires sprung up in the Northwest Region over Canada Day, with the number of active blazes jumping from 17 late Sunday to 22 as of this morning. Dryden District saw two new fires, as did Nipigon District. Red Lake District had one new blaze. There currently […]
