Duane Hicks Those with impaired vision need not let that be a reason to stop going to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The library has “adaptive technology” available that makes it much more easy for those with impaired vision or blindness to access information and enjoy the pleasures […]
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Duane Hicks The time is coming for the federal government to find reconciliation with local Métis. That was the message delivered to the Sunset Country Métis community Sunday during a meeting to update the implications of recent court decisions regarding Métis rights. In an interview Monday, Métis rights lawyer Jason […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances won’t be withholding payment from the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. (MPAC), but it will continue to work with other communities in the fight to consider a town’s economic status when determining property assessments. Dryden, Espanola, and Elk Lake, which along with Thunder Bay and other northern […]
Heather Latter After having accomplished in her life what she expected she would, such as starting her own business teaching music, getting married, and having children, Renée Martin-Brown still wasn’t satisfied with the impact she had left on the world. She kept asking herself, “How am I going to make […]
Lucas Punkari As his team came to grips with the fact their season had just ended, Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan made it quite clear that his squad shouldn’t feel sorry for themselves after falling 3-2 in double overtime to the Minnesota Wilderness in Game […]
Heather Latter Maddisyn Smith enjoyed “trying out” one of the ATVs at Tompkins Hardware in Emo on Saturday during the annual “Spring Fever Days” festivities taking place there. Thanks to Saturday’s sunshine, people from across the district came out to take in all the community had to offer, such a […]
Duane Hicks Sunset Country Métis Senator John George perused an album of newspaper clippings during an open house for the exhibit, “Our Local Métis Story,” on Monday at the Fort Frances Museum. The exhibit, which features a wealth of artifacts, photos, and information relevant to local history, will run until […]
Dave Ogilvie Vern Thompson bravely had his hair and beard shaved off Saturday to raise money for “Cuts for Cancer” during Spring Fever Days in Emo. Supporting Tamarack House, which is used by so many people from the district, should be a concern of everyone and Thompson would like to […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Talor Joseph was consoled by teammate Alex Bruess on Monday night after Joseph allowed the game-winning goal in double overtime that gave the Minnesota Wilderness their third-straight Bill Salonen Cup.
Elizabeth Anne (“Betty Anne”) Coulter, 49, of Bear Pass, Ont., passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Betty Anne was born May 20, 1963 in Brantford, Ont. She was respected art teacher at both Atikokan High School and Fort Frances High School. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Lorna May Peters Wrolstad announces her passing after a courageous battle with cancer. Lorna Peters Wrolstad, 90, entered into eternal peace, with her family by her side, on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Lorna […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Margaret “Sweet Pea” Big George announces her passing on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at the Bay Shore Nursing Home in Duluth, Mn. Margaret was born Jan. 2, 1945 in Big Island First Nation, Ont. to William and Roseanna Big George. Margaret […]
