Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Tyler Brodersen tried to corral a loose puck before Dryden Ice Dogs’ goalie Eric Szymczyk could cover it up during the visitors’ 4-3 overtime win in Game 5 of their semi-final series at the Ice For Kids Arena here Thursday night.
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After a courageous battle with cancer, Cindy Asselin, 50, passed away at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, Alta., with her family by her side, on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. Cindy was born in Rainy River, Ont. on Aug. 10, 1962 to Henry and Ann Asselin. She was raised […]
Wayne Johnson, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully on Friday, March 22, 2013 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital at the age of 54. He was born July 16, 1958 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He attended Robert Moore School and Fort Frances High School. After […]
Dear editor: I am writing in regard to the vacancy on town council which was filled last week. Many, myself included, were surprised and perhaps shocked to learn that council did not fill the vacant seat with a most capable female applicant. Granted that all four of the applicants has […]
With our population aging year by year, there’s no question the need to provide seniors’ activities and services in Fort Frances will grow, too. That said, the request to put off demolishing the former Huffman School so it can be used as an extension of the Sister Kennedy Centre—even in […]
VELDHUISEN–Born to Michael and Carly, nee Smart, of Emo, Ontario, a girl, Quinn Grace, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. on March 20, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Press Release Federal New Democrats believe the Harper Conservatives are turning their backs on business and small communities in Northern Ontario with massive cuts to program funding for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor). “This is more than bad timing or a single case of bad judgment,” […]
the OPP On Sunday at 3:45 a.m., the OPP was called to the Best Western Lakeside Inn in Kenora in response to a complaint of occupants causing a disturbance. When police arrived, they found one male lying on the street and observed a window on the fourth floor had been […]
Staff A female driver was seriously injured Thursday night after her vehicle collided with a cement structure in the underground parkade at the Riverwalk Condominiums here. Police said the woman was moving her Volkswagen from an outside parking area into the underground parking area around 8:15 p.m. when it accelerated […]
Lucas Punkari Lorne Jackson was focused on the task at hand last night at the Fort Frances Curling Club as he took on Don DeBenedet during a men’s ‘A’ playoff game. The competive curling season will wrap up Thursday at 6 p.m. as the men’s and ladies’ leagues will crown […]
