Lucas Punkari It will be a winner-take-all showdown at the Ice For Kids Arena here tonight as the Fort Frances Lakers and Dryden Ice Dogs clash in the seventh and deciding game of their spirited semi-final series. The Lakers staved off elimination last night with a 4-1 win in Dryden […]
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Duane Hicks Not happy yet with the bottom line of the 2013 budget, town council will take a harder look at reducing services and increasing user fees. The 2013 budget currently shows a deficit of about $388,000. Additionally, council believes Resolute Forest Products will appeal the assessment of the mill […]
Staff Mine Centre School will be awarded the Rainy River District School Board’s “Recognition of Excellence” at tonight’s regular meeting for its nutrition programs. The school is committed to offering students food and beverage choices that will enhance learning, contribute to healthy growth and development, and cultivate life-long healthy eating […]
Staff In an effort to maximize efficiency, Fort Frances town council and administration staff have been reviewing numerous potential cost-saving measures. One that has not yet been studied, but could be considered, is odd/even showering. Implemented by the Northeastern Ontario municipality of Durtee, the bylaw would work in much the […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances has received input from a consultant in Southern Ontario regarding ways to reduce costs at the Ice for Kids and ’52 Canadians arenas. A report received late last week suggested lowering lighting by 60 percent on the ice surfaces of both rinks could be […]
Riverside Riverside Health Care on Friday released information on employees paid a salary of $100,000 or more. The Public Sector Disclosure Act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Ontario government to disclose the names, positions, salaries and taxable benefits of these employees annually. At Riverside Health Care, 15 […]
Heather Latter Dr. Patrick Langevin of the Fort Frances Dental Centre and his son, Yannick, pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw this morning at International Travel Services. Melanie and James White of Winnipeg were the lucky winners of a trip to Cuba valued at […]
Heather Latter Ayanna Savage, three, checked out the selection of hydrangeas available on Saturday morning at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market annual Easter Market, which also ran Thursday afternoon. A wide variety of foods, crafts, and other goodies were on sale for local customers.
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers netminder Talor Joseph kept an eye on the puck as Rory Court of the Dryden Ice Dogs attempted a shot on goal during the third period of Thursday’s 4-3 overtime win for the Ice Dogs in Game 5 of the SIJHL semi-final series between the […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Harmonies sang a couple songs during a performance at the Kiwanis Club’s annual Good Friday breakfast at La Place Rendez-Vous. The well-attended breakfast also featured Allan Yerxa of St. John’s Anglican Church as the guest speaker.
It is with great sadness that the family of Gary Ogden, aged 66, announce his passing on Friday, March 29 in Fort Frances. A full obituary will follow.
Beverly Ann (Oh-zow-shko-gee-zho-go-goh-b week) Shebagegit (nee Jourdain), 68, of Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, passed away Friday March 29, 2013 at the Lake Of The Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. She was born March 30, 1944 in Fort Frances, Ont. She lived in the area most of life. Beverly […]
