It is with great sadness that the family of Mervin Douglas Hyatt announces his passing on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born May 21, 1947 in Dryden, Ont. to Ann and Jack Hyatt. The family moved to Emo, Ont. when he was still […]
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Staff A four-goal outburst in the first period proved propelled the Fort Frances Lakers to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers on Friday night in Hoyt Lakes. It was the squad’s third-straight win and allowed the Lakers (28-15-1-2) to open up a four-point gap over the third-place Dryden […]
Staff The cost of water and sewer likely will be going up again this year after council votes tonight to approve a report to establish 2013 rates and then a bylaw to impose them. If the new rates are passed, residential customers will pay a flat rate of $845.53 per […]
Heather Latter JK students at St. Michael’s School paraded through other classrooms with their teddy bears yesterday in celebration of Valentine’s Day. A Teddy Bear Picnic and other activities followed.
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances and Resolute Forest Products today reached a joint agreement to resolve outstanding assessment appeal complaints regarding the company’s mill here. The property assessment will be reduced by 25 percent for the subject years 2009-12. Resolute had been seeking reductions of about 58 percent. […]
Staff June Smith and Allan/Loreen Holt of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for February. Other winners this month include Brian Nielson (Emo), Robert Johnston (Rainy River), Nancy Eddison (Oxdrift), James Dalzell (Pickle Lake), Herb Neufeld (Vermilion Bay), […]
Julie Volk, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Staff Children and adults in Fort Frances will have a few activities to look forward to on “Family Day” (Feb. 18). A family skate will be held Monday from 9:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre while a family swim will take place there from 1:15-3:30 p.m. A parent […]
Heather Latter Linda Guimond participated in the candlelight memorial vigil at Couchiching last night to remember and honour murdered and missing aboriginal women, as others did across Canada yesterday. Armed with signs and candles, about 30 men, women, and children lined Highway 11 near the band office to support the […]
Staff The Muskie girls concluded their NorWOSSA regular season on a losing note yesterday afternoon in Kenora, falling 3-2 to the Broncos in a shootout. Claire Sandelovich led the black-and-gold with a pair of goals. Hayley Moncreif netted a pair of markers for the Broncos, including the shootout winner. While […]
Press Release Everyone has a role to play in ending domestic violence in the workplace and the community. Eight workplaces in the Kenora-Rainy River districts took important steps in 2012 and the beginning of 2013 to create safe, supportive workplaces. They taught supervisors and workers how to recognize the warning […]
