Heather Latter A round dance was held yesterday afternoon at the corner of Central Avenue and Church Street here to coincide with the “Idle No More” global day of action. Drummers and people of all ages with signs peacefully showed their support of the movement, which opposes the Harper government […]
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Lucas Punkari Lake of the Woods Bears’ goalie Darrel Jonasson tried to snatch a loose puck away from Carson Noga before the Fort Frances Canadians’ forward could jam it into the net yesterday afternoon during the third-place game of the FFMHA’s Atom ‘AA’ tournament. While Jonasson made the save a […]
It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Daniel John “Dan” Gallow, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Dan was born Oct. 16, 1946 in Fort William, Ont. to the late Patrick and Ella […]
Duane Hicks Priscilla Simard talked about why she supports “Idle No More” during a public teach-in yesterday at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here. Other speakers included Robert Animikii Horton, Sara Mainville, and Judy Morrison. A second teach-in is planned in two weeks.
The family is sad to announce the passing of Irene (Jean) Donnelly on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Marguerite Lorraine Russell passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013 after a valiant battle with lung disease. She was born May 21, 1930. Before moving to St. Croix, “Muggs,” as she also was known, worked as a registered nurse in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Denver, Colo., and Minneapolis, Mn. She was […]
Staff With Coun. Sharon Tibbs having passed away earlier this month, mayor and council formally will declare a vacancy at tonight’s regular meeting. As per the Municipal Act, 2001, council must declare a vacancy no later than either of the two meetings of council following the passing of the member. […]
Staff It was the proverbial bag of mixed results for the Fort Frances Lakers, who came away from a pair of weekend road games with both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The Lakers cruised to a 10-4 triumph over the host Thunder Bay North Stars on […]
Press Release The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has ratified a new collective agreement that includes a two-year wage freeze. The agreement was ratified by OPSEU members this week after about 700 hours of bargaining. It is consistent with the government’s fiscal plan to balance the budget by 2017-18 while […]
Duane Hicks Myles Kuharski of Gillons’ Insurance perused a copy of “Mice on Main” yesterday evening during a BIA/Chamber of Commerce brainstorming session at La Place Rendez-Vous. The Rainy River District “Best Start” Network is working on a project similar to “Mice of Main,” which combines child literacy and downtown […]
Lucas Punkari It was a madhouse in front of Warroad Squirt A’s goalie Zach Foster this morning at the Ice For Kids Arena as teammate Mayson Skogman tried to clear the puck away from a mob of Dryden Paper Kings during his team’s 13-2 victory in the opening game of […]
Staff With only two round-robin games left at the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts playdowns in Waterloo today, Tracy Horgan’s Sudbury rink needs to win out to have any chance of making the playoffs. The defending provincial champs, which includes Devlin native and former Muskie Jenna Enge at second, entered […]
