Duane Hicks Resolute Forest Products dropped a bombshell on Fort Frances yesterday with word its kraft mill and #5 paper machine here will be idled indefinitely come month’s end. The move means 239 employees will be laid off. Paper machine #7 will continue to operate, with about 200 employees staying […]
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Heather Latter With Christmas quickly approaching, the local Salvation Army is preparing to help make the holidays a better time for hundreds of district residents. Those in need of Christmas hampers this year as invited to pick up an application tomorrow or Friday (Nov. 22-23) from 10 a.m.-noon or 1-4 […]
Lucas Punkari After a Cinderella playoff run to advance to the NWOSSAA championship, the clock struck midnight on the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team. The surprising NorWOSSA champs ran up against the three-time Thunder Bay champion St. Ignatius Falcons in the best two-out-of-three series over the weekend in the Lakehead, […]
Duane Hicks Helen Hermanson admired a display featuring Hindu deities Saturday evening during an East Indian supper at St. John’s Anglican Church here. The supper was held in conjunction with the festival of “Diwali”—the Indian equivalent to Christmas. Diwali is a time when Hindus worship the Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi, […]
Heather Latter Cast member Paris Gauthier performed a number during the opening night of Fort High’s “Mash It Up” musical revue last Thursday. Blending two songs together, the mash-ups offered a variety of songs, which the audience enjoyed. Special guests were the Donald Young School Glee Club. The show ran […]
Lucas Punkari Don DeBenedet yelled at his sweepers to get on the rock Friday night during the opening draw of the annual men’s bonspiel here. DeBenedet and his rink went on to win the ‘C’ title Saturday night over Ken McKinnon.
Dear editor: I’ve been watching, with interest and disgust, the hoops the accommodation review committee is being asked to jump through. For those of you who are less familiar with the process of accommodation review, it is initiated by the board of education when it wishes to review the accommodation […]
It is with great sadness that the family of David Bois, of Fort Frances, Ont., announces his passing on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. David was born May 29, 1931 in Coppell, Ont. to Octave and Marguerite (La Flamme) Bois. He was united in […]
Cecil Leonard Fletcher, 79, of Off Lake, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. after a lengthy illness. Cecil was born April 30, 1933 in Woodyatt Twp, Ont. to James and Florence Fletcher. Cecil worked at various jobs over his lifetime, including […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Gordon Terrence (“Bud”) Hannam announces his peaceful passing on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012 at his home in Rainy River, Ont. at the age of 87. Bud was born Jan. 22, 1925 in Rainy River, where he lived his entire life. This […]
Persistent whispers, coupled with not-so-subtle signs, that all was not rosy at the local pulp and paper mill had town residents holding their collective breath of late waiting for the shoe to drop. It finally did—with a resounding thud—yesterday afternoon when Resolute Forest Products announced it was idling indefinitely its […]
