Duane Hicks Residents who fought to keep the property known as “Nelson Street Park” as open space are thrilled the Ontario Municipal Board has ruled in their favour. As first reported last week, OMB chair J.E. Sniezek ordered that area resident Eric Rude’s appeal against the town’s re-zoning of the […]
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Sarah Pruys Wesway, a Thunder Bay-based company that helps families gain access to respite care, has received funding to stay in Rainy River District. Previously just a pilot project, the company will be providing respite funding for seniors, as well as offering support and assistance in finding suitable respite care, […]
Dear editor: The reason for this letter is the disturbing methods of live bait usage during the recent Shaw Dryden Masters Walleye Tournament—namely spinner rigs tipped with nightcrawlers (nightcrawler harness), which generally has three small single hooks spread out the length of the nightcrawler. This is the most deadly bait […]
With her family by her side, Wendy Harriet Agar passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Wendy was born April 21, 1951 in Fort Frances to Harry and Dorreen Kitzul. She attended Robert Moore School and Fort Frances High School, graduating in 1969. […]
Bessie M. Ball (nee Farrer) passed away Jan. 22, 2102 in Kingston, Ont. Bessie was born and raised in Rainy River, Ont., and also lived in International Falls, Mn. for about 40 years before moving to Kingston in 1999. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph E. Ball, who was […]
John “Jack” Tiefenbacher passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at the age of 88. He is survived by his three children, Patti (Joe Cooper), John (Loretta), and Laura (Warren Balcom); grandchildren, Neil, Ryan, Christopher, and Daniel; sister, Jane Paquette; as well as many nieces and nephews. Jack was […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Leona Margaret Jane Marwick, 94, of Fort Frances, Ont., announces her passing on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Leona was born Monday, Oct. 22, 1917 in Echo Bay, Ont. to the late James and Sarah […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is now just two weeks away yet you’d be hard-pressed to see any signs—or excitement—that our major community festival is fast-approaching. Sure, local motels and camps will soon see an onslaught of out-of-town teams hitting Rainy Lake for pre-fishing, if they haven’t arrived already. […]
