It seemed that March wanted to go out like a lion with that miserable dump of snow we saw at the end of last week. The barnyard had been decent up until that point but now it’s a sloppy mess. For me it’s the worst time of the year to […]
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Without any discussions with tourist operators and cities across Ontario, seven Ontario Travel Information Centre (OTIC) sites will close on April 30. While 181,000 American visitors cross the International Bridge at Fort Frances, they will see that Ontario really doesn’t value their financial contribution to the economy of Northwestern Ontario […]
Rod McKay Dear editor: Once again we have an obvious example of the McGuinty government ignoring the plight of Northern Ontario. The closing of the tourist information centres in the Kenora-Rainy River riding really tells me that the provincial government has no interest in supporting the families and businesses in […]
Ted Brockie Dear Mike: On April 21, a large group of local runners will take part in the half-marathon (13.1 miles) in St. Cloud, Mn. Each Saturday morning, they gather at Energy Fitness for the ever-increasing long run. Because runners need water on long runs, I have been placing at […]
Tom Pearson Dear Mike: We are very disappointed with news that all the tourist information centres in Sunset Country have been closed. Ontario’s Sunset Country is home to 100,000 lakes, 60,000 square miles of boreal forest, and a wilderness landscape with few rivals in North America. The region covers the […]
Kieth William Watson, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the age of 66. Kieth was born April 16, 1945 to Melvin and Florence Watson. Along with his family, they lived in Calm Lake, Ont. before later moving to Fort Frances, […]
(Dec. 29, 1954—April 2, 2012) It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Jennifer Perreault, a wonderful mom, sister, grandmother, daughter, auntie, and friend. With family at her side, she fought a good fight against cancer but succumbed to her illness on Monday, April 2, 2012 at 2 […]
Lucas Punkari In a stark contrast from the first game of the SIJHL final, the Wisconsin Wilderness prevailed in a wild overtime affair last night, topping the Fort Frances Lakers 6-5 in Spooner to even the best-of-seven showdown at 1-1. Andrew Anderson beat Lakers’ goalie Tyler Ampe at the 4:18 […]
Staff Tomorrow is the last chance to get your tickets for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s Good Friday breakfast at La Place Rendez-Vous. June Caul, who is co-organizing the event with Diane Maxey, said this morning that some tickets are left. But if you want to go, you’ll have to […]
