The family of Ruth Lavinnia Anderson are sad to announce her passing, at 90 years of age, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Ruth was born Sept. 4, 1921 in Fort Frances to Arthur (Ted) and Lavinnia (Gadd) Sexton. She was united in […]
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Duane Hicks Solly Santiago admired a wreath made by Sharon Myers during the “Christmas Extravaganza” open house yesterday evening at the Fine Line Art Gallery on Mowat Avenue. From now until Christmas, the gallery is showcasing a wide variety of unique items made by local artisans, ranging from scarves, jewellery, […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is investigating the report of a missing person. Eric Natti, 49, of Atikokan was reported missing to police when he failed to arrive at his place of employment on Monday (Nov. 21). He was last seen by his family, is reported to be […]
Staff With town council set to hold a public meeting Dec. 12 to garner input on whether or not to re-zone the so-called “Nelson Street Park” for residential development, a petition has been circulating around town, and posted at various businesses, asking for people to sign it in support of […]
Staff Resolute Forest Products temporarily will be curtailing its paper-making operations at the local mill for the final five weeks of 2011. The downtime, which will start Monday (Nov. 28), is due to poor market conditions, the company said. This temporary downtime impacts roughly 9,000 metric tons of paper production, […]
Press Release The 2011 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship returned Rainy River District’s premier fishing event into the black, its chairman announced yesterday. “We understand the importance of the tournament to both the residents and the tourism strategy for the Town of Fort Frances, and wanted to be sure that […]
Lucas Punkari The Muskie boys’ hockey team nipped Kenora 3-2 in a shootout in their NorWOSSA home-opener Tuesday night, but head coach Shawn Jourdain felt they could have done more. “We still have a lot of things to work on going ahead, and that’ll start at our next practice,” he […]
Press Release The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays during the upcoming U.S. Thanksgiving/Black Friday holiday weekend. In anticipation of higher traffic volumes and limits to the volume of traffic that can be processed at some ports of entry this weekend, […]
Peggy Revell Tyson Morrisseau, foreground, and Brandon Penner tested out two of the 30 new iPads that have arrived at St. Francis School as part of a pilot project that will see the hands-on technology utilized in two Grade 8 classrooms and then evaluated for how it can be used […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie Nick Jourdain chased after a loose puck, with Andrew Marks of the Kenora Broncos close behind, in their NorWOSSA home-opener Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Fort High won 3-2 in a shootout. —Lucas
Lucas Punkari Lucas Hudson posed with the Marc DeGagne Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to the Muskie football team which he received during the team’s annual awards banquet Tuesday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Other award winners were Jamon Leonard and Colton Craig (co-MVPs), Braden Webb (defensive player […]
the OPP Impaired driving is a public safety problem year-round, but sadly the threat only worsens during the holidays. The OPP is conducting its annual Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign from Nov. 25- Jan. 1, and is reminding motorists that province-wide R.I.D.E. stops will be highly-visible throughout the […]
