Staff The hockey equipment drive at Source For Sports stores will be extended for one more week, meaning local donors now have until this Friday (Sept. 23) to bring in gently-used hockey equipment to Taggs Source for Sports here. As previously reported, Source For Sports stores in Northern Ontario, the […]
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Heather Latter About 60 participants in the annual Terry Fox Run here took off from the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday afternoon, making their way to Seven Oaks and back. The cold, rainy weather didn’t bring out as many people as last year but organizers still were pleased with the turnout. […]
Heather Latter Rod McKay, the Progressive Conservative candidate for Kenora-Rainy River in the Oct. 6 provincial election, held the ribbon along with Mini-Queen Piper Lidkea during the grand opening of his local campaign office at 258 Scott St. Several residents dropped by to enjoy a hotdog or hamburger and meet […]
Heather Latter Local NDP candidate Sarah Campbell cut the ribbon at the grand opening of her campaign office here Saturday afternoon. Several residents stopped by 521 Mowat Ave. to meet Campbell, as well as current MPP Howard Hampton, who is retiring after 24 years as the riding’s representative at Queen’s […]
Lucas Punkari Local video gamer Jason Gervais was focused on the task at hand Saturday evening as he tried to break the Guinness world record for the highest Xbox 360 game score acquired within a 24-hour span. Gervais was able to break the current record of 10,290 set last year […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Rohonalda Jean Alton, 83, announces her peaceful passing at the St. Joseph Hospice in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. Rohonalda, or Ronnie as she was known by family and friends, was born to George and Strand Henry in […]
Sorrowfully, we announce the sudden passing of Elaine Maybelle Doris Jones (nee Sutton) at her home on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011. She was born May 2, 1931 in Barwick, Ont. but lived her entire life in Fort Frances, Ont. Blessed with a strong work ethic and a natural gift for […]
Lucas Punkari With their 2011/12 SIJHL schedule set to get underway tonight at 7:30 p.m. against the Thunder Bay North Stars at the Ice For Kids Arena here, the Fort Frances Lakers have made a couple of roster moves prior to the start of the season. The Lakers first traded […]
Staff Council denied a request from a local resident Monday to retain three trees planted on the boulevard in front of their home at 236 Second St. East. The town is asking that the three trees located on the boulevard in front of the residence be either relocated another part […]
Staff There were five new fires in Fort Frances District by the early evening yesterday. These included three in Quetico Park, one located northwest of Fort Frances on Kishkutina Lake, and a fifth located northeast of Fort Frances, on an island between Little Sawbill Lake and Farrington. Work continues on […]
Staff The town is asking that these three trees located on the boulevard in front of 236 Second St. East be moved.
Staff Fort Frances Town council has approved the timetable for planning out the 2012 budget, which includes a public input meeting slated for the Sept. 26, to be held in conjunction with the regular council meeting that evening. “That’s a pretty important night,” said Town CAO, Mark McCaig, during Monday […]
