Staff A total of 2,020 birds, representing 30 species, were spotted during the annual Christmas bird count held over the holiday season. This year’s count was held Dec. 26, with six people watching bird feeders to record observations. Five others in vehicles covered 244 km on a route around the […]
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Duane Hicks Whether used to identify lung disease or monitor the effectiveness of asthma treatments, spirometry is a commonly-performed breathing test to measure the lungs’ capacity to move air in or out of the them. While such testing always has been offered at the Fort Frances Community Clinic, the Fort […]
Staff There’s nothing like home cooking to lift a team’s spirits—or their place in the standings, for that matter. The Fort Frances Lakers put the cheers of the friendly faces at the Ice For Kids Arena to good use this past weekend, edging the Duluth Clydesdales 3-2 on Friday before […]
Joey Payeur The team at the north end of Highway 502 really is starting to get under the skin of the Muskie girls’ hockey team, no matter which province the two sides square off in. The Dryden Eagles improved to a perfect 4-0 this season against the black-and-gold thanks to […]
Peggy Revell Gavin Payne, John Cole, and Cam Trembath loaded up another Christmas tree to be taken off to the wood chipper during Saturday’s annual pick-up organized by the Fort Frances Fire Brigade.
Peggy Revell Dr. Eva Olsson spoke to a packed house at the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre yesterday evening as she talked about her survival through the Holocaust, hate, and bullying while stressing the need for parents to raise their children to have compassion for others. It was a return […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Henry Gutierrez (#8) fought for the puck against Luke Kastell of the Dryden Ice Dogs during Saturday night’s game at the Ice For Kids Arena. The locals skated away with a 6-3 victory for their third-straight win to sit alone in third place in […]
With great sadness, the family of Rhonda Dewar announces announces she lost her courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 with her family by her side. Rhonda was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on March 1, 1961. After graduating from high school, she moved to London, Ont. It […]
With great sadness the family of John Allan Johnson announces his passing on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011 in Nestor Falls, Ont. John was born Oct. 10, 1936 in Frenchman’s Portage to Ole and Rose Johnson. John spent his younger years in Sioux Narrows, Ont. happily exploring the lake often in […]
The family of James R. Gibson would like to announce that Jim has completed his journey here on Earth. Jim entered the world on Aug. 13, 1922. He was the youngest of 10 children of William and Maria Gibson (all of whom were born at home in the Township of […]
Gary Dick passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 at the Red Lake Hospital in Red Lake, Ont. He is survived by wife, Linda; daughter, Staci; son, Brent and daughter in-law, Burgundy; and three granddaughters, Tori, Taylor, and Mackenzie, along with Sharon Plourde of Fort Frances, Ont. A memorial […]
