Staff Dr. Cynthia Saliba will be joining the Nelson Medicine Professional Group as a family physician starting Wednesday (Sept. 1), the Fort Frances Physician Recruitment & Retention Committee reported this morning. She also will join her colleagues in providing team approach primary care with nurse practitioners and other allied health […]
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Dan Falloon Thirteen wasn’t an unlucky number for the Sight & Sound Wolves at Vanjura Park here last night. The Wolves edged Barwick 4-3 for their 13th-straight win, handing them their second-consecutive Rainy River District Fastball League title—both over Barwick—in the process. The Knights were making their fifth-consecutive appearance in […]
Press Release The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada has donated $25,000, through its Humanity Fund, to Oxfam emergency flood relief efforts in Pakistan and is raising additional funds from members and local unions across the country. CEP is urging members and locals to give generously to the growing […]
the MNR The forest fire hazard is climbing steadily across Northwestern Ontario. The hazard is sitting at “moderate” to “high” for the whole region, with the higher hazards in the southern portions of the Fort Frances and Dryden districts, Quetico Provincial Park, Thunder Bay and Nipigon districts, and north towards […]
Timothy Charles McLellan, 52, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Tim was born in Red Lake, Ont. and grew up in Ear Falls, Ont. He moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in his early 20s and established himself in a number of trades jobs throughout […]
Staff This floating rig, loaded with equipment to fix the pilings on the Noden Causeway, is being used as part of the extensive repair work ongoing there. The in-water work, which is being done by George Armstrong Co. Ltd., consists of repairs to the piles that support the three structures. […]
Dan Falloon Sight & Sound Wolves’ pitcher John Desaulniers took a cut at the plate during the Rainy River District Fastball League final against the Barwick Knights yesterday evening at Vanjura Park here. Desaulniers quelled the Knights’ bats after relieving starter Bob Andy as the Wolves won their second-straight league […]
Duane Hicks Mitch MacDonald, who finished second in season six of “Canadian Idol,” performed for family, friends, and fans yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. The Cape Breton native, who has quite a few local relatives, came here to visit and play a couple of gigs, including a show after […]
Staff There was one new fire in the West Fire Region yesterday, which has since been put “out.” Thunder Bay Fire #56 was a lightning-caused blaze located at the perimeter of the Fort William First Nation. It was less than 0.1 hectare in size, and located at the base of […]
Dan Falloon With the sixth-annual International Falls Bass Championship set to begin tomorrow on Rainy Lake and the Rainy River, tournament president Gary Potter said preparations for the tournament are just about done. With the exception of a few final tweaks, all that’s necessary now is for anglers to hit […]
Dan Falloon Forward Davis Smith (white jersey) and defenceman Morgan McNeill battled it out in front of goalie Tyler Ampe during the first night of Fort Frances Lakers’ tryouts at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday evening. More than 40 hopefuls are trying to crack the Lakers’ roster, which will […]
Peggy Revell Lisa and Logan McCart dropped by the Fort Frances Nursery School classroom yesterday, along with many others, to register for the upcoming year. Located at Knox United Church, the program welcomes youngsters aged two-five.
