Duane Hicks “Leon’s Furniture” will be on a new sign above the doors at 288 Scott St. in about a month or so. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, Mark Howarth of Howarth’s Home Centre said he’s become a franchisee of the national furniture store chain. “We basically wanted […]
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Duane Hicks Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann, niece of longtime Thunder Bay North Liberal MP Joe Comuzzi, has been nominated to carry the Conservative banner in Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the next federal election. In an interview yesterday, Comuzzi-Stehmann said her main objective if elected is to stimulate the economy across the riding. […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District Women’s Shelter of Hope is expanding the services it offers to local women with the opening of a new outreach office in Fort Frances. Located in the downstairs portion of Family and Children’s Services at 240 First St. E. (old high school), the office […]
Duane Hicks With council expected to vote on the new bylaw at its next meeting (Aug. 23), local businesses and residents should be aware of several important changes in store regarding signs in the Town of Fort Frances. One of the areas covered is how long a business can have […]
Peggy Revell Sandy beaches, a tan, and relaxing in the sun are the usual fare for trips to the Caribbean. But not for local teacher Dana Kosowick, who recently returned from the small island of Anguilla as part of a program that aims to improve education in developing countries. “‘Project […]
Staff Motorcyclists will be taking to area highways next Saturday (Aug. 28) for the local Alzheimer Society’s eighth-annual “Ride for Memories,” with this year’s ride ending in Kenora that evening. Riders from across Northwestern Ontario are encouraged to get involved to collect pledges and enjoy a ride, said Alzheimer Society […]
Duane Hicks Hailed as a facility fit for the 21st century, the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has much more to offer the public than books and DVDs. Understanding—and accessing—the technology-based services the library provides has become easier now that the facility has hired technology co-ordinator Raj Sritharan. […]
Dan Falloon It was a tough go for Team Northwestern Ontario at the 2010 U-16 prospects’ hockey tournament in Kitchener over the weekend. The regional squad lost all six of its games at the tournament, which is designed to allows players from across the province to showcase their skills in […]
Dan Falloon The regional boys’ volleyball team broke a 20-year drought at the Ontario Summer Games in Sudbury last week. Three local players—Jacob Hawley, Brandon McGinnis, and Gavin Moorhouse—were part of Team Northwestern’s first match win in two decades, with the squad returning home with a pair of victories en […]
Dan Falloon Local swimmer Donovan Taylor collected a quartet of medals at the Ontario Summer Games in Sudbury last week, earning two silvers and a pair of bronze over the three days of competition. The 16-year-old member of the Fort Frances Aquanauts grabbed silver in both the 400m I.M. (4:59.44) […]
Dan Falloon Late-game heroics were the order of the day for the Sight & Sound Wolves at the North American Fastpitch Association’s World Series in Des Moines, Iowa last week. While the comebacks went in Sight & Sound’s favour as they earned a pair of wins to open action last […]
Dan Falloon The Muskies are hoping touch football was the answer. Incoming head coach Chad Canfield, who started the Sunday afternoon program, noted the games have unearthed some younger players interested in joining the black-and-gold for the upcoming season—and should boost numbers from the brink of disaster into a comfortable […]
