Staff Council will hear a presentation tonight from Union Gas district manager Glenn Burton regarding project updates in the Town of Fort Frances. Last year, Union Gas started a major project to replace its natural gas distribution services here. The two-year project involves replacing its steel natural gas lines with […]

Dan Falloon Ducks Unlimited rep Andy Laidley, who is based out of the regional office in Kingston, spoke at the 27th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Proceeds from the sold-out dinner still were being tallied as of press time today, but were expected to be available […]

We said good-bye to our wonderful, beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Sarah Edna Alexander, on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the age of 97. She quietly passed away with her family at her bedside in her home at Pinewood Court in Thunder Bay, Ont. Dear wife of the late […]

Sadly, the family announces the passing of Marvelle Cone, 71, of Fort Frances, Ont. on Thursday April 22, 2010 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Marvelle was born Oct. 29, 1938 in Emo, Ont. to Marvin and Ardell Brigham. She had resided in Mine Centre, Pickle Lake, and back […]

Peggy Revell Marj Boileau and Parker Allen quickly filled up a bag with all the litter found in the trees and green space around Flinders Place here Saturday morning during a clean-up organized by the local branch of TD Canada Trust. The clean-up was one of many activities the branch […]

Staff District residents are being reminded to stay safe when crossing railroad tracks in conjunction with “Rail Safety Week.” The theme for this year’s campaign is “No compromise: no accidents-no injuries-no fatalities,” noted local CN police officer Cst. Pete LeDrew. Local CN police, with the help of Treaty #3 police […]

Staff Angel McCormack just couldn’t shake Hannah Treleaven. The local player bookended three wins at the Canadian Junior Squash Championships in Calgary with losses to Treleaven, including a tight 3-0 setback (11-9, 11-9, and 11-9) in the best-of-five girls’ under-13 consolation final. After falling 11-6, 11-4, and 11-6 to Treleaven […]