KABATAY–Born to Bradley Burns and Tracy Kabatay, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., a girl, Charlize Annette, weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. on June 11, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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MACGIBBON-GAUTHIER–Born to Armando and Grace, nee MacGibbon, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Isaac Armando, weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. on June 1, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Peggy Revell In a unanimous vote, town council last night gave the official go-ahead for building the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre following a torrent of money from both the federal and provincial government for the project. Council voted to accept a contract with Aurora Construction for […]
the MNR Forest firefighting resources deployed to British Columbia earlier in June are back in Ontario. Some support staff returned over the weekend while the rest of the resources returned yesterday. Resources sent to Alberta are still in place, with the exception of two CL-415 heavy waterbombers and an air […]
Elisabeth Heslop Seven-year-old Adam George demonstrated the properties of static electricity using Rice Krispies cereal during the science fair at St. Michael’s School on Friday. Students in Grades 1 and 2 developed projects which they tested at home, then brought to school to show at the fair in the school […]
Peggy Revell Program staff and guests took out the parachute for some fun yesterday afternoon during an open house to mark the launch of a pilot outreach services program at 1018 Webster Ave. The centre will give residents the opportunity for increased access to various children and family programs and […]
Peggy Revell Youngsters waited in anticipation for their diplomas during Friday morning’s graduation for the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start program. The room was packed with family for the ceremony, which saw a total of 29 children presented with certificates and gifts to mark this stepping stone in their lives.
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin’s pursuit of his first ARCA RE/MAX Series victory soon may be a reality if his recent finishes are any indication. Arpin raced to his best finish yet on the circuit Saturday night with a fifth-place showing in the Tim Richmond Memorial at Mansfield Motorsports […]
Staff With funding now on its way from the federal and provincial governments, the go-ahead for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre will back up for approval at tonight’s town council meeting. While council originally voted against going ahead with the project back in early April, citing […]
