The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich.—The most surprised person to find Mark Martin in Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway was the driver himself. The 50-year-old NASCAR star has run well but has had to deal with considerable bad luck this season. It looked like more of the same yesterday when […]
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George Hyatt, 76, of Burriss, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. with his family by his side. George was born April 30, 1933 on the family farm five miles south of Emo in Lash Township. He attended Grades 1-8 […]
John Lewis Morrin, 63, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. John was born Feb. 22, 1946 in Fort Frances and had lived all his life in Rainy River District. He had worked as foreman for the Town of […]
It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Maureen Lee Roth, 62, on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Maureen was born Feb. 16, 1947 in Fort Frances, the first child of Leonard and […]
Press Release The World Health Organization last week raised the H1N1 pandemic alert to Phase 6. However, as the severity of the H1N1 influenza remains mild in Ontario, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will maintain the current precautionary measures already in place, as recommended by the Ministry of Health and […]
Press Release Due to the nearby road construction project, the emergency ramp at La Verendrye Hospital only will be accessible from Sinclair Street off of Armit Avenue, starting tomorrow (June 16). Please follow the signage. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. For further information, contact Ed […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances got a shot-in-the-arm from the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund with money to help pay for the water and sanitary sewer portion of the reconstruction work going on at Nelson Street, Portage Avenue, and Victoria Avenue (commonly referred to as the biomass roads project). The federal and provincial […]
Duane Hicks The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre likely will be going ahead after all thanks to a funding announcement from the provincial and federal governments for more than $1.967 million came through Friday afternoon. More than $2.85 million in “Building Canada” funding for district projects were […]
Peggy Revell Josh Ramsay, lead singer for Marianas Trench, took to an energy-filled Townshend Theatre on Friday night to kick off the band’s current tour.
Duane Hicks Classic car enthusiast Steve Riggs got a look under the hood of this 1928 Ford Model “A,” owned by Jim Sheppard, on Saturday morning during the sixth-annual “Scott Street Show & Shine.” Presented by the Business Improvement Association and International Early Iron Car Club, people came downtown to […]
By Duane Hicks Staff writer The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre will likely be going ahead, after a much-anticipated funding announcement from the provincial and federal government for over $1.967 million came through this afternoon. Kenora MP Greg Rickford and Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP and Minister of […]
the OPP Following an investigation into missing revenue from a Fort Frances business, a district woman has been charged with one count of theft over $5,000. In November, members of the Fort Frances OPP detachment began an investigation into the disappearance of a large amount of money from the daily […]
