It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jon Samuel Voutt, 61, on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Jon was born July 24, 1947 in St. Steven, N.B. There he was raised by his mother, Jean, with his brothers, Vance […]
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Staff The building of the new Robert Moore School here continues to roll along, with the Rainy River District School Board officially awarding the tender at a special meeting this morning. Manshield Construction Inc. was awarded the tender for the Robert Moore/Huffman Consolidation Capital Project in the amount of $11,830,000, […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin put together his second-best ARCA RE/MAX Series result on Saturday at the Pocono 200 in Long Pond, Penn. Arpin was seventh after qualifying with a best lap time of 55.42, then led for four laps in the early going of the race before Joey […]
Staff It was a tough day for Muskie Josh Strain at the all-Ontario track and field championships in Toronto on Friday. The Grade 11 student at Fort High failed to clear 1.80 metres to bow out in 16th place in the senior boys’ high jump competition. Strain made that height […]
the MNR The forest fire situation was quiet in the West Fire Region over the weekend, with just one new fire reported in Fort Frances District on Saturday evening. The 0.1-hectare blaze was the result of an unattended campfire. It is now “out.” There currently are no fires burning in […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty is reminding all constituents, groups, and organizations in his riding that this Friday (June 12) is the deadline for applications to the federal government’s Community Adjustment Fund. The $1-billion fund, introduced in the last federal budget, is designed to “help mitigate the […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ soccer team made serious strides at the all-Ontarios in Hamilton last week but fell short of its goal of a quarter-final berth. After tying their opening two games on Thursday against Courtice Secondary School (0-0) and E.S. Theriault (1-1), the Muskies lost 2-1 to St. Joseph’s […]
Staff The entire 2009 budget will be explained at a public meeting tonight, after which time council will vote on bylaws to pass the 2009 budget estimates and accompanying tax rates to support the municipal levy. As previously reported, residential taxpayers will be looking at a 1.1 percent increase. During […]
Duane Hicks Six detainees at the Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre here have been removed temporarily from the facility after a pair of staff members were assaulted there last Wednesday evening. An altercation took place in the recreation yard which resulted in five male youths assaulting two staff, Anne Smith, a spokesperson […]
Staff An Elliot Lake woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries yesterday after a single-vehicle accident on Highway 11 just east of Manion Lake Road. The 62-year-old driver had been travelling westbound at a high rate of speed in her 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser when she lost control of […]
Roy Forsythe, 87, of Alberton Township, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with heart disease, with his family by his side, on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. That he survived for 16 months from time of diagnosis is a tribute to […]
Peggy Revell Dozens of dancers, including these ballerinas, took to the Townshend Theatre stage on Friday and Saturday nights as part of Fort Dance Studio’s 10th-annual Core and Elite divisions recital.
