Duane Hicks Giving the town a helping hand with one of the 2009 budget items, the Fort Frances Power Corp. has agreed to buy a new back-up generator for the Civic Centre. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sits on the FFPC’s board of directors, said last night he brought the […]
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Staff The NOCA men’s provincial curling playdowns got underway here this morning after yesterday’s icy weather threw a bit of a wrench in the scheduling. The Tim Phillips rink from Sudbury had a marathon travel day yesterday as their flight eventually was diverted to Calgary. They arrived in Winnipeg very […]
Peggy Revell Cameron Hyatt and Matthew Begin, Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School here, celebrated the 100th day of school yesterday by showing off their new “old” faces of what they think they would look like when they turn 100 years old. Students in Carla Harris’ class also decorated […]
Mitch Calvert Lead Lee Toner (left) and second Luc Ouiment of the Mike Jakubo rink (Copper Cliff) swept hard during the fifth end of their opening draw against Claude Lapointe (McIntyre) this morning at the NOCA men’s provincial playdowns taking place at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
The Canadian Press CALGARY—In the 20 years Jagir and Ranjit Hayer have lived in Calgary, one thing has always been missing from their home. The sound of their children’s footsteps. But that changed last Tuesday when Ranjit, 60, gave birth to twin boys. Using nephew Tony Hayer as a translator, […]
Mitch Calvert Thunder Bay Bearcats’ forward Tyler Miller (#20) broke free from a pair of hard-checking Fort Frances Jr. Sabres during the second period of the visitors’ 3-1 win Saturday night at the Ice for Kids Arena.
Staff It was a wild one at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Saturday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway. The 80-lap event was slowed by a series of multi-car wrecks, including one that stalled Fort Frances native Steve Arpin in his debut, but he returned […]
Sadly, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, Jim York, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Jim was born Oct. 17, 1927 in Fort Frances to the late Matthew and BillieYork. He later was united in marriage to his loving wife of […]
Jackie (Jack) Leonard Wood, beloved husband of Florence Lorraine Wood, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston, Mn. His death was induced by Alzheimer’s complications. Surrounded by loved ones, he peacefully was ushered into the Lord’s presence. At his time of death, no words […]
Duane Hicks Town council will receive a request tonight from local resident Nadia Hedman to establish a bylaw prohibiting animals travelling in the backs of trucks. In a written plea to council (which also appeared as a letter to the editor last Wednesday), Hedman said the practice of dogs riding […]
