Olga Mihichuk, 82, of 960 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Aug. 12, 1925 in Fort Frances to the late Michael and Nettie Shostaskoski. Olga was raised and lived in Fort […]
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With heavy hearts, the family of Delia Calder announces her passing, after a lengthy illness, on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Services to be held Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit. On-line condolences may be […]
Joanne Johnston has had her share of slips along the way, but she now can see the top of the mountain and would like nothing better than to take that last step and stay there. The breast cancer survivor and local darts enthusiast has a new challenge in her life, […]
With Caribou Coach Transportation Company Inc. poised to take over Greyhound’s bus route from Fort Frances to Thunder Bay starting Aug. 20, the company has announced its schedule. The bus will run five days a week—Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. It will leave from the Greyhound terminal in Thunder […]
One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region over the long weekend. A FireRanger crew and air attack responded to a blaze near Minnaweiskeg Lake in Fort Frances District on Saturday. As of yesterday, the Fort Frances fire #12 was being “held” at 0.7 hectares. Other than that […]
The day’s of pom-poms and give me a B-I-S-O-N-S are long gone for the University of Manitoba’s competitive cheerleading squad. Now it’s more about the stunts and programs than cheers, said Fort Frances member Leah Nowak. “We don’t have pom-poms,” she explained. “At games we used to cheer, but no […]
Anyone travelling past the Lions Millennium Park on Second Street East, or spending time at the slo-pitch diamonds at the St. Francis Sportsfields, over the past few weeks will have noticed they’re now surrounded with fences with bright yellow borders. Airport and Parks Superintendent Bill Caul said the yellow edging […]
The public is invited to attend the annual general meeting of the Rainy Lake Conservancy at La Place Rendez-Vous in Fort Frances this Sunday (Aug. 10) from 3-5 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker is Robin Reilly, superintendent of Quetico Provincial Park, who will touch on exciting new conservation initiatives in […]
A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird was spotted resting in a neighbourhood tree here last week. Hummingbirds are visitors across the district between May and early September.
Dee Miller was past the halfway mark of her 100-day biking tour of Ontario when she rode into Fort Frances yesterday afternoon. Greeted at the Civic Centre by deputy mayor Sharon Tibbs, the trip is part of Miller’s effort to raise awareness about “Renewed Strength,” a charitable organization that provides […]
Players battled for the puck during a 3-on-3 scrimmage yesterday during the Lakehead University Thunderwolves’ hockey camp, which ran at the Ice for Kids Arena here this week.
Staff at the West Fire Region’s forest fire management centre are reporting an increasing number of general inquiry calls being made to the emergency forest fire reporting number. This can pose a risk to people if someone is trying to report a forest fire and the line is busy with […]
