Marilyn Bell gave a donation to left-winger Jackson Vollom, left, and centre Jack Mellstrom of the Rainy Lake Devils’ Atom hockey team during a “tag day” outside Canadian Tire on Saturday.
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RYAN ATATISE Accidentally, on Friday, April 4, 2008, Ryan Bruce Atatise, Babaamanakod (Travelling Cloud), of Ochapowace First Nation, Sask., passed away at the age of 36. A service was held in the Fred Bear Communiplex, Ochapowace First Nation, on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at noon. A wake was held in […]
Town council will hold off making any decisions about proceeding with the new Fort Frances Public Library until it can first discuss the possibility of working with the Rainy River District School Board to combine the project with the building of a new Robert Moore School here. During a budget […]
The decision to wait on the new library came even as project manager Brian Avis presented council yesterday with a list of cost reductions to building plans. After the March 24 council meeting, the library building committee met once, and then met with Chamberlain Architects to critically review the building […]
A handful of Fort Frances Aquanauts were in Kenora over the weekend for the Northwest Ontario Regional Invitational swim meet. And judging by the results, swimming is on the rise in Fort Frances. Every local swimmer who took part in the meet came away with a personal best time in […]
Lena Duchnicki, of 908 McKenzie Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008. She is survived by her husband, John; daughter, Josie Schill; and son, Tom. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
Mr. Frank Hutson Lundy, 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Hospice. Frank will be sadly missed by his wife of 48 years, Norma; sons, Garry (Jill) and Doug; grandchildren, Cailee and Cameron; sisters, Azaela McQuaker, Florence Watts, and Shirley (Ernie) Peters; brother, Jack Lundy; […]
At midnight last night, a group of students at Fort Frances High School began the feat of going without food for 30 hours as they participate in the annual “30-Hour Famine.” The event, which has been held at the high school in past years, raises money through sponsors and donors […]
With Phase One of the local Business Retention & Expansion survey having wrapped up at the end of March, community development officer Cassandra Parise will have her analysis of the results ready by June. During a Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce mix-and-mingle yesterday at La Flambée, Parise noted she has […]
Kasey Hawrylak served up plates of Caesar salad yesterday evening during a spaghetti dinner fundraiser sponsored by Knights of Columbus 2766 and the St. Mary’s Youth Group. The event, held at St. Mary’s Church Hall, also featured a penny auction, silent auction, and entertainment. Proceeds went towards local teen Michael […]
Lions Jim Martindale, left, and John Rafferty, under the supervision of mascot/head chef “Simba” (Gaby Hanzuk), made sandwiches in the kitchen at The Bonnie Blue here yesterday during the Voyageur Lions Club’s “Soup’s On” fundraiser. More than 70 people enjoyed soup and a sandwich luncheon, which included a contest to […]
The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. has announced mitigation measures to alleviate our concerns over the proposed abattoir site in Emo with some planning adjustments they feel should address our concerns. Although we appreciate the measures the RRDRAI has taken to try to mitigate our concerns, we do not […]
