It is with great sorrow that the family of Marvin James Chernaski announces his sudden passing on Sunday, June 10, 2007 at Falls Memorial Hospital in Int’l. Falls, MN. Marvin was born Feb. 5, 1943 in Fort Frances, Ont., to John and Mary (Havluck) Chernaski, who preceded him in 1956. […]
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Norma K. Trott of International Falls, MN passed away Tuesday morning, June 19, 2007 at the Falls Good Samaritan Centre in International Falls, MN. Norma was 86 years of age. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2007 at the Evangelical Covenant Church at 10 a.m. with visitation […]
The Rev. Thomas Wilkinson, born March 23, 1919 in Medicine Hat, Alta., passed into the presence of the Lord on May 28, 2007 in the Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, B.C. Mr. Wilkinson ministered as a pastor with the Evangelical Covenant Church for 40 years. He faithfully served in […]
Brittany York, front, pondered what the answer to the final question on her (Grade 9) Geography exam was, yesterday afternoon in the small gym at Fort Frances High School. Meanwhile, classmates Sarah Pruys, centre back, and Amber Gibson reviewed their papers before handing them over to their teacher Rob Donaldson. […]
Two local police officers were awarded national recognition on Saturday for going above and beyond the call of duty during a call last summer. Cst. Ashley Gibbs and Cst. Armand Jourdain of Treaty Three Police, southern subdivision, were awarded the Commendation for Outstanding Service from the First Nations Chiefs of […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres will begin season ticket sales tomorrow, and have announced an early bird special for junior hockey fans who make their purchase before July 6. Tickets will run for $190 for adults, $165 for seniors and students and $125 for children under 12. These prices will […]
The local Canada Safeway is welcoming a new manager today. Kevin Langford arrived this weekend from one of the two Canada Safeway stores in Brandon, Manitoba, where he has worked for the last nine years. He and his wife visited Fort Frances last week, and were pleased with what they […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres, the town’s new SIJHL franchise, will be coached by former Borderland Thunder coach Wayne Strachan. The Sabres were introduced to the community at a press conference held by Strachan, owner Carolyn Kellaway, vice president Nancy Gardiman, SIJHL president Ron Whitehead and Fort Frances mayor Roy […]
Alex Markowski, age 77, of 806 Fourth St. E., Fort Frances, Ontario passed away quietly, with his son and daughter-in-law by his side, on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at the Health Science Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Alex was born on August 1, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ontario to the […]
Overnight, in the east end of town, at the corner of Minnie Ave. and Third St. E., a large tree toppled over and crushed a satellite dish on a nearby home. Also around 3 a.m. over 700 homes in the east end of town lost power. —Amanda Roy photo
John Rafferty, Howard Hampton’s representative, spoke to the droves of people who attended the Grand re-opening of the Fort Frances Museum yesterday. Several town dignitaries thanked those who contributed to the project and invited the public to tour the exhibits inside. –Amanda Roy photo
St. Francis School’s drama club presented “Canadian Idle” to fellow students and guests Wednesday afternoon. The play told the story of Bruno Slacker, centre, a clinical psychologist who decides to conduct an experiment on eight volunteers—but things don’t go exactly as planned. —Melanie Béchard photo
