LEONARD ARCHIBALD HOWELLS It is with great sadness that the family of Leonard Howells announces his passing at the age of 72. Leonard was born Jan. 14, 1935 in Nelles Township, Ont. to George and Noreen Howells. Leonard lived and worked in Rainy River District all of his life. He […]
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Kenneth Kellar sang a solo as the Pirate King during rehearsal last night for Fort Frances High School’s production of “The Pirates of Penzance.” The show opens tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. and runs through Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors, which are available […]
Town council passed its 2007 user fee schedule at last night’s meeting. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, the cost of bag tags will jump from $1 to $1.50 starting April 1. Meanwhile, the minimum tipping fee at the landfill will go up from $12 to $14 while the rate […]
FORT FRANCES—After being turned down again and again for government funding to fix the Portage Avenue underpass, the town got some good news Monday when the province announced it will be giving Fort Frances $1.06 million under the Rural Infrastructure Investment Initiative (RIII). “It was a long road,” Mayor Roy […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is offering those who buy tickets for its “Canada Day Car, Cash and Cabin Lottery” seven chances to win big prizes. The grand prize this year is a 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT, courtesy of West End Motors and the Friends and Family of Edna […]
Increased costs for bag tags and landfill tipping will be part of the new user fee schedule town council will be voting to adopt at tonight’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said this morning that if the new fee schedule is passed, the cost of bag tags […]
Rob Sinclair Jr. of Thunder Bay defeated Paul Fraser’s local rink 6-4 to capture the ‘A’ final of the 59th-annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel yesterday afternoon. The win marked Sinclair Jr.’s second-consecutive championship and his fourth title overall. “They are all fun,” Sinclair Jr. said with a smile when asked […]
FORT FRANCES—The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new library in Fort Frances kicked off with a bang Friday—seeing a total of $134,130 in donations come in by the end of the day. “It’s very good. We’re really pleased,” chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick enthused Monday morning. “It’s a […]
Lawrence Robert Stefanick It is with great sadness to say goodbye to our beloved Husband, Dad, Papa, Brother, Uncle, Co-worker and Friend. Larry passed away March 20, 2007. Larry was born May 1, 1945 to Nicholas Stefanick and Eileen Cherney in Kenora, Ontario. He spent his younger years in Kenora […]
Librarians Andrea Avis and Margaret Sedgwick, youth representatives Anna Schwartz and Annelise Hawrylak, and Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Christine Denby were among the group of more than a dozen people cutting the ribbon at the “Building for the Future” campaign kickoff Friday. The campaign to build a new […]
Kevin Nielson, pharmacist and owner of Shopper’s Drug Mart here, demonstrated how easy it is to drop off expired medications for the “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout Contest.” . —Duane Hicks
The Muskie boys’ curling team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals at the all-Ontarios in Mississauga after a 6-4 loss to Haliburton Highlands S.S. yesterday afternoon. The loss left David Kaun’s rink with a 2-2 record, which wasn’t good enough to advance out of Pool ‘B.’ According to the OFSAA […]
