FORT FRANCES—The going is about to get a lot tougher for the Muskie curling program. After a pair of dominating performances at the NorWOSSA playoffs late last month in Kenora, Fort High’s boys’ and girls’ rinks both are set to compete at the NWOSSAA showdown beginning Monday at the Fort […]
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FORT FRANCES—While their primary duty is to put out fires, being a volunteer firefighter is about more than battling blazes. That’s the message Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong is trying to get out as the town calls for more volunteer firefighters to apply to the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service. […]
The Town of Fort Frances has joined cities and townships across Ontario in proclaiming March as “Red Cross Month.” The Red Cross serves more than 700 residents in the Fort Frances area with the help of more than 25 volunteers. March is a chance to celebrate our work at home […]
FORT FRANCES—District leaders and business people planning to attend “Community Summit II” have until Friday (March 2) to register. Following up on the inaugural community summit held here back in January, 2005, this second one is slated for this coming Tuesday (March 6) at La Place Rendez-Vous—with the focus again […]
The International Joint Commission has issued a supplementary order for emergency regulation of the level of Rainy Lake and other boundary waters in the Rainy Lake watershed, effective Feb. 27, in light of the severe drought conditions that have persisted for the past eight months and which may continue this […]
Jayne Wyder, second from right, of Jayne’s TLC celebrated her 25th anniversary this morning with an open house. Celebrating with her are her staff, from left, April Davis, Cory Shypit, Krissy Myers, and Shari Humphrey. Jayne’s TLC will be offering specials on products and services throughout March to mark the […]
MARGIE GEORGINA WILLIAMS (CALDER) It is with sorrowful hearts that we, the family of Marge Georgina Williams (nee Calder), announce her passing on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. Marge was born in Fort Frances on Aug. 4, 1921 to Isabelle and […]
HAZEL TRUAX Hazel Truax, 94, passed away peacefully on Wednesday Feb. 21, 2007 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow. Online condolences may be left at www.northridgefuneralhome.com
RODERICK WILFRED ‘ROD’ CYR Roderick Wilfred Cyr peacefully went home to be with the Lord at the age of 90 on Monday, Feb. 26, 2007. Rod was born May 28, 1916 at Naicatchewenin First Nation, Ont. to the late Alfred and Elizabeth Cyr. He had lived all his life in […]
Dear editor: To the residents of Northwestern Ontario: Who do you turn to when there is nowhere left to go? If you are reading this letter, you may be one of the lucky people who has never had a need for your community legal clinic. However, if you are hungry […]
To the editor: Fort Frances town council will be convening an extra, added cost meeting March 2 to pass a bylaw implementing what amounts to a retroactive increase to our sewer and water rates. As they do so, I hope they will reflect on the past water and sewer increases. […]
Dear editor: Great sponsors for Canadian curling in the past, such as British Consols, Labatts, Kimberly Clark, and Air Canada, lasted considerably longer than sponsors in the past decade, including Nokia, M&M Meats, Tim Hortons, etc. But the current major sponsor for Canadian women’s curling, Scott Paper/Kruger, started 25 years […]
