DENNIS WAYNE KING It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Dennis Wayne King, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother, at his residence in the loving arms of his wife, Diane, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007. Dennis was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Sept. […]
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Andrew Dilly, 21, was suddenly taken from us Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Andrew was born March 25, 1985 in Calgary, Alta. to Barbara Dilly and Don Derendorf. Andrew enjoyed fishing, camping, any outdoor activities, and spending time with his family […]
Jackie Lampi-Hughes, left, Connie Cuthbertson, Neila Booth, Kelly Kennedy, and Taylor Harnett showed off some of the cases containing prizes as part of the “Deal or No Deal” game last night during the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Official Oscar Party” at the Memorial Sports Centre. The game, hosted by […]
Charlie Canfield, left, and Peter Boon looked over a map indicating the location of the proposed bio-mass boiler yesterday afternon during the first of two open houses at the Adventure Inn. —Duane Hicks photo
The 54th ladies’ bonspiel gets underway today (Feb. 23) with draws at 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Spectators are welcome to watch all the action, which wraps up Sunday. Everyone also is invited to the post-banquet social on Saturday starting at 9 p.m. Both […]
FORT FRANCES—Mill management and staff, as well as residents of Fort Frances, will find out soon whether or not the proposed bio-mass boiler will become a reality here. The proposal will go before Abitibi-Consolidated’s board of directors for approval March 6. If the $84.3-million project is approved, work will begin […]
A total of 23 organizations and individuals, looking to get a share of funds the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund, filed their applications at the Civic Centre by last Friday’s deadline. Town administrative assistant Lori Pattison said earlier this week that the local committee will meet […]
The snowmobiler who was killed in a weekend accident died as a result of a collision with rocks, police said yesterday. “He was travelling across Rainy Lake when he came into contact with some rocks on the shoreline,” which resulted in him being thrown from his snowmobile, Treaty #3 Police […]
Raymond Roy is off to a perfect start at the Northern Ontario senior men’s provincial showdown in Sault Ste. Marie. The Fort Frances rink—also comprised of third Don DeBenedet, second Dave Bondett, and lead Paul Fraser—is tied with Chris Milks (Englehart) atop the standings at 3-0 heading into action this […]
Supported Employment Services/Career Unlimited, the Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, and The Changing Point have teamed up to offer people with disabilities a renewed optimism for future possibilities through employment and support and employers an opportunity to diversify their workforce. Fort Frances will host two of the events […]
Vianets (11-1) maintained their stranglehold atop the league’s standings with a 72-59 victory over winless Taggs (0-12) on Monday night at Fort High. John Sivonen of Vianets and Taggs’ Darren Tunguzzi tied for top scoring honours, netting 25 points each. Meanwhile, second-place La Place Rendez-Vous (10-2) picked up a comfortable […]
The Muskie junior boys’ basketball team wrapped up its season with a 41-39 exhibition win over the host International Falls Broncos’ Grade 9 squad last night. “It was a nice way to end the season,” head coach Gord McCabe remarked. “Until the last few minutes, I platooned players and switched […]
