ANNIE MARIE BRUYERE With great sadness, the family of Annie Marie Bruyere of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., announces her passing on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. Annie was born in Fort Frances on Nov. 18, 1926 to Frederick and Agnes Crowe. As a young […]
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JoAnne Formanek-Gustafson, left, and Maureen Gustafson finished off a plate of pancakes Tuesday evening during the Knox United Church’s Shrove Tuesday pancake supper. St. John’s Anglican Church Guild also offered up an array of pancakes and sausages that evening. Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Lent yesterday. – Heather Ogilvie
The “Just Imagine” campaign has less than $100,000 to go to reach its goal of $1.5 million for the purchase of a CT Scanner, it was announced yesterday. More than $100,000 was raised in the past two weeks, bringing the grand total to $1,402,000. “We are ecstatic,” said campaign chair […]
FORT FRANCES—Trying to get the fundraising ball rolling again for itself and other groups in the wake of the Fort Frances Bingo Hall’s closure, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau reported its first bingo Tuesday night was a bonafide success. “We actually made almost as much money last night [Tuesday] as […]
The 54th ladies’ bonspiel is set to take place this weekend (Feb. 23-25) at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Twenty-six teams will compete in the three-day event for the right to be crowned the top local women’s rink. The top six teams will advance to the playoff round Sunday and […]
FORT FRANCES—For a fourth year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge—and interested businesses only have one more week to sign up. Program co-ordinator Crystal Godbout said Thursday morning that 18 district businesses have signed up so far, but she’s hoping to […]
OTTAWA —Company officials and negotiators representing 2,800 striking CN Rail workers returned to mediated bargaining yesterday with the spectre of a legislated return to work looming over a dispute that government fears could cripple the economy. Labour minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn gave official notice that he would table legislation within 48 […]
Though not a new issue by any means, the clamour for a statutory holiday in February really seems to have picked up steam this year—with the federal NDP the latest to jump on the bandwagon. A few provinces already have made such a move. Alberta has been celebrating Family Day […]
To the editor: On behalf of Canadian Blood Services, and those who have benefited from blood and blood products, I would like to thank everyone in Fort Frances who contributed so much to the success of our mobile clinics in 2006. Last year, 746 donors visited our clinics in Fort […]
Dear Mike: A newcomer to our community could be forgiven for thinking that the only health care services offered in Ontario are cataract surgery, cardiac procedures, cancer surgery, hip and knee replacements, and MRI and CT exams. That’s because the bulk of the discussion surrounding health care revolves around wait […]
FORT FRANCES—With far below average snowfall this winter, and a dry summer and fall before that, the stage is set for a possibly early and very busy fire season for the local Ministry of Natural Resources. “Right now, we’re probably at 30 percent of our normal range with snowfall. We’re […]
Dear editor: I have been contacted by numerous individuals regarding my call for government intervention in the CN Rail labour dispute. I appreciate this opportunity to outline my actions on this issue. Last Wednesday (Feb. 14), I was contacted by community leaders, business owners, and employees of Atikokan who were […]
