Museum curator Pam Halwey loaded yet another box into a town van while making the move to the newly-renovated Fort Frances Museum on Monday afternoon. Museum staff, with a helping hand from the likes of Public Works and the local Pathfinders, have been moving items from its temporary location at […]
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Muskie boys’ goaltender David Moen made a sprawling save on International Falls Broncos’ forward Mike Demuth during exhibition play on Monday night at Bronco Arena. Despite the stop on Demuth, the Muskies lost 3-1 to the Falls’ Broncos.—Alex Cruickshank photo
Canadian TV personality Dini Petty kept the audience of about 100 people engrossed with true stories abut her life during her show, “A ‘Broad’ View,” on Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The show, which was brought here by “tour de Fort” and sponsored by several local businesses, was a […]
JOSEPH LEO ‘AMEDEE’ DeGAGNE It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Joseph Leo “Amedee” DeGagne on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007 at the age of 80. Amedee will be remembered and missed by his children, Louise and Bob Nastor, Leon and Shelley, Melvin and Jeanette, Jeannine […]
JAMES ‘JIM’ HANDORGAN Jim Handorgan, 79, of Anishinaabeg of Naongashiing(Big Island First Nation), Ont., passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born April 27, 1927 at Lake of the Woods, Ont. to Bill and Marie Handorgan. He lived and worked […]
Dear editor: The Salvation Army Christmas Kettle program was a great success this past holiday season. The money collected was used entirely in this community. Jesus gave the instructions to all people to “feed the poor” and to “clothe the naked.” To make this easier to understand, I will tell […]
Word that Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. were planning a “merger of equals” certainly came out of the blue Monday morning—catching most, including the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers of Canada, off guard. And given the unease surrounding our own mill’s future of late, fuelled by the continued weakness of the forest […]
Dear editor: Please read carefully the following resolution adopted at a recent Liberal convention: Resolution #42 “Whereas automatic and semi-automatic weapons are illegal for hunting purposes; and “Whereas automatic and semi-automatic weapons do not support the hunting culture found in all parts of Canada: “Be it resolved that the Liberal […]
Dear Mr. Editor: Anybody who builds structures, (houses, roads, bridges, etc.) uses a standard to measure distances. Here in North America, the “English standard” system is prevalent. Imagine if someone would arbitrarily switch from one standard to another and mix the two, or use his/her own standard. It would be […]
Dear Mr. Editor: Again I would like to announce my frustration over the old Fort Frances Clinic. If Fort Frances taxpayers are on the hook for $1 million, we have a right to know what is going on—to the finest detail. We have a further right to challenge the wisdom […]
FORT FRANCES—Monday’s surprise announcement of a proposed merger between Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. has the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers of Canada asking questions, including what impact the deal might have on the proposed bio-mass boiler here. “We just ratified [on Jan. 9] the contract extension to get the bio-mass boiler. […]
EMO—Bill Limerick and Pete Sarsfield, with the Northwestern Health Unit in Kenora, declared Saturday that they are willing to work with local farmers to petition the provincial government for an exemption from the regulations impeding them from processing uninspected meat. “We can’t promise anything,” Limerick told those in attendance at […]
