The Northwest Catholic District School Board will review its audited financial statements for the 2005/06 school year tonight, with the board expecting to finish the year in a balanced position. A representative from BDO Dunwoody will attend the meeting to answer any questions from trustees. Also at tonight’s meeting, which […]
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Jean Bruyere, 71, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Jean was born Aug. 1, 1935 and raised on Couchiching First Nation. At the age of 65, she retired from the Fort Frances Courthouse. Prior to that, […]
Berna Shortreed, formerly Stamarski, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Her parents, Mikolaj and Aniela Stamarski, immigrated to Canada from Poland and settled in Transcona, Man., where they had a beautiful daughter named Berna on […]
BERT STEIG LINDHOLM Bert S. Lindholm, 86, of Cloquet, Mn., passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 at the Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton, Mn. He was born April 7, 1920 in Morsil, Sweden to Victor and Anna (Persson) Lindholm, and they immigrated to Canada when Bert was five years old. […]
Kenora Houseboat Adventures goalie Braden Seniw made a save during the ‘A’ final of the local 12-team Bantam ‘A’ tournament yesterday. Kenora scored two goals late in the third period for a 2-1 comeback win over the Fort Frances Wal-Mart Thrashers. The Holmlund Leafs beat the Canadian Tire Sabres 4-2 […]
OTTAWA —Canadians are more likely to support tax cuts tied to good environmental behaviour than tax cuts with no strings attached, a new poll suggests. Decima Research asked people to choose between two hypothetical election promises—a $1,000 Conservative tax break for every household and a $1,000 Liberal break limited to […]
Despite gritty efforts, neither the Fort Frances Curling Club’s junior men’s or women’s rinks qualified for their respective finals of the provincial showdown over the weekend in Sault Ste. Marie. Jenna Enge’s rink beat Vanessa Maloney (Sudbury) 7-4 on Friday afternoon in the 3 vs. 4 game under the Page […]
The Muskie hockey program skated to mixed results over the weekend. Up in Red Lake, the boys’ team battled to a 2-2 tie on Friday night before beating the host Rams 5-2 on Saturday afternoon. George Halverson and Taylor Jorgenson scored in Friday night’s game, with David Moen earning the […]
The Northern Superior Chapter is having another concert fundraiser in Fort Frances on Wed,Feb 14 to celebrate Valentines Day @ the Townshend Theatre Dyalin James will be singing a Tribute to TOM JONES. ” Love Me Tonight ” doors open 6;30 show 7 pm advance tickets $20 at door $25 […]
The Muskie hockey program picked up a pair of exhibition victories last night—albeit in dramatically different fashions. The boys crushed the host Ely Timberwolves 8-0 while the girls rallied in the third period for a 3-2 win over the Lake of the Woods-Baudette Bears in Rainy River. Matt Hebert led […]
The local Knights of Columbus PeeWee ‘AA’ squad is hosting a tournament on Jan. 19-21. Help us celebrate 70 years. If you have photos or played for the ‘AA,’ submit information to phawley@fort-frances.com or drop it off at the Fort Frances Museum (334 Scott St.)
The local junior men’s and women’s rinks are off to a rough start at the provincial playdowns in Sault Ste. Marie. Despite several close calls, both rinks still were searching for their first win heading into action this afternoon. Adam Bolen’s rink suffered its third-straight defeat with a narrow 10-8 […]
