Dear editor: Thanks, Fort Frances, for making a remarkable difference. Thanks to your personal donation, the Heart and Stroke Foundation continues to lead the way in protecting the health of millions of Canadians at risk of heart disease and stroke by funding vital research and health promotion and education. Thank […]
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Dear Mr. Editor: Every April during Daffodil Month, the Canadian Cancer Society relies on tens of thousands of volunteers to canvass their neighbourhoods to help raise money in the fight against this disease. To make this year’s door-to-door campaign a success, we’re challenging the residents of Fort Frances and district […]
While much of Scott Street is changing as our main business locations either have closed or drifted westward out to the highway, it is encouraging for oldtimers such as myself to see certain dependable services remaining steadfast, including Dr. Bob Lidkea’s optometry headquarters. Our banks have remained in place, but […]
In my books, the word “mush” conjures up a person who is overly romantic and sentimental, or a thick mushy cornmeal cereal. But for Rachael Scdoris, “mush” is a command she uses to make her sled dogs start pulling or move faster in the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. […]
The Grade 8 student appearing in front of the justice of the peace for selling chocolate bars in her neighborhood pleaded guilty to not having a Town of Fort Frances door-to-door sales licence. She was followed by three Grade 12 students who also acknowledged that they, too, did not have […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Florence Elizabeth Drennan, 91, announces that she passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2006. This great woman was born April 25, 1914 in Cartwright, Man. to William and Martha Caul. As a young girl, Florence moved to Rainy River District with […]
The death of Margot Ruth Payne of Hampton, N.B., wife of Gordon “Buzz” S. Payne, occurred March 23, 2006 at the Venice Regional Medical Centre in Florida. She was born in Saint John, N.B., the daughter of Jenet (MacIlroy) Ottem of Fredericton and the late John Ottem. Margot was a […]
Lloyd Alfred Robertson, who was born March 26, 1938 in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away March 22, 2006 in Vancouver, B.C. He is survived by his children, Kimberaly, Trisha, John, and Brian; numerous grandchildren; brother, Earl, of Fort Frances, Ont.; and sisters, Betty Gallow of Fort Frances, Ont. and Rose […]
Students at Robert Moore School, along with parent volunteer and nutritionist Marietherese Metke, are helping out with the school’s Breakfast Program, which has been running since November. All 18 classrooms receive a tray with fruit, vegetables, and crackers every morning to ensure students start the day off with a healthy […]
Town council passed a resolution Monday night officially requesting the state, province, and possibly the government of Canada pursue buying the international bridge here and doing away with the tolls. Mayor Onichuk said Monday evening the motion isn’t so much new as simply reinforcing council’s stance, as well as the […]
Businesses—local and otherwise—all will be required to get business licences if town council passes a revised bylaw to licence and regulate businesses, taxis, and trades carried on within Fort Frances this evening. This is just one of the changes to the municipal business licensing bylaw, which is the subject of […]
Mount Carmel centre Josh Vella carried the puck up the ice in the gold-medal game of the OFSAA boys’ hockey championship Saturday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here. The second-seeded Crusaders, from Mississauga, beat the top-ranked St. Michael’s Blues (Toronto) by a 4-2 score. Meanwhile, the Grand River […]
