September is recognized for “Take Back The Night” activities across Canada. Events are taking place across Canada to highlight the issue of violence against women. Violence against women can take many forms. It is most commonly divided into the following categories: physical violence which is the most obvious, stalking which […]
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Lawrence Simmons of Green’s Countrywide supervised Joan Allison, left, and Teresa Hazel as they moved a dresser, that was stored next door to Fort Duty-Free, into a truck to be shipped over the Couchiching recreation centre for tomorrow’s giant used furniture sale. —Duane Hicks photo
It is with great sadness that the family of Arleigh James Mallory announce his passing on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario at the age of 74. He was born on December 23, 1930 in Fort Frances, Ontario to the late Dean and Alice […]
In an effort to help inform tourists before they cross the border into Canada, and hopefully help boost the sagging number of visitors coming through here, partners gathered at the Civic Centre yesterday to launch a new website. Found at www.canadawelcomesyou.net, this site is dedicated to answering frequently-asked questions—for both […]
Heading into the 2005 Titleist & Footjoy Canadian PGA Assistants’ Championship, the goal for Kitchen Creek assistant pro Glenn Mills was to finish in the top 10. Well, neither Mills nor fellow assistant pro Johnny Lundon could do so in the two-day event that brought 126 players to The Briars […]
The search for a missing Fort Frances woman ended successfully Tuesday afternoon. Karon Kaminski, 56, had last been seen by her co-workers in town around 1 p.m. on Friday. She was reported missing to police in the early-morning hours of Tuesday after she failed to report for work. Fort Frances […]
Joan Keene gave the “gift of life” during yesterday the first day of Canadian Blood Services’ two-day fall donor clinic at Fort Frances High School. A total of 154 donors came in, beating the one-day quota of 145. The two-day quota is 357. The donor clinic continues today from noon-3 […]
Jordan York made an unsuccessful attempt at a hit during a senior boys’ volleyball practice last Wednesday at Fort High. —Emmanuel Moutsatsos photo
With a little help from Joe Kliner, right, Sydney Korkola wasn’t afraid to ride one of the several ponies the Northern Therapeutic Riding Association brought to Scott Street on Saturday. —Duane Hicks photo
Instructor Laurel Armstrong explained to her class certain rights and responsibilities that the babysitter, parent and child have last week at the Emo Family Resource program. On Sept. 13, the Emo Family Resource program began the first evening of this course with nine girls and four boys. —Tammy Kinnear photo
Participants biking in this year’s Terry Fox Run lined up in front of those on foot at the starting mark Sunday afternoon in front of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. The 25th anniversary of the “Marathon of Hope” here drew over 170 participants and 40 volunteers, and raised at least […]
MNR officer Cameron Trembath tried to help a dozy female bear who had climbed high into a tree next to the MNR office on Scott Street yesterday morning. Officers put up nets to catch the 327-pound bear when she fell, but she had to be destroyed when she resisted their […]
