In loving memory of Margaret Hatfield, who passed away suddenly at the Dryden Regional Hospital on Monday, April 25, 2005. Margaret will be sadly missed by her loving children, Wendy Lavers (Dale), Louise Hatfield-Rousseau (Rick Fostey), Carol Vlassoff (Robert), Nancy Gour (Darcy Ollis), and Norm Hatfield. Margaret also will be […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Helen Badiuk announces her passing at LaVerendrye General Hospital on Monday May 2, 2005 at the age of 85. Helen was born on February 6, 1920 to Theodore and Mary Sedor in Sundown, Manitoba. She was raised there on the family […]
A Red Lake OPP officer stopped a pickup truck speeding on Highway 105, just south of Ear Falls, on Saturday. Upon further investigation, it was determined that illegal drugs were located in the vehicle. A quantity of marijuana, with an approximate street value of $8,300, and cocaine, with an estimated […]
To celebrate “Community Living Month,” the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living announced its name has changed to “Community Living Fort Frances and District” yesterday afternoon. “This year, we are celebrating 40 years of providing support to individuals with an intellectual disability,” said Denise Bliss, chairperson of the […]
A pilot program conducted in schools in the Rainy River District and aimed at helping students of Aboriginal heritage succeed in school has been proven effective and will be replicated in eight district school boards and ten district school authorities in the Thunder Bay region. The project, called “Learning to […]
Fort Frances town council passed its 2005 budget last night, which means an overall 2.05 tax increase to property owners. This levy increase amounts to a 2.75 percent hike for residential property owners. For those with property assessed at $100,000, this would mean a hike of about $48.07 to their […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team came away with the ‘B’ title at the St. John’s Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend. They black-and-gold opened play Friday evening with a 2-0 loss to Miles Mac, but rebounded with a 1-0 win over Glenlawn Collegiate on Saturday, which gave them second […]
With most recent numbers showing an overall tax increase of 2.05 percent, town council will reveal the 2005 budget to the public on Monday night and then vote to adopt it. The public meeting is scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m. Like last year, it will include a Power Point […]
A group of students at J.W. Walker School are trying to save up some money to buy an ox. Not for themselves, but for a needy community in Africa. A number of Grade 8 students are organizing an aptly-named silent “ox”tion to purchase an ox through World Vision Canada. The […]
Our family thanks God for the blessing of a kind and gentle man whom we have loved so dearly and will miss so sadly. After struggling bravely in the hospital for nearly four months, our dear Dad’s suffering came to an end on the morning of Thursday, April 28, 2005. […]
The sun wanted to creep through, but the clouds wouldn’t let it. A steady wind also was present, and it was cold. And if it had rained, then it would have been perfect English “futbol” weather for the Muskie girls’ exhibition game against the Rainy River Owls here yesterday. “It […]
An advisory subcommittee for issues relating to Rainycrest Home for the Aged here has been formed and will be reporting to Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., which was granted interim control of the home back on March 18 by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. “As of this moment, […]
