It is with great sadness that the family of Henry Ossachuk announces his passing on Thursday, April 14, 2005 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Henry was born Aug. 3, 1927 in Fort Frances to Joseph and Anne Ossachuk. He had resided here, in the family home, all […]
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Ida Pearl Renwick (nee Finlay) passed away quietly at the age of 96 on Saturday, April 9, 2005 at her residence in Yaletown House, Vancouver, B.C. She will be greatly missed by her only son, William (Bill); and her four grandchildren, Tamara, Kyle, Robyn, and Clay. The family wishes to […]
Over the past month, the Fort Frances Children’s Complex has been looking for community input on the child care needs of local residents through a questionnaire. The deadline for participants to fill these out and return them to the town is next Thursday (April 21). Drop-off locations include the Fort […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will discuss a recent request from the Town of Fort Frances regarding a partnership in providing crossing guards at its monthly meeting here Saturday morning. In a letter to board chair Gerry Rousseau dated Jan. 7, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft asked that the two local […]
The OPP will be joining police services across the province, making sure that every adult, teenager, and child is safely buckled up during the 2005 spring seatbelt campaign. The week-long safety initiative begins tomorrow (April) and continues through April 24. In OPP policed areas last year (2004), one in four […]
Petrina Carlson, with the local branch of the Royal Bank of Canada, was named the winner of the Valley Diabetes Education Centre’s “Celebrity Challenge” at the wrap-up dinner Thursday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. “This was the hardest thing I ever did, besides having a child,” Carlson laughed when she […]
While many people are happy about the unusually warm weather we’ve been having lately, the Ministry of Natural Resources knows springtime without precipitation can equal trouble. MNR fire information officer Deb McLean said Thursday the MNR has seen a total of five fires in the West Fire Region since the […]
Explosive testimony at the Gomery inquiry over the past week has caused the Liberals’ popularity to plunge—and has some MPs publicly considering crossing over to the Conservative party. But Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff said he has no intention of leaving his party. “It has not crossed my mind,” […]
Possible changes to refereeing dominated an executive meeting of the Borderland Soccer League last night at Fort Frances High School. The issue arose after league president Shane Beckett and a few others from the executive went to the annual general meeting for Soccer Northwest back in January. That’s where they […]
A contingent of Muskie badminton players were in Atikokan yesterday for the NorWOSSA qualifier and did well, with 10 players advancing to the league finals next Wednesday (April 20) at Fort High. The top three in each division advanced. In the junior boys’ singles event, Tim Desjardins placed second while […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is warning snowmobilers to stay off area lakes because ice conditions are hazardous. Thunder Bay District conservation officers reported two snowmobiles went through the ice on Lac des Mille Lacs last weekend. No one was hurt, and the machines have been retrieved. The public is […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill a vacancy on its board of directors after two members stepped down in the past month. “Dave Ashworth stepped down due to time constraints, and then Tannis Drysdale stepped down due to time constraints,” Chamber manager Dawn Booth noted Wednesday. […]
