Murray Donnelly, of 824 Sixth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital on Friday, March 25, 2005. He was born Nov. 27, 1922 in Roleau, Sask. to the late Frank and Agnes Donnelly. At the age of two, the Donnelly family moved to Fort Frances. […]
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The Kenora ‘AAA’ Major Midget Stars, of which Fort Frances native Cody Dittaro is a member, lost to the Thunder Bay ScotiaMcLeod ‘AAA’ Kings 7-3 on Sunday at the Northwestern Ontario Major Midget championship in the Lakehead. The Stars started the three-team tournament with an 8-1 win over the Marathon […]
Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont. has leap-frogged Montreal to become the leading candidate to land a NASCAR stock car race as soon as 2006. A group of NASCAR executives met Tuesday in Daytona Beach, Fla. to map out an expansion strategy that includes a meeting in Toronto sometime this […]
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will receive a portion of the $30-million Ontario Fire Service Grant announced Tuesday by Community Safety and Correctional Services minister Monte Kwinter. While it is not known how much will be disbursed locally, the money is earmarked for training (both for firefighters here […]
Shortly before they stepped onto the bus yesterday for their trip Dryden for Game 3 of their semi-final series against the Ice Dogs, the Borderland Thunder had one of their patented “power meals.” Consisting of spaghetti with meat sauce, a Caesar salad with rolls, and a brownie with ice cream […]
When the annual ManOMin watershed conference kicks off here next Wednesday (March 30), the first person delegates will hear from brings a wealth of experience and commitment with him. Max Finklestein is a bit of a renaissance man—author, poet, documentary maker, and lecturer. He has written two books, “Canoeing a […]
The Emo Legion will be holding its annual Good Friday fish fry this Friday (March 25) beginning at 4:30 p.m. Take-out orders will be accepted prior to this time. • • • The next monthly Bingo at the Emo Legion will be held next Thursday (March 31), with doors opening at 6 […]
After seven weeks of working, sweating, and self-denial, the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight for all those participating in the “Biggest Loser” contest in Emo. Perhaps it’s just as well there are only three weeks left in the contest because last week, the 103 participants […]
A Thunder Bay woman has been fined $4,000 for selling animals she claimed were wolf hybrids. Deborah Malanych, 44, pleaded guilty to four counts of selling and offering to sell animals that she represented as wildlife. Two counts were for sales of puppies to people from Ontario and Quebec. Malanych […]
Two Thunder Bay men caught fishing illegally by Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers on aerial patrol have been fined $590. William Venturini, 68, was fined $300 for angling with three extra lines while Maurice Zakrewski, 60, was fined $290 for having two lake trout over the limit. Both men […]
The local Clover Valley Farmers’ Market will be open for business this Thursday and Saturday (March 24 and 26). Vendors will be in full swing to bring customers a variety of meat and food products, plus Lowey’s will have a large selection of Easter plants. The market will be open […]
In Ontario, fishing is prohibited in fish sanctuaries. In order to ensure an enjoyable, trouble-free fishing experience, anglers should know and respect the fish sanctuary rules. Different bodies of water, or parts of them, are declared fish sanctuaries at various times of the year. Others are year-round sanctuaries. These sanctuaries […]
