Ray bombay, 78, of Kenora, Ont., and formerly of Rainy River First Nations, passed away Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004 at 11:20 p.m. at his residence. He was born Sept. 16, 1926 at Manitou Rapids to the late Christina and Sam Bombay Sr. Ray’s occupation was diamond drilling, which he did […]
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The annual “Teddy Bear Toss” will take place during the Borderland Thunder’s game Saturday at 5 p.m. against the KC Bulldogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. Fans are asked to bring a new stuffed animal to the game and then toss it onto the ice when the Thunder score […]
With the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual community Christmas dinner now less than two weeks away, organizers are seeing more and more donations coming in for the popular event. “The support’s been great. It’s really picked up in the past week,” Karen Haney, assistant co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Volunteer […]
Safety continued to be a message being promoted in district schools this fall as students in kindergarten to Grade 8 learned from the “Risk Watch” program first established here five years ago. “This year is pretty much the same,” said program co-ordinator Greg Allan, who also is a firefighter with […]
Community groups now will be able to use more school facilities in Northwestern Ontario at no charge, thanks to a special agreement signed by the Northwest Catholic District School Board and the Ontario government. “Our schools should be community hubs where people can gather to learn, participate in community-based activities, […]
While the public will have to wait and see if the new line-ups are approved at council this coming Monday night (Dec. 20), here are the mayor’s proposed appointments to the town’s four executive committees: •Administration and Finance—Couns. Rick Wiedenhoeft, Neil Kabel, and Todd Hamilton; •Planning and Development—Couns. Struchan Gilson, […]
Over the course of the first semester at Fort High, many students have enrolled in co-op placements. Co-op is an opportunity for students to get experience in a career they are interested in. Businesses from Fort Frances to Emo offer these placements. “The community is very receptive to the co-op […]
Dear Mr. Editor: The Northern Action Group (NAG) is in the process of investigating concerns around the “zero tolerance policy” in our local Fort Frances schools. Of real interest to us are incidents that occurred at J.W. Walker School, although we want to hear about concerns at all Fort Frances […]
Dear sir: Re: “Communities In Bloom” The Town of Fort Frances, acting on the request of a team set up by the local horticultural society, and with its financial support, joined the provincial branch of “Communities In Bloom.” “Communities In Bloom” promotes involvement and action by citizens of all ages, […]
The Town of Fort Frances was denied a request to be released from a long-standing agreement whereby it pays La Verendrye Hospital money annually for capital projects. But from now on, town administration wants to know exactly how Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is spending the money. Fort Frances CAO […]
When he was just a wee lad back in kindergarten, Kurt Hogard had just finished another day of school, came back home, and then proceeded to ask his father, Carl, the one question any hockey enthusiast would want to hear out of their child’s mouth. “Dad, what’s hockey?” “And his […]
Alberton has joined the battle to get some of the gasoline tax revenues from the provincial government. At its regular meeting last Wednesday night, council formally endorsed a resolution from the Township of Emo to the provincial government to provide a portion of the gasoline tax to all municipalities—regardless of […]
