Fort Frances council received letters regarding traffic safety near local schools at its meeting Monday night. In the first one, Lorena Jenks, chair of the J.W. Walker School Council, noted it’s time the town installed sidewalks along the west side of Keating Avenue to at least Second Street West. She […]
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Fort Frances council gave the nod Monday night to switch from Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. to the Ontario Provincial Police for the district’s 9-1-1 call answer service. This change in providers is expected to save the “9-1-1 Partners”—a partnership of organized areas, as well as Halkirk and Couchiching, Northwest […]
Why not? If the Boston Red Sox did it, then why can’t the Muskie varsity (‘A’) football team? If the Red Sox came back down 3-0 to the N.Y. Yankees to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series, then why can’t the Muskies beat the Churchill […]
When Mac Creech talks bull, people listen. And no wonder. The former veterinarian from Alberta—one of two guest speakers at the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting Saturday at the Millennium Hall in Stratton—brought with him 34 years of experience in the cattle industry and some sound advice. And […]
The new Canadian Tire store in west Fort Frances opened its doors Thursday morning and the business hasn’t slowed down yet—nor the overwhelming feedback. “It’s been great,” owner Angus McDonald said Tuesday afternoon. “The comments have been very, very positive. “People are so excited to see it. I don’t they […]
For 25 years, we have been raking leaves at our home. When we moved to our present location, tall elms graced the yard on three sides. They eventually succumbed to the Dutch elm disease, and we replaced those graceful trees with a mixture of maples, ashes, basswoods, and birch. Those […]
As anyone can see here today, parking is an essential part of large-scale merchandizing—and profitability won’t be returning soon to old downtown Fort Frances until Scott Street shows it can offer much more space for the growing volume of customers’ vehicles. The present accommodations for cars along both sides of […]
Are football players smarter than hockey players? Are hockey players tougher than basketball players? Are tennis players more agile than gymnasts? And are gymnasts more physical than soccer players? What’s a more spectator-friendly sport—rugby or chess? What demands better reflexes—baseball or golf? Put your mind at ease and have no […]
In the fall, the annual cycle of the seasons turns once more. And one of the great phenomena of this season is the migration of the birds. Stand on the shore of one of our northern lakes some quiet evening. You will hear hundreds of tiny chirps above you as […]
Anna Ernestine Hasby, 93, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Anna was born June 18, 1911 in Fort Frances and had lived here all her life. She had worked at […]
Catherine Bagacki, 88, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances. She was born Feb. 17, 1916 to the late Nicholas and Tessie Michaluk in Winnipeg, Man. Her mother died at a young age and Catherine lived with several […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the birth and passing of our baby, Brittney Grace, on Monday, Oct. 18, 2004 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Baby ‘B’ of twins left us after one short hour. Although her time was short with us, she will be cherished […]
