It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Gladys M. Whalen, on Friday, Sept. 10, 2004 with her family at her side at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Gladys was born in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. on March 4, 1930 […]
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Fort Frances will be shopping around for a new recycling service after learning it will cost three times more to stay on board with Koochiching County Environmental Services Department for another year. But this is good news for residents of Fort Frances because it means they now may be able […]
The Muskie varsity football team wasn’t able to pull out a victory in their season-opener Friday against the Churchill Bulldogs in Winnipeg. The Bulldogs—one of the better teams in the Winnipeg High School Football League’s ‘AA’ conference—blanked the black-and-gold 30-0 in a game the Muskies knew would be a tough […]
The town’s recreation advisory committee is asking council for financial support—in the form of a prize—to encourage local residents to fill out a programs and facilities questionnaire survey. As directed by council, the rec committee has developed a questionnaire survey to go out to every household in the community. A […]
Although their regular season opened today, training camp is still in session for the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team, at least according to rookie offensive co-ordinator Shane Beckett. After winning for the first time in two seasons in an exhibition game here last Thursday against the Sturgeon Creek Schooners (18-0), the […]
As the leaves change colour and summer turns to fall, now is the time of year when the Ministry of Natural Resources is showing a renewed concern over the possibility of human-caused fires in the bush. Recreational campfires often are left unattended and become forest fires when campers and hunters […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce once again will be presenting deserving businesses and individuals with special awards next month. Its ninth-annual business awards banquet, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23 at La Place Rendez-Vous, will recognize the achievement of local businesses and the contributions they make to the economic growth […]
Walter Gushulak, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at his residence Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2004. Walter was born March 3, 1940 in Vita, Man. He was employed for many years as a “chef” for numerous catering and bush camps in Northern Ontario, until suffering a stroke in the early […]
About 30 organizations and individuals looking to get a share of the $50,000 the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund filed their applications by Tuesday afternoon’s deadline. “We got a ton of applications with requests well exceeding the amount the Moffat family gave us this year,” said […]
The Township of Alberton has a big decision to make next week that will have consequences far beyond the term of the current council. Cory Jewell, chief of Alberton’s volunteer fire department, made a detailed pitch for a replacement for the township’s aging fire truck at Wednesday night’s council meeting. […]
A trophy deer illegally killed in the Dryden area last November will be available for public display after it has been mounted and officially scored. The first display opportunity will be given to the Dryden museum. Other agencies and institutions that can provide an appropriate setting also will get a […]
The Ontario government honoured 135 citizens in the Kenora-Rainy River Districts yesterday at the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony in Dryden. Among the volunteers honoured were 13 from Fort Frances, including: •Georges Blanc (Ontario Trillium Foundation—Northwestern Grant Review Team)—five years; •John Cousineau (Fort Frances Museum and Cultural Centre)—five years; •Delsie […]
