The Office of the Fire Marshal and Ministry of Natural Resources, for the first time, have declared this week (April 18-24) as “Wildfire Prevention Week” in Ontario. While the fire season here has been quiet so far, with only four fires reported in the entire West Fire region since April […]
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A house fire at 1012 Armit Ave. N. on Sunday afternoon was caused by a child playing with matches, Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Monday morning. Chief Richardson said firefighters were called to the house at 3:28 p.m. on Sunday, where they discovered a small blaze contained to […]
Beatrice Lillian Wilde, 88, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Thursday, April 15, 2004. She was born Jan. 3, 1916 in Fort Frances to the late John and Elizabeth McQuarrie. Following high school graduation, she continued on to North […]
Fort Frances has won its bid to host the OFSAA boys’ ‘AAA’/‘AAAA’ hockey championship in 2006. The bid committee in Toronto made the decision quickly Friday morning after the bidding was completed. Fort High principal Ian Simpson, who will serve as the banquet chairman for the tournament, was the first […]
Canadian Tire has confirmed it will begin construction on a new store here shortly, with an expected opening in 2005. “Construction should start in the next week or two,” Canadian Tire spokesperson Lisa Gibson said Friday morning. She also confirmed the new store would include a Mark’s Work Wearhouse. “That’s […]
John Rafferty won the NDP nomination for the new federal riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River after the third and final voting session was held last night in Thunder Bay. Rafferty, a small business owner and former radio host in Thunder Bay, defeated former Fort Frances councillor Larry Richardson. The riding […]
Boise Cascade Corp. and its partners in Voyageur Panel Ltd. this morning announced they have reached an agreement with Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. for the purchase of the oriented strandboard (OSB) mill in Barwick. Voyageur Panel is being purchased for about $193 million (U.S.), plus as much as $10 million […]
Fort High will be well represented at NWOSSAA here next Wednesday with a Muskie senior mixed doubles team and a singles player all advancing from NorWOSSA. Simone Desjardins went undefeated at the league showdown in Atikokan yesterday, winning the gold medal and continuing her streak from the NorWOSSA qualifier a […]
An International Falls woman was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) after a search of her residence Monday detected illegal substances. The 23-year-old, a resident of Fourth Avenue, was arrested Monday at 4:38 p.m. after a narcotics search warrant was executed at her shared residence, according to […]
Mary Benson, 93, of 425 Nelson St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at her residence Tuesday, April 13, 2004. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 17, 2004 at 10 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Fr. Ed Merchant s.j. will officiate, with interment in Immaculate Conception […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Martha Noella Lyons announces her passing after a courageous battle with cancer at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. on Monday, April 12, 2004. Martha was born April 4, 1918 to the late Napolean and Jane Desrosier. Martha […]
It was with great sadness when Josey passed away Sunday, April 4, 2004, in Rainy River Hospital in Rainy River, Ont. She was born Aug. 17, 1921 to Joe and Emily Johnson at Pinewood, Ont. At the beginning of the World War II, she went to Thunder Bay, where she […]
