The NHL starts its post-season tonight and, continuing the great tradition of sports writers everywhere, I should throw myself into the great world of playoff predictions with the risk of great embarrassment at the final buzzer. But I can’t do it. I’ve never had a knack for calling the winner […]
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Trees are part of our district’s heritage. For more than a century, the forests have been harvested—first for the sawmills that were found across the district and then for the paper mills. We recognize the role trees have played in the development of our communities—and the role they continue to […]
Mary Carolina Haw, 88, passed away peacefully in the Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope, B.C. She was predeceased by her husbands, George Orval Sullivan (1944) and Allan Russell Haw (1994); granddaughter Sherri (1957); and grandson, Murray (1999). Mary is survived by her loving children, George and his wife, Shirley, Glenn […]
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Shirley Ann Clifford (nee Larson). Shirley fought a courageous battle with cancer and passed away April 1, 2004 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. with her family by […]
Ruby McDonald, 86, of Emo, Ont., passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at the Emo hospital in Emo. Ruby was born June 10, 1917 in Emo to Charles and Rennie Brigham. She was united in marriage to Willard McDonald in 1936 and together they raised their sons in the Emo […]
Our heroes have always been hockey players (not cowboys as in the old song) and Ed (Sonny) Kryzanowski, although not an Allan Cupper here, has long been a legend—ever since the night he threw a ferocious body check into Brute Bretto! Our Canadians then were early in their annual campaigns […]
As town council and management continue to hammer away at the 2004 budget, one of the final questions remains which sectors can afford to see tax increases and which ones can’t. The committee of the whole met late Monday to receive a report from treasurer Peggy Dupuis presenting council with […]
Council passed a bylaw Monday night to hire Mark McCaig as the new CAO of the Town of Fort Frances. McCaig, who also is CEO and president of the Fort Frances Power Corp., has been acting CAO since Bill Naturkach retired Sept. 30. McCaig will resign from his position with […]
Fire destroyed a home on Highway 602, about eight km south of Emo, around 2:30 p.m. on Friday. No one was home at the time of the fire, Emo OPP said. The fire is not considered suspicious, added police, noting the cause of blaze remains under investigation by the Emo […]
In an effort to encourage more communication with the public, the Town of Fort Frances is developing a new brochure—and a page on its website—bringing together what residents need to know in order to voice their concerns and suggestions. “It’s another example of us [council] trying to be as transparent […]
