About 50 residents showed up at the Civic Centre last night to see the new mayor and council of Fort Frances sworn in. Justice of the Peace Pat Clysdale- Cornell had Mayor Dan Onichuk, and Couns. Roy Avis, Tannis Drysdale, Struchan Gilson, Todd Hamilton, Neil Kabel, and Rick Wiedenhoeft make […]
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The Rainy River District School Board will elect a new chair and vice-chair tonight during its inaugural meeting following the Nov. 10 election. “We’re going to have a new chairman,” said current chair Gord McBride, who was re-elected to one of the two Fort Frances seats last month. “It’s time […]
Olive Wright, 87, of 851 Colonization Rd. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003. She was born Aug. 19, 1916 in Kingsford Township, Ont. to the late William and Margaret Bennell. Olive spent her childhood years on the […]
Olive Myrtle Dent, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances in her 90th year. She was born May 1, 1914 in Kliskowski, Sask. to the late Alfred and Ethel Hall. While a child, Olive, with her father and siblings, […]
Several district libraries, including the Fort Frances Public Library, will receive funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to purchase equipment and books, to upgrade training and technology, and to increase accessibility, the Ministry of Culture announced Friday. The local library will receive $9,000 over one year to purchase equipment that […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey squad barely had time to breathe, but it was their opponents who had the wind knocked out of them. The black-and-gold easily survived the rigours of a weekend that saw them sweep four NorWOSSA games in just three days in Sioux Lookout during their only visit […]
Just when the Borderland Thunder managed to add a body to their dwindling ranks, another has packed it in. The Thunder announced over the weekend the signing of centre Stephen MacLeod from the Quesnel Millionaires of the British Columbia Junior Hockey League while also confirming back-up goalie Jared Baldwin has […]
The new mayor and council elected Nov. 10 will be sworn in during a special ceremony tonight at the Civic Centre. The public is welcome to attend as new mayor Dan Onichuk, incumbent councillors Roy Avis, Struchan Gilson, and Neil Kabel, and new councillors Tannis Drysdale, Todd Hamilton, and Rick […]
Longtime Fort Frances, Ont. resident Malcolm Alexander “Mac” MacLeod, 99, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Born Nov. 13, 1904, at Swordale, Stornoway, Lewis, Scotland, he came to Canada in 1924 on the ship “Marloch,” moving to Tilbury, Ont. After residing in […]
Longtime Fort Frances, Ont. resident Malcolm Alexander “Mac” MacLeod, 99, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Born Nov. 13, 1904, at Swordale, Stornoway, Lewis, Scotland, he came to Canada in 1924 on the ship “Marloch,” moving to Tilbury, Ont. After residing in […]
A-ia-go-gi-shik of the Atik-Clan “Jim” Boshkaykin, 78, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Sept. 4, 1925 in White Otter Lake, Ont. to the late John and A-bi-twe-we-ga-mi-gog Boshkaykin. Jim had lived all […]
The Wildcats aim to scratch their way to the top of the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League—and they’ll sharpen their claws on the defending champs if they have to. Gillons’ still sits in first place after action last Thursday night with 14 points. But their lead over the second-place Wildcats, […]
