Irene Moore, 81, of Atikokan, Ont., formerly of Finland, Ont., passed away on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. She was born on Jan. 22, 1921 in Ste. Rose, Man., to the late Jean Michael and Catherine Mignon. Irene grew up in the Ste. […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Todd Francis Blakely, age 32, who passed away suddenly on July 31, 2002. Todd was born in Atikokan on Friday, Feb. 14, 1970. Todd graduated from Confederation College Motive Power Techniques–Heavy Equipment program and was awarded the President’s Medal […]
Gordona Cayer, 79, of Emo, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born July 10, 1923 in Emo to the late William and Jeannie Tribe. Gordona was raised in Emo and lived all of her life there. On Aug. […]
The Decoy Rebels of Dryden topped the seven-team field at the annual Pinewood Bears fastball tournament over the weekend. The Rebels, who went 1-1-1 in pool play, pulled out big wins against the Stratton Bobcats in the ‘A’ semi-final and Rainy River District Fastball League leading-Rainy River Royals, 5-1 in […]
It’s time to dust off the old running shoes, as organizers are preparing for the annual Terry Fox Run, with the aim to raise more than $13,000 again this year. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau invites anyone who would like to help organize or volunteer for the annual event to […]
George Everett, of Pinewood, Ont., passed away Monday, Aug. 5, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Dec. 30, 1921 in Plaster Rock, N.B. to the late Murray and Jean Everett. During World War II, George served in the Canadian Army overseas until his […]
In loving memory of James Henry Hatfield, who passed away suddenly Friday, Aug. 2, 2002. Henry was born in Quibell Red Cross Hospital. From there, he was raised on Cedar Lake in a home in Hatfield Bay and on Perrault Lake in a home located on Hatfield Island. He was […]
Voyageurs National Park will offer a wide variety of programs and activities through Aug. 24. Available this year will be boat tours of the park, programs for children, evening guest-speaker and campfire talks, north canoe trips, morning, afternoon, and evening canoe trips, and an evening exploration of a beaver pond. […]
After a two-week trial period with the new blue box recycling program, slight changes have been made to the pick-up schedule starting Monday. On Mondays, all homes from the east side of Portage Avenue to the west side of Frenette Avenue and north side of Scott Street will be picked […]
Former Fort Frances resident R.H. ‘Bob’ Peters was announced as one of six new 2002 entries into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame yesterday Peters will be inducted in the “builder” category for a long and successful 41-year coaching career with the University of North Dakota and Bemidji State […]
Wayne Strachan will be back with the Borderland Thunder this season, the team announced this morning. The 29-year-old will be the new assistant to general manager Brent Tookenay and director of player scouting with the team. Terms of the deal were not given. Strachan had coached the Thunder last year […]
Close to $4 million worth of local flood damage has already been reported to the Ontario Disaster Relief Office with less than two weeks remaining before the claims deadline. As of Thursday the disaster office received 362 claims with damages totaling $3,970,000, office manager Ian Mollett said this morning. “It […]
