It is with immense sadness that the children of Daniel “Dan” Foran Jr. announce his passing. Dan, 65, of 616 Church St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Friday, Feb. 15, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Dec. 27, 1936 in Fort Frances to […]
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Lorne Jackson’s outside chance of earning a playoff berth at the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns at Kapuskasing were dashed yesterday afternoon with a 7-5 loss to Tom Armstrong (Kirkland Lake). But the Fort Frances rink salvaged the day with a 8-7 win over Rob Gordon (Cobalt-Haileybury) in the evening draw […]
Safety issues and where their children would attend school during a transition year topped parent concerns at the school closure meeting at Alexander MacKenzie on Thursday night. About 20 people showed up for the Valentine’s night meeting with Rainy River District School Board trustees and administration to discuss what would […]
Chuck McPherson was re-elected chief of Couchiching First Nation for a second-straight term in band elections held Thursday. This will be McPherson’s third term as chief, who also served from 1986-88. There had been seven candidates running for chief. Meanwhile, Dick Bird, Dan Mainville, and Lucille Morrisseau were re-elected to […]
Whether they’re from Fort Frances, International Falls, or anywhere else in the area, young singers are wanted for a children’s community choir that will perform at the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities here in May. Those interested are urged to attend a meeting next Tuesday (Feb. 19) […]
A combined effort by Delbert Horton, director of the Seven Generations Education Institute, and Warren Hoshizaki, director of the Rainy River District School Board, is going to pay big dividends for First Nations students in Northwestern Ontario. A proposal hatched by Horton and Hoshizaki last month earned approval recently from […]
The Fort Frances Girls’/Wom-en’s Minor Hockey Association is expecting its biggest turnout yet for its fourth-annual tournament, which kicked off Friday at 12:30 p.m. Some 20 teams are competing in the Novice, Atom, PeeWee, 18-under, and ladies’/senior divisions at the Ice for Kids and ’52 Canadians arenas this weekend, with […]
Residents of Chapple and Morley soon will see improvements to local community and recreational facilities through investments announced yesterday by the federal government. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, Ottawa announced it will fund up to $216,511 as its share of renovations to the ’52 Canadians Arena here that’s […]
Tourism, Culture and Recreation minister Tim Hudak will be in town Friday at 1:30 p.m. to present a provincial grant towards renovations at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The town will receive $216,511 after applying through the “SuperBuild” Sports, Culture and Tourism Partnership (SCTP) last year. “The criteria is to do […]
Lorne Jackson had said Tuesday night that his Fort Frances rink needed to win at least two of their three draws Wednesday to have a shot at the playoff round of the Northern Ontario men’s curling playdowns in Kapuskasing. Instead, Jackson only managed to win one of his games yesterday […]
Only four parents showed up for the school closure meeting at Sixth Street School on Wednesday night, but they came armed with questions about why their school is on the chopping block. “All three of the schools that have been identified for closure . . . needed a lot of […]
Dale Richard Bone, 47, of 577 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Dale was born Oct. 19, 1954 in Fort Frances and had lived here all his life. He worked in the plumbing and heating business, and […]
