“Hockey Day in Canada” definitely is coming to Fort Frances this Saturday, a CBC spokeswoman said Monday morning. “It’s absolutely going ahead in Fort Frances as planned,” said Ruth-Ellen Soles. Earlier this month, CBC had said the broadcast might not include Fort Frances due to a three-week strike by technicians. […]
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Surrounded by her loved ones, Olive Vivian Fagerdahl left this world to take her place as one of the Lord’s angels on Dec. 29, 2001. She was born Dec. 10, 1923 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Jemima and Reginald Whitefield. She was raised in Fort Frances, where she attended Robert […]
Santa Claus certainly was good to Betty Wright of Fort Frances, bringing her $2,500 on Christmas Eve in the weekly Rainy River District Mutual Aid cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for the week of Dec. 23-29 were M. Deschamps (Fort Frances), Mark Labossiere (Atikokan), Bob and Wendy Rousseau (Fort Frances), […]
While the festive season may not be over for many yet, the Fort Frances Fire Department and Fire Brigade wants local residents to know they’re once again going to be picking up Christmas trees the week after next. “We’re going to do the pick-up on the afternoon of Jan. 12,” […]
Due to the holidays, most town residents won’t see “blue box” pickups until well into the new year. “There will be no ‘blue box’ collection from Dec. 24 ’til Jan. 2,” Atikokan Mayor Dennis Brown, who heads the board of directors of the Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association, said this morning. […]
With everything from a mural project and new businesses opening to yet another popular Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship under its belt in 2001, Fort Frances is heading towards another successful year in 2002, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said last week. “I think the town, province, and country has weathered the […]
The Borderland Thunder are relishing a three-week break between action after an up-and-down stretch of 27 games to start their inaugural Superior Inter-national Junior Hockey League season. “It’ll be a welcome break, especially after we’ve played 27 games in this four-month stretch,” said Thunder defenceman Jay Phillips. “After that, we’ll […]
An Atikokan man wants people across the district to grab their snowmachines and support children with special needs. Dave Beauregard is organizing the 24th-annual “Snow-A-Rama,” a 120-km ride slated for Saturday, Jan. 26 in support of the Easter Seal Society. The event always has been a huge success in Atikokan […]
Emcee Kaleb Firth gave a warm welcome to family and friends as he welcomed everyone to the sounds of Christmas music praising and celebrating the birth of Jesus at the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program. The opening carol sung was “Angels from the Realms of Glory” by the audience. The musical […]
Christmas season is upon us. It is a reminder of how quickly time passes. It also is an opportunity to stop and reflect on what has happened this past year—and to look ahead with a positive attitude. For livestock producers and all farmers, 2001 has been challenging. The first cut […]
Early in December, it looked like a bleak Christmas was in store for the local Salvation Army as donations were down from last year. But by Christmas Eve, the generosity of district residents shone through and the red kettles were full. “It went well. It went very, very, very well,” […]
The long wait by Alberton skaters is over. Thanks to Mother Nature, the ice finally has formed on their new outdoor rink. And that’s good news for the township as it’s planned a community skating party tomorrow evening (Dec. 28) to mark the grand-opening of the Millennium rink. “As long […]
