Two employees at the Fort Frances Jail received an Award for Exceptional Bravery and praise from the minister of Correctional Services on Wednesday for their actions during the June 29 standoff here. Corrections officer Shane McDonald and Operational Manager Larry Tucker received the award during a ceremony at the Bell […]
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After a successful campaign in support of the Friends of Animals as their annual charity this year, local Canada Safeway employees will be turning to the public before making their choice for 2002. “We just talked about it earlier this week and we’ve decided to put a notice in the […]
It was a tough way for the Muskie ‘B’ team’s football season to end. The “Bees” suffered their worst loss of their season—a 55-6 romp at the hands of the Roseau Rams there Tuesday—to wrap up the exhibition campaign with an 0-5 record. Muskie co-coach Todd Calder said they were […]
Emil Carl Domanski, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at La Verendrye Hospital on Oct. 16, 2001. Carl was born in Fort Frances on Oct. 23, 1917. He was predeceased by his parents, Sophie (Toffan) and Joseph Domanski. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Viola […]
William Thomas Elroy Wreggitt, 80, of Fort Frances, Ontario passed away at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital on Sunday, October 14, 2001. Bill was born and raised in Farrington, Ontario, and lived most of his life in Fort Frances. He spent much of his younger years trapping, guiding and logging. Bill […]
Paul Emile Lucien Rousseau, 71, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2001 at the Pasqua Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit in Regina, Sask. after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born Dec. 20, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ont. A resident of Saskatchewan since 1958, Paul […]
After a lengthy battle with cancer, Bruno Esaias Seppala, 79, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital here Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. Bruno was born July 24, 1922 in Sudbury, Ont. He attended the Sudbury Mining and Technical School and worked for Inco for three-and-a-half years. […]
While committees have been working long and hard at organizing the 11th-annual WHO International Conference on Safe Communities coming up here May 7-9, 2002, it appears even more district residents are willing to lend a hand following an open house here yesterday. “I think it’s very exciting,” said Wendy Judson, […]
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board distributed a total of $208,468.27 in rebates to 21 district businesses at a ceremony here Tuesday. “When we started this 10 years, I don’t think people ever thought we would have got to this point,” said Doug Anderson, chair of the Rainy River Valley […]
It will be sledding as usual for Sunset Country Snowmobile Club members this winter despite a $10 surcharge on riding permits in the province. Concerns last week the local club’s 400 km of groomed trails could be closed down this winter proved to be unfounded as members now insist trails […]
Gary Medicine was elected chief of Rainy River First Nation last week. He will work with former chief Jim Leonard, who was elected a councillor along with Allan Wilson, Kathy Meyers, Agnes Sadewasser, and Sam Bombay. “I think the community, as a whole, has made good decisions,” said Chief Medicine. […]
If the Muskie ‘A’ football team thought their inaugural season in the Winnipeg High School Football League has been an eye-opener so far, they’ll have another lesson when they take to the artificial turf at Winnipeg Stadium this Friday. “I don’t think any of them have ever played there,” said […]
