After anticipating our band trip to the Maritimes for almost a year, I can’t believe the 10 days have come and gone. Recollecting on each event, I realize this trip was not only a time for cultural experiences and educational opportunities but also a time for building friendships and co-operation. […]
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Wilderness Expo II, staged by the “Li’l Eagles” of the United Native Friendship Centre here, went off without a snag Saturday, drawing many people, including lots of families, to the East End Hall. “Things have gone well,” organizer Brad Herbert said Saturday afternoon. “It’s a little bit busier in the […]
Fort Frances resident Gisela Seis, the controller at Northland Computers Plus here, is one of 300 North American businesswomen selected to participate in the first-ever Canada/U.S. Businesswoman’s Trade Summit running May 17-21 in Toronto. The trade summit–an initiative between the Canadian and U.S. governments–will give those on hand the opportunity […]
About 20 people showed up at the Civic Centre last week to hear an hour-long presentation by Normiska Corp. on progress of its operations here, including word on negotiations with Weyerhaeuser Canada Inc. to process 160,000 cubic yards of bark byproduct on site at Ear Falls. Normiska president David Graham […]
Finding the money within the system to build the proposed second ice surface here was no small task but the end result– being able to do so without borrowing further or raising taxes–seemed worth it to council. at its regular meeting Monday night. All six councillors unanimously agreed Monday night […]
“Ice for Kids” supporters broke into applause Monday night when town council gave unanimous approval to proceed with the second indoor ice surface adjacent to Memorial Arena and the Sportsplex. But it came with a catch. A $250,000 catch. The town has asked “Ice for Kids” to raise another quarter-million […]
Canadian Heritage minister Sheila Copps will be on hand for the grand opening of the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre this Friday around 3:30 p.m. Being held in conjunction with the Rainy River First Nation’s annual fish fry, half-hour guided tours of the centre will begin at 2 p.m., with the fish […]
A local man was killed Saturday when a westbound CN locomotive collided with the grader he was operating at a level crossing on George Armstrong Road, just east of the Noden Causeway. Wayne Wickstrom, 39, of Fort Frances already was dead when the OPP arrived at the scene around 5:25 […]
Stratton resident Riet Carnahan is among 20 individuals, groups, and businesses who will be receiving a 1999 Ontario Volunteer Award later this month in Sioux Lookout. Carnahan, nominated for the award by Barb Duguay, co-ordinator of the Emo and Rural Home Support and Emo Meals on Wheels, has been an […]
Dear sir: As another provincial election approaches, the citizens of Ontario are faced with a very difficult task determining what is really happening in Ontario. If you read the material released by the government, you would be led to believe that a perfect world is being created. Millions of our […]
With his family and close friends by his side, John (Jack) Victor Mills, 80, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital on Tuesday, May 11, 1999. Jack was born Nov. 10, 1918 at the end of World War I in Rush Lake, Sask. to the late […]
On Mother’s Day, May 9, 1999, God called Ann Hawrylak home to his garden. She was born Jan. 5, 1912 in Candiac, Sask. to the late Metro and Mary (Gilewicz) Sharber. Ann completed her education in Saskatchewan, including Normal School to obtain her teaching certificate. She taught in rural and […]
