William “Bill” Ossachuk, 77, of Clare Innis Court, Caledonia, Ont., passed away peacefully Friday, Oct. 30, 1998 at McMaster University Medical Centre in Hamilton, Ont. after a long battle with Parkinson’s, cancer, and diabetes. He was born Nov. 19, 1920 in Canora, Sask. but moved to Fort Frances, Ont. with […]
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Mrs. Margaret Mosher (nee Prince), aged 72, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1998. She was born in Sabaskong, Ont. on July 18, 1926. Margaret will be missed by her sons, Isaac Prince and Ronald Mosher; grandsons, Ryan Mosher, Darren Prince, and Ian Prince; granddaughters, Jennifer Prince and Tanya […]
The Chapple heritage committee held its final fundraising supper Saturday evening at the Recreation Centre there, with about 150 people in attendance. Blessings was said by Bill Clink. Co-chairman of the Heritage Committee, Rilla Race and June Wheatley, Heather Oltsher and Karen Jackson welcomed guests to this special occasion. Highlight […]
Now isn’t the time to push for easier in-transit regulations when shipping livestock or products through the United States, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton advised farmers Saturday night. Speaking at the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting in Pinewood, Hampton said he became involved with the in-transit […]
If “bricks” are considered bad and “bouquets” good, then the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture grew a lot of flowers this year. Kim Desserre gave her list of “bricks and bouquets” at the RRFA’s annual meeting Saturday night in Pinewood as one of her final duties as president. The RRFA […]
The Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Coalition is putting together a proposal that would see elk re-introduced to the area southeast of Sioux Narrows next winter–and possibly earlier. The group met again last night in Kenora to finalize the site plans, and soon will be getting public input on the issue. […]
If you have ever wanted to go back in time to the “Roaring 20s,” then Emidio’s Garden Restaurant is the place to be next month when Fort Frances Little Theatre sets the stage there for its interactive murder mystery. “A Taste for Murder–A Deadly Birthday Party” begins Thursday, Nov. 5 […]
Commercial ratepayers in Fort Frances will see a decrease in their tax rates for a second consecutive year after town council passed a bylaw Monday night to drop the ratio down to 2.99 from 3.09 in 1999. That means for every one dollar a residential ratepayer would pay, a commercial […]
It could be said that life here is just what the doctors ordered as Dr. Daryl Brain and Dr. Andrea Coholic settle into their second month as associates with the Fort Frances Clinic. Although they’ve had their share of life in larger urban centres like Kingston, Ottawa, Sault Ste. Marie, […]
Fort Frances resident Ted Scott doesn’t mind that he didn’t win last Thursday night’s record SuperStar Bingo progressive jackpot of more than $600,000. After all, his consolation prize wasn’t too shabby. Scott, a regular player at the Fort Frances Bingo Hall, won $49,615.86 on 50 numbers in the main prize […]
Herman Metke’s pharmacy diploma earned a permanent spot in the Fort France Clinic’s renovated surgical suite, which was dedicated to the memory of the clinic’s former pharmacist Monday night. Metke started working at the clinic pharmacy in 1962 until he retired in 1993. He passed away late in 1995 after […]
School boards will not be able to compose a list of proposed school closures by the Harris government’s Dec. 31 deadline, said John McLeod, the acting director of education for the local public school board. But the Ministry of Education and Training doesn’t sound like it will be giving any […]
