Duane Hicks Sunset Country Ford will have a new owner starting in January when Nick Beyak returns to Fort Frances. As first reported in last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, Beyak, 33, the son of Lynn Beyak and the late Tony Beyak, currently owns Dryden GM—and will continue to operate both businesses. […]
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Peggy Revell It was a landmark moment for gold exploration in Rainy River District as the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat, Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation, and Osisko Hammond Reef Gold Ltd. signed a resource-sharing agreement at a ceremony here Friday morning. The signing is a “historic” moment for the […]
Duane Hicks The town’s outdoor rinks are ready for local residents to use for hockey and skating. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said at last night’s council meeting that as of today, the north-end rink, east-end rink, and McIrvine rink are open to the public. “They are all flooded. […]
Staff There’s just a few days left to “adopt an angel” as Family and Children’s Services gets ready to wrap up its annual campaign for this holiday season. “It’s been a really great response this year and the gifts have been excellent,” noted Debra Bruyere of FACS,who has been organizing […]
Duane Hicks Moving forward with the process to find a new use for the old Fort Frances Public Library, the town officially will buy the property tonight for $1. Council is expected to pass a bylaw at its regular meeting to seal the deal with library board. Mayor Roy Avis […]
Staff Looking ahead to the new year, the 15th-annual Bell Business Awards are slated for Thursday, Feb. 10 at La Place Rendez-Vous. But what the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce now needs is nominations for businesses to win those awards. Chamber manager Anthony Mason said he’d like to see plenty […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Nick Beyak will be the new owner of Sunset Country Ford here come January. Beyak, who owns Dryden GM and will continue to operate both businesses, is the son of Lynn Beyak and the late Tony Beyak. He said Thursday morning that he is looking forward to […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—A popular event here since 2005, the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District’s “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” will be back again in the new year. Executive director Lynn Moffatt said Thursday that Sunday, Feb. 6 has been set as the date for the dinner, which once again […]
the OPP Sioux Lookout OPP received a report yesterday of a missing person in the Sioux Lookout area. Information was learned that an adult female had been out in a remote wooded area. OPP officers attended the area and located a deceased adult female. She subsequently was identified as Doris […]
Press Release The deadline for northerners to make payments for their final 2010 Provincial Land Tax bill has been extended. Due to system changes, Provincial Land Tax (PLT) bills were sent out later than normal. Accordingly, the due date for instalment payments originally due on: •Dec. 3, 2010 is extended […]
Staff The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s final “Trip of the Month” draw for 2010 saw Rick and Lorraine Baker win a trip to Costa Rica valued at $5,500. The draw was made last Wednesday morning (Dec. 1) at International Travels Services here by newly-minted “Citizen of the Year” Joyce Cunningham, […]
Press Release Trustees of the Northwest Catholic District School Board elected the chair and vice-chair at their inaugural meeting of the 2010-14 term here Friday evening. Re-elected as chair was Anne-Marie Fitzgerald, who lives in Fort Frances and has been a trustee since 1994. Fitzgerald also serves on the provincial […]
