Staff And then there were 15. Wendy Brunetta and Harold Huntley both filed their nomination papers yesterday to run for town council in the Oct. 27 municipal election. Incumbents John Albanese, Doug Kitowski, Ken Perry, and Paul Ryan are seeking re-election. Also running for the six seats up for grabs […]
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Staff A familiar face is back in the fold for the Fort Frances Lakers. The team announced yesterday it had traded forward Mark Spong to the Mattawa Blackhawks (NOJHL) in exchange for the playing rights of forward Brent Aiken. It’s been quite the off-season journey for Aiken, who initially was […]
Duane Hicks Members of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29, Legion Ladies Auxiliary, and the Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadets #144 gathered for a Day of Remembrance ceremony for merchant navy veterans yesterday morning at the local cenotaph. The ceremony, held to commemorate the Canadian merchant navy seamen who […]
Staff The number of fires in the Northwest Region continues to dwindle. There were no new fires over the weekend and six active blazes have gone “out.” This leaves just two active fires in the region—Red Lake Fires #17 and #29. Both are “lightning-caused” and classed as “being observed.” The […]
Heather Latter Brandy Delorne, left, and Deanne Fillion, of Miller Environmental Corp. from Winnipeg, sorted through cans of paint that were dropped off during the annual Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday at the Public Works building on Fifth Street West.
Heather Latter Brighton Pollard, left, and Griffin Webb were busy decorating cookies at the Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services booth during a community barbecue celebrating safety at Point Park on Saturday. Hosted by the local Substance Abuse Prevention Team, the popular event featured face-painting, bouncy castles, vendor booths, […]
Staff There will be two more names on the ballot here for the Oct. 27 municipal election. June Caul and Eric Fagerdahl filed their nomination papers Friday, bringing the total number of candidates running for the six seats on council to 13. Also running are incumbents John Albanese, Doug Kitwoski, […]
Joey Payeur Alex Rezansoff is still running wild. The former Wisconsin Wilderness forward tallied twice both nights to help the Fort Frances Lakers capture a pair of weekend victories in the first two games of the pre-season for the defending SIJHL champs. Fort Frances doubled the Minnesota Iron Rangers 6-3 […]
Staff Town council will have a full agenda at its regular meeting tonight, including a trio of presentations on different matters. Kendall Richardson will give council a petition, on behalf of certain east-end home owners, in support of the investigation and fixing of sewer issues in the neighbourhood south of […]
Heather Latter Second-year students in the practical nursing program at Confederation College here were back in class yesterday for the start of the new school year.
the MNRF No new forest fires were confirmed all week. There currently are eight active fires in the region, all of which were listed as “being observed.” None are expected to threaten people or values. To date this season, 126 fires have been confirmed, charring 1,370 hectares in total. The […]
Staff Everyone is invited out to the Métis Hall here this Tuesday (Sept. 9) for a gathering and breakfast to mark International FASD Awareness Day. “The group that founded it, what they did was on the ninth day of the ninth month at 9:09 a.m., they rang bells,” explained Ashlee […]
