Staff Help needed A Dance Township family lost its home to a fire Saturday night and now is looking to the district for help. Neither Andy and Rachel Pressenger or their three sons were hurt but the family cat and dog perished in the blaze, which also destroyed their home […]
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Staff The investigation into an apartment fire here earlier this month has concluded that smouldering smoking materials was to blame. Fort Frances Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong said this morning the cause was filed as “believed to have been misuse of smoking material.” “It is difficult to prove and there was […]
Staff Spikers see silver finish The hoops were golden for both Muskie boys’ basketball teams Friday in Dryden. The senior boys thumped the Kenora Broncos 66-36 in their NorWOSSA final while the juniors bombed the host Eagles 71-34 in theirs. The seniors now advance to the NWOSSAA playoffs beginning this […]
Staff Town council will vote to amend Town of Fort Frances Bylaw 10/03 (traffic control bylaw) to make official a host of housekeeping changes. Clerk Glenn Treftlin said he was reviewing and consolidating the town’s traffic control bylaw for submittal to the Ministry of Transportation, as is done on a […]
Peggy Revell Huffman student Isabella Hyatt jumped from hoop to hoop as part of the relay race in the “Shape Olympics” held Friday afternoon by Karen Peltomaki’s SK/Grade 1 class there. The class participated in a bundle of fun outside winter activities—while learning about different shapes—and were rewarded with their […]
Dan Falloon Muskie senior boys’ player Jake Smith tried to in-bound the ball against a tenacious Kenora defender Friday afternoon at the NorWOSSA playoffs in Dryden. Fort High pummelled the Broncos 66-36 to capture the league crown while their junior counterparts also were victorious, pounding Dryden 71-34. Both Muskie girls’ […]
Dan Falloon Lynn Windigo put her broom to the ice as part of the annual ladies’ bonspiel held at the Fort Frances Curling Club over the weekend. Jodi Judd successfully defended her ‘A’ title, fending off a challenge from Mary Beth Tkachuk with a 7-4 win. Flo Chartrand won the […]
Dan Falloon Theoren Fleury, an NHL star who garnered nearly as many headlines for his personal life as for his on-ice career, will visit here next month to talk about making positive choices. Fleury, who spent 15 seasons in the NHL with the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, N.Y. Rangers, and […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will have the chance to speak with provincial officials on important issues during the 2010 Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference Feb. 21-24 in Toronto. Mayor Roy Avis will be attending, along with Couns. Ken Perry and Andrew Hallikas and Fort Frances CAO Mark […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Warroad port of entry arrested a Sundown, Man. man who arrived from Canada there last Friday (Feb. 12). Dale Dooley, 38, a Canadian citizen, arrived at the port around 2 a.m. driving a red Pontiac Grand Prix. Routine queries conducted […]
Press Release The Warehouse One “Jean Trade-In for Charity” continues there until next Sunday (Feb. 28). During this time, customers are encouraged to donate a pair of jeans and receive $10 off on a new pair. All 110 stores across Canada, including the one here in Fort Frances, are accepting […]
Staff Deborah Smart, director of sales for ESPN, dropped by the Fort Frances/Rainy Lake booth in Birmingham, Ala. during set-up late yesterday and spoke with Chamber of Commerce manager Anthony Mason about the Fort Frances area. The local booth is the sole one from Canada at the 2010 Bassmaster Classic. […]
