Fort Frances resident Lorne Jackson earned a thrilling 9-7 win over Brian Adams Jr. (Port Arthur) in his opening match at the Dominion Canada Northern Ontario men’s curling championships last night in Sudbury. Jackson got off to a quick start against Adams Jr., building a 6-0 lead through five ends […]
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Revco Carpet owner Dave Petsnick, left, was joined this morning by fellow Revco staff members Chris Johnson and Cyndy Petsnick (not seen), as well as Cheryl Nault, back right, and Audra Smith in organizing some books donated for the Alzheimer Society’s annual book sale coming up this Thursday through Saturday […]
FORT FRANCES—Local property owners who have had problems with their water lines freezing in the past are encouraged to start running a constant flow through their pipes to save themselves—and the town—a lot of trouble. The town recently received four reports of frozen service lines, including three over the weekend […]
Feb. 4-10 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The following information was obtained from the National Alliance on Mental Illness: Anorexia and bulimia can have serious medical and psychological complications, including noticeable weight loss (with distorted body image), hyperactivity, loss of hair on head and/or growth of fine body hair, excessive […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ontario government announced Friday it will contribute $1.6 million toward the construction of a new Fort Frances Public Library. “We’re so proud and so thrilled,” head librarian Margaret Sedgwick said Monday morning. The Ministry of Culture announced a total of $2.3 million in funding for five libraries across […]
With the second semester now well underway at Fort Frances High School, the 2007 “chem-free” grad committee is inviting parents to its first meeting tomorrow (Feb. 6) to begin planning the annual event. The “chem-free” grad party gives graduating students a safe and sober environment where they can celebrate their […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team couldn’t finish what they started over the weekend at the Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg. After going undefeated in round-robin play, the black-and-gold lost 5-4 to Stonewall in the semi-finals on Saturday and were eliminated from title contention. Matt Hebert led the Muskies offensively against […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont.—Workers at St. Marys Paper will close the mill rather than agree to concessions involving their pension plan, a union official said yesterday. The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada says management wants to wind up the workers’ pension plan and start a new company to […]
Canada Safeway manager Dave McBride, left, Riverside Foundation chair Larry Cousineau, and Foundation director Teresa Hazel read out the name of Rosemarie Green as the grand prize winner of a 42-inch plasma TV in the “Just Imagine” campaign raffle draw Saturday afternoon at Canada Safeway. Derek Mainville won the second-place […]
FORT FRANCES—Local NDP members acclaimed John Rafferty on Thursday night as their candidate in the next federal election. Two more nomination meetings will be held—one in Atikokan on Friday night and another in Thunder Bay on Sunday—to complete the process and declare Rafferty the official candidate for the party in […]
Book donations are coming in for the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s third-annual book sale here Feb. 8-10. But more are always welcome for the fundraiser, which will take place at Revco Carpet (950 Fifth St. W.) Anyone looking to donate books for the sale can […]
Ontarians will be paying a deposit on wine and liquor containers starting Monday as the province brings into effect a new fee to promote recycling with its “Bag It Back” initiative. A 20-cent deposit will be paid on liquor in glass bottles, Tetra Paks, and other containers greater than 630 […]
