FORT FRANCES—Carolyn Stamarski was blessed with one miracle in her life. Now she’s hoping for another. The 51-year-old Fort Frances woman underwent a liver transplant just over two years ago after a virus in her blood created a clot that caused her own to fail. She lapsed into a coma […]
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FORT FRANCES—Fort Frances is slated to be home for several former National Hockey League stars next week—even if it is only for one night. The NHL “Legends” squad—featuring Hall of Famers Bryan Trottier, Billy Smith, and Dale Hawerchuk along with former greats Glenn Anderson, Bob Bourne, and Gary Leeman—will square […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Curling Club’s junior program enjoyed its best-ever showing at the Northwestern Ontario Curling Association’s district playdowns over the weekend in Longlac. Both the junior men’s and women’s rinks finished second in their respective divisions, which allowed them to advance to the provincial showdown coming up this […]
Sitting in his comfy recliner, John Racioppi took a brief break from renovating to get in a quick game of “Project Gotham Racing 3” on the XBox 360 last Thursday at Global Gaming (256 Scott St.) The new business, which Racioppi aims to have open by Jan. 19, will have […]
Mayor Roy Avis, left, and Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the Alzheimer Society of the Kenora-Rainy River District, held up the flag in front of the Civic Centre yesterday to kick off January as “Alzheimer Awareness Month” in Fort Frances. The Alzheimer Society has various fundraiser planned in the near […]
Cora Chojko-Bolec, a health educator with the Northwestern Health Unit in Emo, put out pamphlets at their new office at 76 Front St. The new location offers a waiting room, a reception desk, and more working space for the four employees. While the office is now open, an open house […]
The famous VALA Follies rehearsed a country number at the Townshend Theatre on Saturday for their performance “Las Vegas Legends,” which goes there Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets for the show are available at Betty’s here. —Heather Ogilvie photo
International Falls JV Broncos’ goalie Mike Hart stopped Fort Frances Canadians’ forward Steven Beck’s shot Monday night during an exhibition game over at Bronco Arena. The Canadians built an early lead and then held on for the 5-3 win. —Alex Cruickshank photo
FORT FRANCES—Members of council, as well as town management, will get to learn more about fire legislation, responsibilities, and requirements at the “Essentials of Municipal Fire Protection” seminar to be held Jan. 31 at the Memorial Sports Centre. “The actual delivery of this particular seminar is something that is new. […]
KENORA, Ont. —Weyerhaeuser is trimming 100 employees from its Kenora, Ont. workforce, including 41 of them permanently. Due to a decline in demand, staff at the company’s ILevel plant will continue to take extended downtime in the first quarter of the year, the company said in a news release issued […]
Fort Frances OPP officers conducted a snowmobile patrol within town yesterday evening, checking a total of eight snowmobiles and observing a number of infractions. A 22-year-old Fort Frances man was charged with careless driving and driving with no insurance under the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act. He also was issued a […]
The Rainy River District School Board will deal with a number of financial matters at tonight’s regular monthly meeting here, including making a decision on how to finance the Honeywell Retrofit and Renewal Project. Based on a recommendation from the board’s financial committee, trustees will vote on whether to fund […]
