Gale Black is running for one of the two concillor-at-large seats up for grabs in the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls. She works as a waitress and has been married for 25 years. She also has three children, five grandchildren, and a cat. Black hopes to bring her previous experience […]
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Lou Kabel is running for a position as councillor-at-large in the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls She is the manager of Red Indian Lodge and has been married to her wonderful husband, Ron, for 33 years. The couple has four daughters, Wanda, Wendy, Sheri, and Roni. Kabel served as councillor […]
Dan Bouvier is seeking a position as councillor-at-large in the Township of Sioux Narrows–Nestor Falls. He is a retired teacher and business owner who lives with his wife, Gayle. He also has a daughter, Suzanne (Darren) Hrynczuk, and grandson, Tybias. Bouvier has more than 20 years’ experience on Sioux Narrows […]
Donovan Cousineau, Jillian Langtry, Danielle Jean, and Connor Botsford represented St. Francis School at the Mid-Canada Legion Cross-Country Run in Thunder Bay on Oct. 21. Some 250 girls and 213 boys competed in the event. Cousineau wound up placing third overall, earning a plaque and sports bag for his great […]
Dry conditions over the Rainy-Namakan basin since June have caused low water conditions on Rainy Lake. Following an early but near normal spring run-off, basin conditions became dry and have remained so. Due to the lack of rainfall, the level of Rainy Lake has been below its lower rule curve […]
The results of the delegate selection in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Liberal Riding Association have been released and seven of them will be supporting Ken Dryden for the party leadership. Henry and Margaret Cunningham, Lisa Lampi, and Cecil Leif of Atikokan are Dryden supporters, as are Matthew Gamsby, a youth […]
EMO —It’s a country club, but not the elite, exclusive, social retreat that may come to mind. Instead, the Emo Community Country Club, hosted by the Emo-La Vallee Healthy Communities Coalition, is an initiative enabling district senior citizens to explore the world by gathering to hear residents speak about different […]
I was born and raised in Fort Frances, and graduated from FFHS in 1970. I have been married to Bob for 35 years and have two adult daughters and three grandsons who currently are enrolled in the elementary public school system in Fort Frances. I am a member of the […]
Break out your dull hockey skates. This Saturday (Nov. 4) is the day to get them sharpened. Not only has Taggs Source for Sports introduced its new Precision Balance customized sharpening technique, it is donating all of the day’s sharpening proceeds to “Shoot For A Cure.” “The hockey season is […]
Some of the district’s finest businesses and individuals were in the spotlight Saturday night during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 11th-annual business awards. More than 150 people attended the gala at La Place Rendez-Vous to see 12 awards handed out. The Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary was named Business of […]
As part of its long-term plan for the outdoor rinks in Fort Frances, the town held a public meeting last Thursday night to get input from what local residents wanted to see. And after getting some suggestions from three people, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown is preparing the plan […]
While Fort Frances voters only started to receive their mail-in ballots for the Nov. 13 municipal election on Friday, they already are flooding into the Civic Centre. Assistant returning officer Lori Pattison noted yesterday afternoon that a total of 1,112 ballots have been returned since Friday. A whopping 739 came […]
