This year, the Emo Walleye classic (May 25-27) will have another element to make it even more exciting. Catherine Maroun, host of the TV show, “What a Catch,” not only will be taping a segment for her show, she also will be fishing the tournament with Harvey Cochrane, who has […]
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As another Christmas seasons approaches, your support of the Salvation Army is very encouraging. Because of your generosity, people’s lives are being changed. . . . “I never thought it could happen to me. And before Christmas! My husband was only 37, and seems so healthy. Now he’s gone. I […]
Conservation projects, learning about nature and our environment, practising bush survival techniques, participating in heritage activities, such as fishing, hunting, and shooting activities—this is what the Fort Frances “Get Outdoors” Club is all about. The club is the junior division of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club, and is run by […]
Always on the go with a full calendar to match, Patti-Jo Reid actually took a rare moment to pause two weeks ago when she found out she’d been chosen as the 2005 “Citizen of the Year” for Fort Frances. “I was surprised when I found out. When Mark [Kowalchuk] and […]
The $14.5-million Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye Hospital here are moving along according to schedule, with more than 85 percent of the job done and February targeted as a completion date. “We’re pretty excited about it. It’s been a lot of work for a lot of people,” Larry Cousineau, […]
For the first time in years, it looks like the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will have to hold an election to determine its board of directors for 2006. The decision came after its general membership meeting yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous, at which time it became clear more new […]
Sylvia Wagner has loved hats all her life. Now, she’s combining that passion with her artistic talents by putting them together for the newest exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum, “Head Travel: 100 Years, 100 Hats—From Bonnet to Baseball Cap.” The Thunder Bay artist’s exhibit, which will run at the […]
A closed meeting last week on the state of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here revealed some encouraging facts, but the future of the home still has to be decided. “The ministry [of Health and Long-Term Care] told us there have been some tremendous improvements at Rainycrest,” said Emo Reeve […]
A Lakehead University professor in the faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment has received a major grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Dr. Han Chen has received $354,000 over three years to study carbon sequestration in the Canadian boreal forest. Carbon sequestration refers to […]
Some NHL old-timers are getting ready to lace up their skates against the local Hopper’s Bruins game tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena (warm-ups begin at 7 p.m.) “It will be a good, entertaining hockey game,” co-organizer Bob Mainville predicted. “Hopefully the night will be successful.” […]
Six days of enforcement blitzes and field patrols in the Kenora area found most hunters on the right side of the law. Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officers from Kenora District checked 184 resident and 305 non-residents hunters between Nov. 4-10, laying just nine charges while issuing six warnings. Charges […]
Audrey H. Chute, superintendent’s secretary at Voyageurs National Park, was honoured with the first-annual Judy Wendt Award back on Oct. 4. Voyageurs established the award to honour Wendt’s legacy of service. Judy M. Wendt, a 20-year employee of Voyageurs National Park, died unexpectedly on May 30, 2004. As the contracting […]
