St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church here is planning a special celebration to commemorate the treasured memories of 120 years of worship and service in Fort Frances and district. For this celebration, pictures of people and events that have been part of the life of the church will be compiled into a […]
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After searching since Sunday, the body of a 20-year-old drowning victim was recovered yesterday from Lake of the Woods. On the evening of July 10, Matthew Michael Hoshowski, of the rural Municipality of Hanover, south of Sarto, Man., was canoeing with a friend off the south shore of the Buffalo […]
Emo residents now have to dig a little deeper for their utilities, council there decided last Thursday. The regular council meeting was preceded by a special public one in which council revealed its new fee structure for water, sewer, and garbage rates. Emo residents will see an increase of $15 […]
They may not have won the tournament, but judging by the thunderous applause they received as they carried their basket on-stage, they certainly garnered everyone’s respect. Ten-year-old Nicholas Potter, a first-time competitor in the “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake Despair, was the youngest angler in the derby with his […]
Frank and Cheryl Curtis chose a less-than-conventional way of celebrating their 33rd anniversary Sunday by competing together in the fourth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake Despair. The Emo couple had never fished a tournament together before. In fact, she had never fished a tournament period. And yet, she caught […]
For a third year, the Town of Fort Frances will be receiving money from the Moffat Family Fund to give to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youth and families. Town CAO Mark McCaig, head of the local Moffat Family Fund Committee, will be calling a […]
They came, they saw, they caught some fish. The fourth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair on Saturday and Sunday boasted the biggest weights it has seen to date—just as the organizer and owner of Lake Despair Lodge had predicted. “I’m very pleased with the weights for Day […]
It was revealed Monday night that council will have to find an extra $16,800, in addition to its current councillor benefit budget, if the amended bylaw that will see them get their health benefits package paid for is passed July 26. And finding that money may be the difference in […]
Although numbers reported right after the “bag tag” system was implemented at the beginning of June indicated Fort Frances residents were recycling more, a month-long comparison confirms it. The amount of paper products put out in “blue boxes” in June, 2003 was 11.74 tonnes. Last month, that figure jumped to […]
Council rescheduled oral division activities reports that were supposed to be given at Monday night’s council meeting by the four executive committee chairpersons to Sept. 13. This was due to the fact Shaw (Channel 10) is not broadcasting council meetings for the months of July and August, and council felt […]
A member of the University of Toronto alumni for 65 years, Mildred Brockie received a medal in the mail last week for her part of the school’s Chancellor’s Circle. “I was asked to wear it with pride, and I’ve been doing so,” the Fort Frances resident said, adding she’s been […]
Local members will be voting Friday on the tentative deal reached last Wednesday between the Communications, Energy and Papermakers Union of Canada and Abitibi-Consolidated. “We were relieved to get a contract,” said Thor Cox, president of CEP Local 92. “I think the whole town’s relieved. Nobody wants to see a […]
