Sarah Pruys The extensive work George Armstrong Co. Ltd. has been doing on a major bridge rehabilitation project here has not gone unnoticed. “Our company has been nominated for, and awarded, a finalist position in a contest called ‘Crews that Rock,’” noted owner Shane Armstrong. “This is a contest that […]
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Harold Herrem passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa, Ont. in his 97th year. He was the beloved husband of Irene; loving father of Peter (Janet) and Paula Tholl (Bill); and proud grandfather of Erica Marleau, Gavin (Kimberly), and Alexa Tholl and great-grandchildren, Nicholas, […]
Harold Herrem passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Montfort Hospital in Ottawa, Ont. in his 97th year. He was the beloved husband of Irene; loving father of Peter (Janet) and Paula Tholl (Bill); and proud grandfather of Erica Marleau, Gavin (Kimberly), and Alexa Tholl and great-grandchildren, Nicholas, […]
Staff Rehabilitation work on the Noden Causeway will resume next month, with the work to involve improvement to support structures (pipe pile repairs) on all three structures, the Ministry of Transportation announced. In addition, minor work will be completed on the west low-level structure while a new concrete deck and […]
Duane Hicks The town will be getting rid of its underground petroleum fuel storage tanks in favour of new above-ground models. Currently, the town has four underground fuel tanks—two at the airport and two at the Fort Frances Cemetery. Each location has a tank for diesel fuel and one for […]
There are men who somehow just grip your eyes and hold them hard like a spell and such was he, as he pointed the flashlight in my direction and with inflection, all bundled in woollies and lumberjack red, his face unshaven, said—as I turned my head—“The lady that’s known as […]
the OPP On Thursday at 5:15 a.m., the Rainy River District OPP detachment received a report of three overdue boaters. Three males, all from Fort Frances, were said to have set out from the Sorting Gap Marina on July 11 around 5:30 p.m., but failed to return home as expected […]
Sarah Pruys Members of the Fort Frances Lions Club consider each other to be family, and last Tuesday evening this family came together to celebrate what they’ve accomplished over the past year with at a dinner at the Adventure Inn. Chartered 48 years ago, the club has done a lot […]
Submitted A pickup truck was pulled out of Rainy Lake near the Noden Causeway on Sunday. As reported in Monday’s Daily Bulletin, the truck—hauling a trailer with a load of flooring—was travelling on an ice road when it went through near the “Five Mile” dock at Couchiching First Nation. The […]
Forsberg and Lindberg, MacIntoshes, Taylor Electric, Andy’s Candy Land, Bernardi’s, Veteran Electric, the bowling alley, Shop Easy, Niznicks, Tiny Tot Shop, The Fridge, Gilmore, and Noden are names of businesses that all have disappeared from the 300 block of Scott Street in my lifetime. Before most people had chest freezers […]
the OPP On Sunday around 11:45 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers received a report of a submerged vehicle in Rainy Lake near the Noden Causeway. A pickup truck hauling a trailer with a load of flooring was travelling on an ice road when it went through the ice near […]
Staff A total of 2,124 birds, representing 31 species, were spotted during the annual Christmas bird count held here just prior to the holiday season. That was one more species and a slightly higher number of birds than the 2,020 recorded the previous year. The 2011 bird count, held Dec. […]
