It is with great sadness that the family of Bradley Wilson Carlson announces his passing on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Rainy Lake Hospital, International Falls, Minn., U.S.A. Brad was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on June 23, 1950, to Gerald and Velda Carlson. He lived his early years with […]
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On January 15, 2022, Isaac Janzen of Dawson Twp, went home to be with his Saviour at the age of 70 years, 7 months, 25 days. A complete announcement to follow
Patricia Selman, who loved to be called “GG” by her family, parted this world peacefully on January 16, 2022. Patricia was born in Nestor Falls on July 28, 1940, to John and Alvina Sinclair. Patricia moved from Fort Frances in 2015 to Timmins to be closer to her family. Patricia […]
animikii hasung-ibanNovember 12, 1941 – January 17, 2022 Jerry Blight – animikii hasung-iban – passed peacefully into spirit in the early morning hours of January 17, 2022, with his daughters and his sister Amber at his side. Jerry was predeceased by his loving wife Martha Blight; his parents John and […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edward Francis Gellately announces his passing on Monday, January 10, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Edward was born on September 19, 1950 in Orillia, Ont., to Francis and Freda Gellately. He was raised in Orillia, […]
The Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances has been deployed to Dryden, to assist in the search for a missing man, 32-year-old Darren Burnard. Search party volunteers are welcome. For meeting times and locations, follow the Bear Clan Patrol Fort Frances on Facebook, connect over Facebook messenger, or call James Eastman […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Inspector Shaun Crabbe, Commander of the Rainy River District OPP brought a report to district stakeholders at Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA) annual meeting on Saturday. In his report, Crabbe detailed operations and programs that the Rainy River OPP have worked on throughout 2021 and will work towards in […]
By Saeed Akhtar
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Milton Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Milton Reporter
The World Juniors became another casualty of Canada’s ongoing battle with COVID-19’s Omicron variant. The 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, which started from Edmonton and Red Deer, has been cancelled due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. In a statement, the IIHF Council said they made […]
By Sam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
There will now be at least a three-year gap between editions of the largest Indigenous youth hockey tournament in Ontario. That’s because for the third consecutive year, citing COVID-19 safety concerns, officials with the Little Native Hockey League tournament cancelled the 2022 event this past Friday, Jan. 14. This year’s […]
When I was a kid there was almost nothing I wanted to get my hands on more than fishing magazines. My Grandpa had saved a bunch of old magazines from the 70’s and 80’s and I used to pour over those issues, reading many of them multiple times. I also […]
With a possible work stoppage on the horizon, there was even less baseball news than usual this winter. Then this week, Dave Van Horne retired. It’s 21 years since he was the Montreal Expos’ play-by-play broadcaster, a position that made him (and probably still does) the voice of Canadian baseball. […]
