One of the new signs that popped up in and around Fort Frances is on full display just outside the Canada Customs Building downtown. The sign, from the Municipal Accommodations Tax (MAT) committee and funded using MAT dollars, provides a list of various amenities located within town limits for potential […]
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(Rainy River, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police are investigating an incident involving a suspicious male in a truck in Rainy River, Ontario. On June 26, 2021 at approximately 10:00pm a male driving, what was described as, a white truck with a topper and rust around […]
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to spot the habits of others, annoying or otherwise, the go-to patterns of speech, the walk, the gestures? Looking in the mirror to identify our own habits is not quite as simple. I remember from Sunday School a thousand years ago, the […]
Early Monday morning as I listened to the sounds around the cabin, I thought I heard falling rain hitting against the walls of the cabin and falling to the deck. It was not until I finally crawled out of bed and went outside, that I realized the sounds were from […]
Dear editor: I am writing in response to the letter submitted last week by Jan Anderson. I share Ms. Anderson’s concerns about our limited recreational opportunities, public amenities, and related services in Fort Frances – especially those benefitting young families, youth, and working-age people. I part ways with the Mayor’s […]
Ah summer. Isn’t it grand? I stepped out the door this morning and the smell of drying grass, and petunias assailed me. Then the aroma of ripening raspberries tickled my palate so I stepped into the patch to partake of my morning aperitif. Nothing sets up your palate for toast […]
Cory Shypit and Paul Morrison placed first at the Castin’ For Cash tournament this weekend. They set a two day record with a 35.2 pounds of fish caught. Lots of big fish were caught throughout the weekend. This was the twentieth year of this tournament. Hats off to Bill, Nell […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin Correspondent
Devlin Correspondent
Dennis Smith recently retired after a 35-year policing career with the OPP, and Treaty 3 Police. Throughout his career, Dennis has become a respected police officer. He has made a difference in the lives of many and hopes to continue to do so. Dennis, 62, was born to Billy and […]
Gary McIntyre (Hodge), age 73, of Victoria, B.C., passed away at his home on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, with his dear friends and caregivers Glen Pyle and Brenda Britton by his side. Gary was born on October 6, 1947 in Quebec. His father was the late Joseph (“Joe”) Hodge and […]
It is with great sadness that the family Annie Elisabeth Holborn announces her passing on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at the LaVerendrye General Hospital. Annie was born on October 6, 1919 to Mary and William Falloon Sr. in Westbourne, Manitoba. She was united in marriage to Edward Holborn on July […]
