During the COVID-19 crisis, Canada’s food supply chain experienced numerous pressures, ranging from panic buying to temporary shortages to the rapid shift to e-commerce for grocery stores, farmers, and restaurants. The latest report by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerceand Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC), Growing a More Resilient Food […]
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Some of you may recall my mom and Marlee venturing out and bringing home a Billy goat last fall. We were, well I was hoping that only one of our three goats were bred but of course, all three caught. Harlee, our larger goat (Nubian) had two cute little kids […]
There’s no doubt the Covid pandemic has slowed our lives down. However there are celebrations (both good and bad) happening in our District. Congratulations to Rob Rea and Chelsey Walske who were wed at a Covid restricted wedding on April 3rd. The beautiful wedding took place in their home. Proud […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Matthew Bradley Odahl announce his sudden passing on April 11, 2021 at the age of 29 years. Matthew was born on February 10, 1992, in Fort Frances, Ontario to Tammy Noble and Gregory Odahl. He leaves behind to mourn his passing […]
Way she o bine seek It is with great sadness that the family of Way she o bine seek (Norma Peters) announces her passing on Friday, April 16, 2021 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born on February 7, 1958 in Fort Frances to […]
Peacefully on Sunday, April 18, 2021 Istvan (Steve) Polusa, 89, of Pinewood, Ontario passed away at the Rainy River Hospital. Steve was born on September 21, 1931 in Hungary. He immigrated to Canada in 1959, settling in the Mount Forest area where he farmed until retirement. Steve enjoyed dancing, where […]
James (Jim) Lyle Kellar passed away peacefully at the age of 84 years on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with family at his side. Jim was born at home in La Vallee on August 16, 1936 to Cecil and Mildred (Cutherbertson) Kellar. […]
By Jennifer Golletz
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ontario Parks and Parks Canada are ready to accept visitors, with a few changes from previous years Camping reservations are a hot ticket this summer, however camping in the age of COVID may look a little different. While camping is not permitted under the current provincial shutdown restrictions, parks across […]
LVGHA News
By Lenore Cates
By Lenore Cates
Ten Executive members attended a virtual meeting of the Laverendrye General Hospital Auxiliary on April 12, 2021. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 pm. The Agenda, Minutes of Previous Meeting and Treasurer’s Report were accepted as distributed. A Thank You letter was received from Angeline Redford in gratitude […]
One local family is using their loss to help improve the experiences of others who find themselves relying on La Verendrye General Hospital. On April 14, the family of Todd Baker made a sizeable donation of $14,362.36 in Baker’s memory to the Riverside Foundation for Healthcare in order to help […]
It was long overdue, but last weekend, land at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung was burned. As part of ongoing conservation efforts, a controlled prescribed burn of some of the historic site was undertaken in order to help keep the ecosystem healthy. The traditional burn is said to expose new nutrients to the soil […]
It makes me happy to see that the ice has disappeared from most area lakes across northwest Ontario and a new open water season has begun. My fishing tournament season in the U.S. is keeping my busy into June so we are staying south for the next while. I’m missing […]
