I have been impressed by the interest in this year’s Fort Frances municipal election. Never in my lifetime have I seen so many signs posted throughout the community promoting all the candidates. It is a positive look at the future of Fort Frances. The candidates have all laid out their […]
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Here’s hoping that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and was able to enjoy a meal with some family and friends. We had the smallest dinner we have had in over 20 years. We had plenty of food, but there were just four of us. It was a little later than […]
Did you know? Halloween poses severe safety risks for pedestrians due to low visibility, distracted kids in restrictive costumes and an uptick in impaired drivers. According to the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) of Canada, children face triple the risk of serious pedestrian injuries on Halloween night, with the danger […]
Believe it or not, there was a moment in music history when guitar solos disappeared, turntables became instruments, and young people discovered that their emotional needs could be addressed by seven-string guitars tuned somewhere between drop-D and the Earth’s blazing core. We called it nu-metal. For those who came of […]
My father bought just shy of 500 acres of land, where Crozier and Roddick Townships collided, the year I was born. Like a lot of land at that time, land that was to become farmland, most of it was still wild, half of it uncleared. Beavers had claimed the northwest […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Gerald Kelly “Joe” Daw announce his peaceful passing on October 5, 2026, at the age of 80. Gerald was born May 3, 1946, in Emo, Ontario, to Pearl (nee Stevens) and Theodore Daw. Left to cherish his memory is his longtime […]
Raymond Ernest Clifford Gustafson, age 95, of Fort Frances, Ontario, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at La Verendrye General Hospital, with family by his side. He was born in Fort Frances on June 6, 1931, to Folke and Laura Gustafson (nee Rodland). Ray was a proud, lifelong […]
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Edward George Morken. Ed was born August 27, 1946 to Paul and Anna Morken in Emo, Ontario. He was raised on a farm in Barwick, Ontario, with his siblings, Hazel (Bob) Gratton, Irene (Lyle) Locey (predeceased) and Melvin […]
The family of Ruth Stewart, 71, sadly announce her peaceful passing on October 11, 2026. A funeral is planned for Friday, October 23 at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo, Ontario, at 11:00 a.m. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
By Allan Bradbury
abradbury@fortfrances.com
abradbury@fortfrances.com
On Thursday, Oct. 8, students, staff and dignitaries gathered outside the brand-new Rainy River K-12 school in Rainy River to celebrate its opening. The school began the planning stages quite a while ago, imagining the union of the former Riverview Elementary School and Rainy River High School. “This is a […]
By Ken Kellar
kkellar@fortfrances.com
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Bringing big-project experience to tackle housing and drive economic growth. With multimillion-dollar projects under his belt and a drive to build a better community, Brent Calder has put his name forward to be the next mayor of Fort Frances with a promise to prioritize development and improve access to housing, […]
By Ken Kellar
kkellar@fortfrances.com
kkellar@fortfrances.com
John McTaggart has been a business owner, a board member, a volunteer and, for the past two terms, a member of the Town of Fort Frances Council. Now, he is making his bid for the mayor’s seat with promises to build up the town’s economic opportunities and housing supply and […]
