It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ronald Bileski on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the University Hospital in London, Ontario. Ron was born in Fort Frances on March 5, 1943. Ron was predeceased by his parents Alex and Barbara Winnie Bileski. He leaves behind his […]
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Arthur James Berglund completed his well traveled and storied time on earth and teed off in heaven on December 19, 2020 at the age of 80. The sport of hockey has lost one of its champions, and his friends and family mourn the loss of a beloved, entertaining, loving and […]
It is with heavy hearts the family of Douglas “Doug” Bourre announce his passing on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the Rainy River Health Centre, with his wife by his side. Doug fought a long, courageous battle with cancer for the last few years. Doug was born on September 3, […]
Born February 27, 1948Died February 07, 2021 My Dad went to meet his maker in the night. The coldest night of the year, -50 with the wind. He smiled when I told him that. He met death on his own terms with enormous fortitude of will. Brian was a bush […]
It is with heavy hearts we announce the peaceful passing of Harold Wilson at Lake of the Woods District Hospital on February 4, 2021, with family by his side. Dad was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on February 17, 1929. It is so difficult to sum up the amazing life […]
By Merna Emara
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
memara@fortfrances.com
We tend to blame our pets for many things such as the rip on the couch or the scratches on the walls and furniture. While we, as hoomans, may exaggerate blame on our pets, one thing we cannot blame them for is transmitting COVID-19 to us. With COVID-19 having been […]
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Confederation College is hoping to support students and promote Indigenous art, through an online auction. Following the success of a recent online Community Partners’ Evening, which took place in January, the college is launching the next phase of its at-home fundraising initiative with an Indigenous Art Online Auction on February […]
This year’s run took place virtually between January 15 and 31 A little social distancing couldn’t keep the region’s runners down. The 41st annual International Falls Chamber of Commerce Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run went ahead, as a virtual event. Runners ran where they were any day between January 15 […]
Name Sex Age City Overall SexPl DivPl Time Nick Hartley M 36 Edmond, OK 1 1/52 1/10 17:47 John Princesa M 26 Emo, ON 2 2/52 1/8 20:50 Rob Weaver M 42 Morson, ON 3 3/52 1/10 21:25 Thomas Ruud M 53 Alexandria, VA 4 4/52 1/8 23:29 Zoe Cawsey […]
As this seemingly never-ending, brutal pandemic continues to wreak havoc on all of us, there has been one bright side for the fishing community in that more people than ever before are going fishing. Over the past several months there have been a bunch of different states and provinces who […]
Dahlias are considered one of the most spectacular garden flowers as they can provide the colour and excitement of exotic species that we are unable to plant in our zone. There are thousands of varieties of dahlias that range, from the showy dinner-plate size to the bright, little single ones. […]
Welcome to the debut of “Pet of the Week”. This column is designed to feature a pet available for adoption in the Rainy River District through Paws and Claws Canada. However, before we move on to feature this week’s pet…we have news. During the coming days we will be officially […]
