Sharron Piotrowski, 74, of Fort Frances, ON passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at the LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
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(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a person after a fire in Golf Course Bay in the City of Kenora. At approximately 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday June 17, the OPP were dispatched to a fire at a boathouse in Golf Course […]
Dr. Ian Gemmill is the acting medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU). Jon Begg, communications and public relations specialist at the NWHU administers and conducts weekly public meeting streamed on either NWHU’s Facebook page or GoTo Meeting sessions to answer questions. To find out how to […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — Russia edged closer to a new fight with World Athletics after the sports ministry said its leading athletes must be allowed to compete internationally even if a $5 million fine isn’t paid. The Russian Athletics Federation, known as RusAF, was fined $10 million, with half […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Museum will be holding a Garden Tour fundraiser from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4. Participants will visit six delightful local gardens around town and see the flowers, fruits and veggies that local gardeners have cultivated this year. Garden passports at […]
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Thursday morning, June 18, Riverside Health Care issued a Code Green Hospital Evacuation for Emo Health Centre. The Code Green was issued after a previous Code Grey resulting from failure of the Air-Conditioning System at the facility. Warm weather and the limitations of the backup Air-Conditioning system required issuance of […]
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It won’t look like it has in previous years, but there are still plans for some fun to be had on Canada Day. Both the Fun in the Sun committee and the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce have announced plans for activities on Canada Day that will be replacing the […]
Borderland Pride is taking truckloads of queer cheer to a community in need of some rainbows this Pride Month. On Saturday, June 27, we are taking LGBTQ2 Pride to Emo. All LGBTQ2 people and their allies are invited to join us for a peaceful protest. Pride supporters are invited to […]
Megan Walchuk Jamie Pryde’s life has followed a different path – one that’s led him around the world and back again. Along the way, he found himself, piece by piece, and has returned complete and confident. Pryde is many things: a business owner, partner, son. He’s also a member of […]
If you happened to be one of those folks who sees this ball cap-wearing, headphones-rocking character out on the walking path by the river in Fort Frances, here’s some advance notification for you. I will in all likelihood try and catch your eye. It’s not to make you uncomfortable – […]
I love my clothesline. Love love love it. I have mentioned my devotion before and those who know me, are well aware of my affection for the fifty-some feet of white “marine” cotton rope that I hung between two hemlock trees in my side yard, complete with pulleys. I built […]
