Pagonaygeeshegook It is with great sadness that the family of Joanne Councillor (pagonaygeeshegook) announce her passing on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at her residence in Naicatchewenin First Nation. Joanne was born May, 10 1970, in Fort Frances, Ont., to the late Rosie Snowball. She had lived all her life in […]
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November 23, 1938 – September 19, 2025 Bernice DeGagne, a resident of Villa Youville, Ste. Anne, Manitoba passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025. A full and complete obituary will follow with services to be announced. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy for the DeGagne family can be made at […]
Ogimaawedamook It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Brenda Geyshick – “Ogimaawedamook” on September 16, 2025, in Fort Frances, Ont. Brenda was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Brenda was predeceased by her parents Marie & John Ottertail; her grandparents Roy and Ameila […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Perry Nastiuk, 68, of Fort Frances, announce his passing on September 18, 2025. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home, Emo, Ontario.
Ann Taylor passed away peacefully due to a heart attack at her residence at Orchard Gardens, in Kelowna, B.C., on July 20, 2025, at the age of 93. Ann leaves behind her beloved family; her siblings Lydia (sister), Al (brother), Larry (brother); her children and their partners Rita and Angus […]
Niningaate Igaabo Robert Kennedy Tuesday was born in Rainy River, Ontario to Martha and Robert Tuesday. He spent his childhood and early years in Big Grassy First Nation. He was the baby of the family. He would later move to Sioux Lookout and then to Winnipeg and Edmonton. He was affectionately known to his […]
By Ken Kellar
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Residents of Alberton Township, along with a few VIPS, celebrated the completion of a project that was decades in the making. On Saturday, September 20, 2025, Alberton Township saw dozens, if not hundreds, of residents and supporters turn out to Millennium Park to officially celebrate the raising of the new […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
The Fort Frances Lakers kicked off the 2025-26 Superior International Junior Hockey League season with two wins over the weekend. Head Coach and GM Luke Judson said he was pleased with the weekend following game two, a 2-1 shootout victory over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs. “It’s a great start,” […]
By Ken Kellar
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Editor
kkellar@fortfrances.com
After a minor setback earlier in the year, the third-annual Pushing Up Daisies Fair heads to Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home tomorrow, Thursday, September 25, 2025, to help the community both young and old about learn more about something we all must face eventually. The Fair has been a multi-year effort […]
As somebody who has played (at) golf for almost 90 per cent of his life, as somebody who believes in being a “rules follower,” I’ve never been comfortable with either taking or giving “gimme” putts. Perhaps because I know how to miss a one-inch putt. No kidding! Or maybe it […]
