It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kevin Carter. Kevin passed away in the comfort of his own home, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 at the age of 55. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 29 years, Tanis; […]
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It is with deep sadness that the family of Joseph Gepp announces his passing, at the age of 86, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Joe was born Jan. 20, 1928 in Jagerberg, Austria. He started his career as a butcher in Switzerland […]
Fred (Alfred) Henry Paterson, of Saskatchewan, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. He was born Sept. 25, 1958 to Betty and the late Alex Paterson of Devlin, Ont. Fred completed his Grade 12 and then went on to take college courses. He married the late Rhonda (Lampi) and together they […]
Ruth Althea Horley passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born June 22, 1929 in Rainy River, Ont. Ruth graduated from the Grace Hospital Registered Nursing Program in Winnipeg, Man. As a young nurse, she went into northern Canada and worked for Northern Affairs for […]
Dear Mike: I’m sorry to hear about the mill shutting down and wish the best to those affected. The reason for this letter is to help Fort Frances residents avoid further loss. Those who saw their mutual fund accounts drop when the dot.com bubble burst, and suffered losses again in […]
Dear Mike: I am writing on behalf of myself to address the “Hockeyville” 2014 bid for Fort Frances. I, as well as 19 others, have taken the opportunity to go to the website and write a memory or story in hopes to get Fort Frances into the top eight of […]
The family of Wilfred “Willy” Woods announces his passing on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Willy was born in Fort Frances on July 24, 1944. He was a resident of Eau Clair, Wis. at the time of his passing. A complete obituary will follow.
Time will tell if they’re successful or not but you have to admire the dogged determination of those involved in trying to build an assisted living facility in Fort Frances. After countless meetings, as well as having conducted a survey, toured the new facility over in International Falls, and made […]
Heather Latter Grade 10 students Connor Tibbs and Sheldon Jourdain got a start on their history exam this morning at Fort High. Exams started yesterday and wrap up this Thursday, with second-semester classes beginning Monday.
Staff The Accommodation Review Committee for Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton will make its recommendation on the future of the school during the regular meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board tonight at 6:30 p.m. The recommendation, which was posted to the board’s website earlier this […]
Gerald Brennard, special brother of Donna Derhak (Waterloo, Ont.), passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Gerald was born March 22, 1949 in Fort Frances. He will be sadly missed by his sister, Donna. Gerald was predeceased by his sister, Elsie […]
the OPP Yesterday around 3:10 p.m., the OPP responded to a motor-vehicle collision at Second Street East and Portage Avenue involving a school bus and passenger vehicle. The collision occurred when a Honda Civic was travelling westbound behind an unloaded school bus on Second Street East. Both vehicles stopped for […]
