It is with great sadness we mourn the loss of John Payne, who was lovingly cared for at home, until death took him in his sleep, on Monday, June 25, 2012, just as he had hoped for. John was born on September 5, 1934, in Ascot, England. He leaves to […]
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Bruce Lloyd, 66, formerly of Fort Frances, passed away Sunday, June 24 in Alberta after a lengthy illness.
BLANKENSHIP–Born to Wesley and Shanna, nee Brewster, of Atikokan, Ont., a boy, Weston Jaxxen, weighing 10 lbs. 3 oz. on June 15, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Sarah Pruys Mayor Roy Avis “dotted” the eye of the dragon on the dragon boat this morning with Jenny Greenhalgh, organizer of the first “Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival.” Dotting the eye is supposed to awaken the spirit of the dragon, bless the paddlers and the boats, and bring good […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis, left, handed Fort Frances Lion Bud Danylchuk a $3,100 share of the Moffat Family Fund during last night’s council meeting. The Lions will use the money to buy security cameras to install at Lions Millennium Park. A total of $37,500 was disbursed to nine local […]
Staff Riverside Foundation for Health Care has asked the Town of Fort Frances for a three-year pledge of $15,000 in support of the “Together We Can” campaign for a digital mammography unit. Foundation chair Deane Cunningham told council Monday evening that the aim of the district-wide campaign is to raise […]
Staff This year is both the year of the dragon according to the Chinese calendar, and the year of the first “Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival” which will be held on Canada Day along the riverfront. Festivals of this kind are said to protect people from disease and evil spirits […]
Riverside Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s Canada Day Cash Lottery is 90 percent sold out, and there is only a short time left to get your ticket before we give away $10,000 cash to one lucky winner on July 1st. Tickets are $20 each, three for $50 or 7 for […]
Margaret “Lou” Lougheed, 92, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 Funeral services are pending. A complete obituary to follow.
Gregory James Plumridge passed away peacefully on Monday, June 25, 2012 in Tulare, California, after a lengthy illness. He was born on July 21, 1963 in Atikokan, Ontario. Two years later, his family moved to Fort Frances. As a youngster, he started curling and it became his favourite activity, along […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Murray Fairnington announces his sudden passing on Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Rainy River Hospital. Murray was born on September 22, 1947 in New Castle, England to Matt and Ada Fairnington. The family moved to Canada when he was a […]
