Paul Henry Kyro was born to John and Airi Kyro, February 12, 1953, followed by siblings David, Peter and Kristine in the years to come. He grew up around airplanes, first as his dad established Kyro’s Thousand Lake Resort in Upsala, Ontario, and then Kyro Airways in Jellico. He was […]
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The family of Willis “Willie” McGinnis are saddened to announce his passing on September 26, 2023, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Willie was born in Atikokan, Ontario, on May 16, 1954. Willie took great pride in his traditional dancing, attending powwows and he was especially proud of his family and his 13 […]
It wasn’t until 1957 that Thanksgiving became a permanent holiday in Canada. Yet Thanksgiving had been celebrated from as early as Sir Simon Frobisher celebration in 1578 after landing on Frobisher Bay, Baffin Island after losing a ship in the search of the Northwest Passage. They gave thanks for their […]
Once again the LaBelle’s Rainy Lake Fall Bass Classic was a great event. The tournament held Saturday, September 30, was definitely a day with high temperatures. A slate of 53 teams competed. After a full day of fishing the top three teams were: 1st – Jeff Bragg and Ross Steele […]
October 4th is the day we honour and remember the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. It is indeed a disturbing and heartbreaking reality that so many tragedies of this nature exist, but the reminder is essential to achieve change, so that one day the compiling of […]
Music BINGO with the Kiwanis Club – THIS FRIDAY Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. Have fun and test your music knowledge, while fundraising for Kiwanis service projects. Fort Frances Royal Canadian Legion. $5 per card, cash only. Contact the Kiwanis Club for more details. FFHS Muskie girls hockey team Barbecue […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Northwestern Ontario LGBTQ organizations want to talk with Kenora’s Conservative MP about “transphobic rhetoric,” but he doesn’t seem interested. Eric Melillo has not responded in any way to a public request this week for him to meet and discuss threats to LGBTQ communities, Caitlin Hartlen of Rainbow Alliance Dryden said […]
Did you know that every year we celebrate world heart day on September 29th? This day is used to draw attention to one of the leading causes of death here in Canada, cardiovascular disease, and helps educate the public in the hopes of reducing cardiovascular disease across Canada. Cardiovascular disease […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Ted DeBenetti of A Buck or Two in downtown Fort Frances pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s All-Cruise Trip of the Month draw for October yesterday morning, October 2, 2023. Ashlee Hunsperger is the winner of a Cabo San Lucas Cruise, valued at $3,800. Next month’s […]
– Ken Kellar photos
Hundreds of walkers braved the weather on the morning of Friday, September 29, 2023, to take part in the Every Child Matters Awareness Walk. The walk was originally intended to go from the Sorting Gap Marina to the residential school monument outside the Nanicost building, but a last minute change […]
Press release
The Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 is proud to commemorate the significant anniversary of the signing of Treaty #3 on October 3rd. Treaty #3, also known as the “Northwest Angle Treaty,” was signed on October 3, 1873, at the Northwest Angle on Lake of the Woods. This historic agreement established […]
