Murray Shrumm, 84 years of age, passed away after moving to Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre from his acreage at Hubbles Lake of many years. He was born in Pattullo Township north of Stratton, Ont., on September 16, 1934, to Florence and Everett Shrumm. Murray grew up helping on the […]
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Dorothy (Paterson) Taylor passed away on June 25, 2023, at 101 years of age. Dorothy lived most of her life in the Fort Frances area. She fondly remembered the 25 years farming with her husband Charles on their farm in Burriss. Dorothy, Charlie and Roy moved to Fort Frances in […]
Titanic director James Cameron called the search for the Titan submersible a “nightmarish charade.” The 24-hour news channels grasped at every straw to retain viewers and advertising dollars. The five doomed people aboard the craft were easy to identify and build stories around technology, families, their worries, and their grieving. […]
Barwick is the place to be on Canada Day, July 1. The small, ambitious community has a day packed with fun events. The parade hits the street at noon. The Iron Club will be there with their display of antique cars. A baseball tournament will take place with some fierce […]
By Kennah LeBlanc
United Beef Club press reporter
United Beef Club press reporter
The third meeting of the United Beef Club was held on June 13, 2023, at Neil and Angela Haw’s. After president Andrea Schram called the meeting to order and we recited our 4-H pledge, we completed some housekeeping items before getting into our two assigned groups to work on our […]
Today is Nassau’s birthday. He would have been thirty-nine years old on June 28th. He was my precious friend for twenty-five years. Only a lucky few understand the deep connection one can have with a horse. Myrna gets it; she knows what I am talking about. I met Nassau when […]
Born to Gabrielle and Jeremy, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Jacques, weighing 8 lbs 10 on June 15, 2023 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
This graph shows water levels in Rainy River, measured at Point Park in Fort Frances, from October 2021, to today. It is courtesy of Environment Canada’s real-time data.
–Ken Kellar photo
Dozens of young dancers took to the field during the warm-up portion of Friday evening during Couchiching First Nation’s annual powwow that ran from June 23 to 25, 2023. Friday night also featured the princess and brave pageants. While rainy weather was a near constant throughout the weekend event, organizers […]
Press release
The Town of Fort Frances (ToFF) is very pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Moffat Family Fund grants. This year the Moffat Family Fund supported 15 charitable programs for a total of $121,666.50 distributed through the ToFF Moffat Family Fund Steering Committee. The mission of the Moffat Family […]
