It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marlene Kathryn Armstrong (nee Chase) on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at home in Fergus, Ontario. Marlene was born on February 18, 1936 in Fort Frances, Ontario, to Norman and Geraldine (Reid) Chase. Her love of music was instilled into […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of John (Taisto) Coberg on September 30, 2022. John was born on March 20, 1934, in a mining tent near Hearst, Ontario, where his mother worked as the camp cook. He grew up in this area and went to […]
Wilhelmus “Bill” Overdreef of Emo, Ontario passed away on October 17, 2022, at the Emo Health Centre at the age of 94. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home.
Angie passed away October 11, 2022. She was the oldest of eight children of Benjamin and Ada Hull. She is preceded in death by her parents; siblings; husband Joseph E Podgorski; sons LeRoy and Steven; son-in-law Keith Bolin; grandsons Jody Bolin and Benjamin Mathews; granddaughters Stephanie Mathews and Jennifer Mathews. […]
By Allison Jones
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
About 55,000 education workers in Ontario, such as custodians, early childhood educators and administration staff, will be in a legal strike position as of Nov. 3, the Canadian Union of Public Employees said Monday. CUPE has not indicated if education workers would engage in a full strike – which could […]
Advance voting is now open, and the votes are rolling in. At the end of day one of voting yesterday, 7.8 per cent of eligible Fort Frances voters had already cast their ballots, with 368 voting online and 43 voting by phone. Election day is October 24, but there’s no […]
The Muskies football team took on the Kildonan East Reivers on Friday – the top-ranked team in the division. It was a true David and Goliath moment; the Reivers are a senior-heavy team, full of speed and experience. But the Muskies held their own, holding a 3-0 lead until midway […]
By Holly McKenzie-Sutter
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
A forensic pathologist told a coroner’s inquest on Monday that a man who died from hypertensive heart disease while in Thunder Bay police custody might have survived if he had been assessed and sent to a hospital, though it’s difficult to know for sure. Dr. Kona Williams testified in Thunder […]
By Liam Casey
THE CANADIAN PRESS
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontario will expand the so-called strong mayor powers to other large municipalities in a year, Premier Doug Ford said Monday. The province recently passed legislation that gives mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto power over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing. Those powers are set to […]
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Ontarians have been enjoying stunning orange, yellow and red fall colours this season and experts say the foliage is more vibrant than in recent years thanks largely to specific weather patterns. Sean Thomas, a professor of forest ecology at the University of Toronto, says the fall colours this year have […]
