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EVENTS CALENDAR An old-tyme dance will be held at the Fort Frances Senior Centre Friday, May 29 7-9 p.m. featuring old-time country and rock music favourites like Elvis, Conway Twitty, Patsy Cline and many more. Contact Gene for more info. 218-240-5423. There will be a Community Garage Sale at the […]
The Fort Frances Family Health Team has received almost $900,000 in funding under an Ontario government initiative to connect everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care provider by 2029. The $878,300 will help connect over 2,000 area residents with a primary care provider, Kenora-Rainy River MPP […]
As part of its plan to connect everyone in Ontario to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team, the Ontario government is investing $1,739,300 in Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre this year. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford said the funding will help continue indigenous-led health care in the Treaty […]
West End Correspondent
The Sunset Country Palliative Care teams presented their “Pushing Up Daisies” event on May 12. This year the event was held at the Emo Legion, a first to host the event outside of Fort Frances. This always informative event provides something for everyone from seniors to entire families about the […]
United 4-H Beef Club press reporter
The United 4-H Beef Club held its second meeting at the home of Becky and Jamie Beals on Wednesday May 20, 2026. The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge and then we were honoured to welcome Dr. Rebecca Cornell, one of our local veterinarians. Dr. Rebecca gave a very educational […]
At some point as you age you realize that you can no longer do what you could when you were younger. It might be something major or it could be just a minor thing – like climbing up on a chair to reach a high cupboard. I find this is […]
In my humble opinion, everyone should purchase a diary. Write in it as often as you can and even when you feel snitty about putting another entry in it, do it anyway. In a few years, you will thank yourself for making the effort. I thank myself for keeping track […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
As the twisting kaleidoscope that moves us all in turn, this week’s book review sits at the intersection of a meaningful conversation, a music column and an anniversary. It feels wonderfully timely and appropriate to allow them to orbit one another in these pages. A recent conversation with a friend […]
Beauty is ubiquitous. It is everywhere. The impermanence of a staggering sunset. The authenticity of artistic release and expression. The mastery of the soul by musicians and visionaries. The indescribability of intricate cathedrals, words that fall onto being like poetry, a meaningful moment that shapes a life, a sea of […]
Is the tail wagging the dog in Alberta? Separatists, led by Mitch Sylvestre, who believes that King Charles III has set out to assassinate him, have rallied 300,000 Albertans to sign a petition to secede from Canada over their grievances. (There are, of course, more than 700,000 Albertans who do […]
I think Sunday’s weather was the type we’ve all been waiting for—it felt incredible. It will take a few of those days to dry things up again, and maybe we will be complaining then about the dry conditions. We haven’t had a lot of rain, but I did cut the […]
