The family of Laura Anne Foran-Ross of Couchiching FN sadly announces her passing on December , 2022, in Fort Frances, Ontario. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd, Emo, Ontario
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Sadly the family announces the passing of Betty May Colfer, 92, on Monday, December 5, 2022, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care, Fort Frances, Ontario. A complete funeral announcement to follow.
The family of Stephen Ellis Jack announce he has begun his journey home. Stephen passed away November 30, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Stephen was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on October 17, 1972. Stephen leaves behind his children Kevin and Courtney and Clarissa Sagatcheway; grandchildren Saul, […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The annual Stuff A Cruiser was another success with 1746 pounds of food being donated plus cash amounts also. This event is always so overwhelmingly supported, people give generously , some big donations, it always warms my hearts when some people can only give a few cans of goods, and […]
Just like in Emo, plenty of support was seen by participants of the Stuff-a-Cruiser event around Fort Frances. Rainy River District Paramedic Services, above, were on hand to collect donations at Safeway, while OPP and Ministry of Natural Resources officers attended Walmart Fort Frances, and CN Police officers taking charge […]
The weather may have been frightful, but Emo Holly Daze was delightful! The two-day holiday celebration drew big crowds for the annual Santa Claus Parade, as well as bake sales, penny tables and crafts, including engraving demonstrations, top left. The highlight was the big guy, Santa Claus, himself, who attended […]
By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Cross-border shopping has picked up between Fort Frances and its neighbouring Minnesota town since the requirement for the ArriveCan app was dropped. The federal government changed the rules for people crossing into Canada at the beginning of October, no longer needing proof of vaccination and making using the ArriveCan optional. […]
By Eric Shih
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
FORT FRANCES — A popular part of the Fort Frances waterfront is getting a makeover. FedNor funding of $196,000 announced on Tuesday will provide a number of upgrades for the Sorting Gap Marina, including new low-maintenance modular floating docks for tourists, as well as upgrading existing lighting and electrical systems. […]
Of all the wildlife that we have in northwestern Ontario, moose are my favourite. These big mammals are fairly plentiful in the northern and eastern parts of the region and fewer animals excite people more when they get to catch a glimpse of them. If you enjoy hunting, you certainly […]
There is a theory, if you follow emotional intelligence or neuroscience, that it takes six seconds to manage anger…to create compassion…to change the world. On a snowy January night in Montreal — all January nights in Montreal are snowy — Henry Boucha changed the world in six seconds. In the […]
By Morgan Sharp
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Canada's National Observer
Ontario still has no co-ordinated plan to deal with increasingly intense flooding and its effects on urban areas, the province’s auditor general said in a wide-ranging report on the Ford government’s fiscal record. The province is failing to prepare for urban floods, like the one experienced by the Rainy River […]
