With great sadness the family announces the passing of Lucille Kaliska, 83, of Rainy River, Ontario, on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. A complete announcement to follow.
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It is with great sadness that the family of Marie Stella (Gouliquer) Komaransky announce her passing on July 28, 2022, at the age of 82. Marie passed away peacefully at the AGH with a lot of family by her side. Marie was born to Arthur and Madeline Gouliquer on November […]
Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Blaine Perrault on July 25, 2022, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Blaine was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on November 20, 1971, to Valentine Perrault and Eleanor Perrault. Blaine loved the outdoors especially when he could go hunting, fishing or work on his […]
It is with a heavy heart I announce the passing of my mother Eva Viola Elizabeth Ross (Armstrong) on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Riverside Hospital, Fort Frances. Eva was born April 2, 1926, to Edward and Sarah Armstrong in Dance Township, Ont., and was the fifth child of six […]
It is with profound sadness the family of Craig Sanders announces his passing on Friday, July 29, 2022. Craig was born in Fort Frances on March 20, 1957, to Wilf and Lyla Sanders. He spent his entire life in the area other than his time attending the Queen’s School of […]
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the peaceful passing of Adriana Schulz on June 11, 2022, at Pinecrest Home for the Aged in Kenora Ontario, in her 75th year. Adriana was born on September 30, 1947, in Woerden, Netherlands. She is survived by Gerald, her husband of […]
One does not have to look far to see the issues of staff shortages in our health care system. On Friday, the Lake of the Woods District Hospital posted on Facebook a notice that the LWDH Emergency Department was facing staffing shortages over the long weekend. Emergency wait times were […]
I went to the ocean today. The heat was severe at home. The trees, weary from the heat, curled their leaves in protest and seemed to bow to the heat as if conceding. “You win,” the trees whispered to the sun. There weren’t many at Bachman’s Beach on the south […]
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A prominent member of the business community lost his life over the weekend, following a tragic accident on Rainy Lake. Brian Craig Sanders of Fort Frances, owner of the Place, succumbed to injuries sustained after two personal watercrafts collided on Rainy Lake, according to Rainy River District OPP. On July […]
Steve Gushulak, left, of Fort Frances General Supply pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s Trip of the Month draw for August this morning alongside Kiwanis member Karla Rogozinski and her grandkids Kiplin and Aspen Avis. Sarah Olson is the winner of a trip to Arizona, valued […]
Press release
Members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind everyone to please do your homework prior to giving any personal information or sending money, cryptocurrency or prepaid gift cards to anyone. Every year thousands of Canadians are victimized, and millions of dollars are lost through many forms of […]
