On June 28, 2022 the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in partnership with the Township of Chapple will be opening a new Community Policing Office, located within the Community Hall at 140 Main Street, Barwick, Ontario. Community Policing Offices (CPO) are a connection between police […]
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Edwin Hastings Luikart met his Lord and Savior on June 12, 2022, just two days short of his 90th birthday. Edwin was born June 14, 1932, in Omaha, Nebraska. The Luikart family lived in Lincoln and then moved to Sioux City in 1947 and established Luikart Insurance Agency. Edwin graduated […]
It is with profound sorrow that the family of Rudy Anderson announces his passing on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his home in Fort Frances. Rudy was born on August 9, 1965, in Toronto, Ontario. The family moved to Fort Frances when he was an infant. He loved Fort Frances […]
Laura Dillon, 96, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Atikokan General Hospital. A visitation will be held on Friday, July 1, 2022, from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral mass will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at 1 […]
With heavy hearts, the family of Linda Frances Sletmoen announces her passing on June 18, 2022, at Andy’s House Residential Hospice in Port Carling, Ontario. Linda leaves behind her husband of 62 years, Robert; her children Anne (Jeff) Graham of Huntsville, Ontario, and Ryan (Joanna) of Duncan, British Columbia; grandchildren […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved sister, aunt and friend Eloise Catherine McGee. On June 19, 2022, God called her home to join him in Heaven where she and her parents are now rejoicing at being together again. Eloise was born June 1, […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joan Margaret Hawley, age 94, of Fort Frances, Ontario. With her family by her side, Joan passed away peacefully at the LaVerendrye General Hospital on June 22, 2022. Joan was born on May 30, 1928, in Brockville, Ontario, to […]
Charles David “Dave” Blencke, 79, of DeRidder, La., passed from this life on Fathers’ Day, Sunday, June 19, 2022. Over his 33-year career at Boise, he was promoted through several positions, including a rotation Fort Frances, Ontario, in 1989 as plant manager. Those left to cherish his memory are his […]
Seine River First Nation held a Pride Walk on June 24, to show support for family, neighbours and friends in the LGBT2S+ community. About 25 people of all ages joined in the walk. The gathering began with an opening prayer and blessing from Elder George Boshkakyin, who called on our […]
The Couchiching Powwow Grounds were alive with drumming, dancing and songs last weekend as Couchiching First Nation hosted two Powwows. Grand Council Treaty #3 held its second annual 2SLGBTQ+ Powwow and Gathering on Friday. Giving a safe space for all members of the community to come and strut their stuff […]
It was a long winter for area anglers, one that did not seem like it was ever going to end. But after months of waiting, a new bass tournament season is upon us in northwestern Ontario. For all of the anglers who enjoy competitive bass fishing in the Sunset Country […]
In the early weeks of the Canadian football season, much attention is being given — and rightly so – to the new quarterback for the B.C. Lions. He happens to be a “Canadian quarterback,” a species that for decades was almost as rare as the snow leopard. The CFL’s new […]
