The Ontario government is investing $2.6 million to improve St. Mary Catholic School to help working families in Fort Frances. This investment in the Northwest Catholic District School Board announced by Greg Rickford, MPP for Kenora – Rainy River, will support the creation of 69 student spaces as part of […]
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The Ontario government is providing more than $2.7 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to four projects in the Town of Fort Frances. This investment in recreation, tourism and transportation infrastructure will help boost economic growth, improve quality of life and build a strong, healthy community. “Supporting […]
Dear editor, “Connecting the North“, “A more humane way to travel” and “Love the Way” are just some of the marketing catch phrases used by Ontario Northland and VIA Rail Canada to attract and entice customers. Whether by bus, train or a combination of the two modes, these publicly owned […]
Where will the party head next? For most of my life I have voted for a Progressive Conservative candidate both federally and provincially. I will admit that from time to time I have also supported both Liberal and New Democrat local candidates who I believed would best represent the issues […]
Do you sometimes try to look back at a run of bad days and try to identify what helped send those days packing, what rescued you from the doldrums? I like to think if I could retrace my steps, I might be able to call on that memory to rescue […]
With the snow up to my ying yang and above zero temperature only a dim memory, cabin fever is pandemic… forget about Covid. I spent a week in front of the Tube O.D.ing on curling but then I turned on the news and the Convoy protestors sent be directly into […]
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I seem to have the “winter blues!” Maybe I’m just worrying about too many things and it’s starting to get to me, or maybe I am just looking forward to sunshine! The sunrise was absolutely stunning this am, but it has […]
The much enjoyed Beer and Burger for $5.00 is back starting this Friday night February 11. This takes place in the Legion Clubroom starting at 5 p.m. Come out for an evening of socializing, good food and drink! Congratulations to Robbie and Chelsey Rea on the birth of their first […]
By Lori Thompson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Manitoulin Expositor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Manitoulin Expositor
Northern Ontario municipal leaders are calling on the province to create a made-in-the-North solution to deal with the opioid crisis, increase in mental health issues and rising rates of homelessness. The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA), the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and the Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association […]
Earl Tweedie, 85, of Devlin, Ont., passed away peacefully with his daughter by his side on February 2, 2022. It was somewhat ironic it was ”Groundhog Day” as he was an avid animal lover, especially his many dogs over the years. His current dog Sparkles has been adopted by his […]
Sadly the family announces the passing of Adrian Peter Versluis of Lake of the Woods Twp., on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at the Rainy River Hospital. Born in the Netherlands September 21, 1942, in the village of Hippolytushoef, Adrian immigrated to Canada in 1949 with his parents and brother Simon. […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of John Victor Fedoruk announces his passing on Monday, January 31, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. John was born in Fort Frances on May 24, 1928, to Samuel and Lucy Fedoruk. He left school at the […]
