Ice was out a mile west of Pinewood early Monday morning at the Seguins so the dog managed to fall in and get it’s spring bath… no word on Ziggy himself. Should make it to Rainy River in a couple of days. So far just some open water around bridge piers […]
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Skip Aili Chabot watches as team mates, Allie Saciuk (left) and Erin Tolley sweep her practice shot last Friday at the Fort France Curling Club. Team mate Molly Tucker prepares for her own shot in the background. The team is one of the youngest in the field for the Northern […]
“The triumphs of peace have been in some proximity to war.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson”. The current Russian-Ukraine war may provide new opportunities for Canada’s oil and gas industries to consider. Peter McKay in a recent column in the National Post proposed that the Port of Churchill could become a […]
I was remiss in my research regarding The Tom Longboat Award. Allow me to explain. The Award, as I mentioned, was established in 1951, a joint project by the then Department of Indian Affairs and the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada. Since 1998, the award has been administered by the […]
Do you have a suspicion that manufacturers of all sort of products are spying on you? You could be right. Every time you get on the net, almost immediately your inbox is flooded with the most inane information toting products you simply “could not live without.” Maybe it’s time we […]
The 4-H Beef Leaders have met and are aiming to be organized to start with our Beef Clubs within the next month. It is always exciting to see some young new members but also a proud feeling when members return to the program each year. We need leaders for the […]
Access for Residents living in the Municipality of LaVallee to natural gas for heating their homes and water is presently limited to areas close to existing natural gas lines. Various Residents have verbally expressed an interest in having expanded access to natural gas distribution systems. Natural gas lines run through […]
Jenna Morrisseau, left, and Pearl E. White of Fort Frances Dental Centre pulled the winning ticket for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw on the morning of Friday, April 1. Wendy Derendorf is the winner of a trip to Cancun, valued at $4,500. Next month’s draw […]
Wesley Reed Armstrong of Rainy River, Ontario, passed away on March 25, 2022, at the age of 70. He passed away from respiratory pneumonia after a lengthy battle with Lewy Body Dementia disease. Reed was born on April 2, 1951, in Pembroke, Ontario, while his father was stationed at Camp […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Chad Wallace Bruyere Sr., age 50, announce his sudden passing March 29, 2022, in Dryden, Ontario. Chad was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on August 10, 1971, to the late Valarie Lizotte (Bruyere). He is survived by his loving children Branden […]
It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Roy Allan Avis, with family by his side, on Thursday March 31, 2022, at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Roy was born on April 21, 1946, in Kenora, Ontario, to Allan and Edna Avis. He grew […]
Miskwotaegaabow – Waasii Doodem Walter Caribou, 80, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Wednesday March 30, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born on May 4, 1941, in Lac La Croix First Nation to Walter and Alma Caribou. He lived in Lac La […]
