Joey Payeur It wasn’t the position he was originally brought on board to fill. But Brady Meeks is more than glad to contribute any way he can on either side of the ball. The Fort Frances resident was part of the Thunder Bay Knights U16 football team which swept a […]
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Nicholas Donaldson Scott Jolicoeur (Instrumental), left, Katelyn Bruyere (Vocal), and Mika Kooistra (Piano) stood proudly as the 2017 Rose Bowl winners of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The awards were handed out at the annual Highlights Concert last Tuesday (May 9) at the Townshend Theatre.
From the MNRF Two Winnipeg residents have been fined a total of $1,700 for fishing offences. Brent Kruger and Cynthia Nault each were fined $750 for having an over-limit of walleye, as well as $100 for packaging fish in such a way that they could not be easily counted. Justice […]
Staff The old and the young, the tall and the small, the fast and those not so much. There was one thread–having fun–that tied all the competitors together at the four-team ‘0 to 100’ Sprint Relay Meet hosted by the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team this past weekend at the […]
Joey Payeur To Sarah Noonan, La Place Rendez-Vous has always felt like her second home. “I remember when the big town dock was still (there) and playing on it and if I cut my foot and needed a band-aid, I could just go to the hotel,” smiled Noonan nostalgically. “My […]
It is with saddest of hearts that the family of Cindy Kay Gosselin announces her passing on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. For all who knew Cindy knew that she was a hospitable, kind-hearted, and a humble person whose greatest joy in life was spending […]
Catherine Wright (nee Colin) passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 with her daughters by her side after a long fight with cancer. She is survived by her daughters, Lori Andrews and Duey Wright; grandson, John; son-in-law, Malcolm; brothers, Bob and Wayne Holmes; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was […]
The family of Jim Shortreed wish to announce his passing on Sunday, May 14, 2017 in Fort Frances, Ont. Jim was born on April 11, 1948 to Vernon and Mary Shortreed. Jim lived in Fort Frances all his life, working at the Shortreed Mill with his parents. He was known […]
You were always there and now you are not. With the battle of brain cancer you were taken too soon. At the young age of 62, Herbie James Hughes ended his fight at La Verendrye General Hospital on May 13, 2017. His devoted wife of 42 years, Dawn, and his […]
Ramona Luella Loshaw, recently of Devlin, Ont., passed away peacefully with family by her side on May 10, 2017 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ramona was born in Wellington, Ont. and resided in Belleville, Ont. until recently moving to be with family. She was predeceased by husband […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Janet Holmes announces her passing on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She leaves behind her husband, Robert Holmes of Fort Frances, Ont.; son, Paul Holmes, and his wife, Clare, and grandson, Lucas, all […]
Kiera Kowalski Nadine Mutz of the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre explained how the seed library works to Amara and Damitria Cox at the Fort Frances Community Garden Kids’ Garden Club kick-off yesterday evening at the Métis Hall. The children were encouraged to borrow seeds from the library, grow them […]
