It may not be an official town-sanctioned honour, but it’s great to see the creation of an annual award to recognize the contributions of local senior citizens. That’s not to say they haven’t been saluted over the years—a majority of the 25 recipients to date of the Fort Frances Citizen-of-the-Year […]

PAWLUK–Born to Joshua and Debbie, nee Friesen, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Isaiah Jordan, weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz. on October 19, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

SMITH–Born to Cheryl Perrault and Vernon Smith, of Northwest Bay FN, Ontario, a boy, Theodore, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. on October 14, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

BOWERING–Born to Matt and Nicole, nee Pochailo, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, a girl, Hazel Alexandra, weighing 9 lbs. 8 oz. 21 1/4” long on October 12, 2013 at St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Aimee Rochelle Adams, 33, of Couchiching First Nation, passed away suddenly on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances with her loved her ones by her side. She was born Sept. 4, 1980 to Calvin and Peggy Adams. She lived in the Fort Frances area […]

Kenneth Elmer Carlson, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Dec. 28, 1934 in Tovell Township, Ont. and had lived all of his life in Rainy River District. In 1951, Kenneth began work at the […]

Aimee Adams, 33, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 at LVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.

Robert E. (Bob) Ward, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. In respect to Bob’s wishes, a private family service will be held Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 at Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.

Kenneth Elmer Carlson, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Visitation will be held Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 from 7-9 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 at […]

Robert E. (Bob) Ward, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A complete obituary to follow.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Normand Bergeron on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was born Dec. 31, 1953. Norm is survived by his wife, Diane, of 28 years, and his three children, Chantalle […]