Passed peacefully at Wingham & District Hospital on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Shirley Peters, age 95 years, beloved wife of Ernest Peters. Loving mother of Rev. Duane (Shirley) Peters of Niagara Falls and Karen (Steve Gajewski) Peters of Waterloo. Fond grandmother of Sonja, Benjamin, Katrina and Lauren. Dear sister-in-law of […]
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I have been doing a lot of travelling in the past four weeks. The travel has brought me firsthand to gas stations and one of the differences when I fill up with octane 87 is the difference in price. Gasoline prices have dropped dramatically in Fort Frances from $1.639 per […]
The annual Guthrie United Church Fall Harvest Supper takes place this Sunday, September 29 at the Devlin Hall. Doors open at 4 p.m. Serving of supper starts at 5 p.m. and meals will be served until 7 p.m. The meal consists of ham, turkey and all the trimmings including homemade […]
FEATURED EVENTS The Fort Frances Horticultural Society will be hosting a canning and preserving workshop at the Fort Frances Senior Centre on Tuesday, September 24th at 6:30 p.m. Phyllis Garton, District 14 Director for the Ontario Horticultural Association will be sharing tips and ideas on “How to Preserve Your Harvest”. […]
Take a test drive to support Muskies football! For every test drive on Thursday, September 19th, Sunset Country Ford will donate $50 to the Muskie football team! No strings attached, you come for a spin, Sunset Country Ford does the donating! FREE BBQ LUNCH! Test drives between 8:30 a.m. and […]
Let me put it this way: Anybody who has done public relations for a (women’s) fashion show is qualified — or at least entitled — to write about the clothes that people wear. Especially when it’s the clothing that athletes wear and includes a retrospective of how things have changed […]
Dear editor, As a young father, and fairly new citizen in Fort Frances, I am confused and saddened by this town’s fascination with all things death and gore around the season of Halloween. Frankly, I’ve never seen another town like it. I wonder if we have really considered what it […]
Dear editor, Death by 1000 Cuts. Is this our fate? There is no denying it has been a desperate time for our Health Care Systems all across this country. Our systems are being stressed to the max while our amazing, front line, Health Care professionals are doing an amazing job […]
Dear editor, The impetus for writing this letter is the proposed closure of the ambulance service in Emo, and the loss of doctors in Rainy River providing critical care at the clinic and in the hospital. Although these issues relate directly to health care services, I believe the underlying issue […]
It will be a busy couple of weeks in the fishing community around Nestor Falls as they are hosting tournaments a couple of weekends in a row, with the Crow Lake Classic bass tournament taking place this past weekend and the Nestor Falls Musky Cup coming up this weekend. I […]
Wow! This weather is incredible, and I am enjoying every minute of it. A dry fall is something that all farmers desire. The work you need to accomplish requires some dry days and we all know that we had far too many wet days this spring and summer. The problem […]
Dorothy Anne Boman, beloved wife of Kermit Boman, passed away September 13, 2024, at Peter Lougheed Hospital. Dorothy was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario on October 29, 1947, to Harold and Gertrude Pocock. She worked many years at senior facilities in Fort Frances and Kenora. She loved the outdoors, swimming […]
