The Emo Knox United Church with the generous support of New Gold is providing Turkey Dinners with all the trimmings. This takes place December 23 between 12:30 and 1 p.m. Take outs and delivery are available from Emo Knox Church at 3 Roy Street. If you would like a Christmas […]
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In what seems like a couple of hundred sports years ago, Pete Rose announced he loved baseball so much he’d play for nothing. A short time later, he held out for $200,000 a season. And now Shohei Ohtani is going to be paid what the late Jimmy Buffett would’ve called […]
Dear editor, In his Dec. 6 letter, James Kimberley asks “why go to Finland when anything they saw there could be seen here?” – as if any hole in the ground is the same as a Deep Geological Repository (DGR) for used nuclear fuel. That misconception is driven to a […]
An open letter from the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau Seasons Greetings from the board of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (FFVB). With 2023 quickly coming to an end, we would like reflect on the highlights of this past year at the FFVB. Upgrades done to our building (the old CN […]
While the mild fall has been welcomed by most of us, it’s nice to see some colder weather creeping in this week, if for nothing more than to freeze everything up so we can enjoy some of our usual winter activities. For ice anglers, we’re getting more options each week […]
I was off to Dryden on Saturday to spend the night celebrating Linda Zimmerman’s surprise 40th birthday! Of course, after a lot of good weather it changed on us, and some had troubles getting to Dryden. For those who made it, a great time was had! We celebrated in the […]
The family of Vivian Carlson, 83, of Mine Centre, Ontario, sadly announce her passing on Friday, December 8, 2023, with her son by her side. A full obituary will follow at a later date.
Ken was born to Augustine and Isabelle Desrosiers at a bush camp at Glenorchy, delivered by a midwife on December 20, 1950. He took his last breath on December 10, 2023, surrounded by the love of his wife Kitty, son Joe and daughter Jess and niece Jackie Gushuliak. When Ken […]
Nikolaj (Nick) Law passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, at the age of 87 years. Dad was born on November 18, 1936, in Mine Centre, Ontario, to Doris and John Walter Law Sr. Nick attended school in Mine Centre, where he […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Carol Peterson, 85, of Rainy River, Ontario, announce her passing on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the Rainy River Hospital. Carol is predeceased by her husband Ross and leaves to mourn her passing her son David Lewis and daughter Dawn Lewis. […]
1931 – 2023 It is with profound sadness that the family of Irene Redford (nee Craven) announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. Irene was the second child of eight born to Thomas and Mable Craven (nee Williamson). From the age of 12 she was lovingly […]
It is with deep sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Howard Kenneth Roen “Kenny” on Friday, December 8, 2023, at the age of 59. Dad was born on September 27, 1964, in Fort Frances, Ont., to Howard and Evelyn Roen, he was the oldest of their four […]
