The family of Joan Krukoski, 85, sadly announced her passing on Monday, June 19, 2023, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. Arrangements pending.
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Dear editor, This is to tell all the people, young and old, if you don’t have a “Lifeline” for safety reasons, I advise you to look into getting one. I have one now and I sure am glad to have it. I fell outside while throwing salt on the ice. […]
Dear editor, Will it happen again? Can it happen again? Probably yes in both cases. Just a matter of when. What I am referring to is the Rainy Lake flood of 2022. I am no expert in all the issues of the flood, but I am familiar to the area […]
Dear editor, A Fort Frances wheelchair strategy, for your consideration. What we know: Thoughts: I welcome any feedback/comments from fellow citizens of the Fort. Sincerely,Tim Woods
One of the top competitive anglers from Northwest Ontario has been spending some time south of the border this year in an attempt to qualify for the Bassmaster Elite Series. Jamie Bruce, of Kenora, is one of my good friends and he has been having a solid season fishing the […]
Sadly the family announces the passing of Lawrence Glen Loveday, 63, of Emo, Ontario, on June 13, 2023, at the Lake of The Woods Hospital, Kenora, Ontario. Glen was born on December 14, 1959, in Emo, to parents Lawrence and Beatrice Loveday. Glen worked at various jobs over his life […]
With profound sadness the family announces the passing of Michelle Moore, 45, of Fort Frances on June 8, 2023. Michelle was born on November 22, 1977, in Atikokan to parents Timothy and Joanne (Perrault) Moore. Michelle was a private person with a great sense of humour. She will be sadly […]
Sounds like we are back in the heat wave again. I enjoy it but this heat usually brings on a thunderstorm and though we need the rain it would be better if it didn’t come with all that force. It is dry enough that lightning could potentially cause us some […]
One of the first things my father did after building a bare bones cabin on Turtle Island, was to erect a sixty-foot-tall flagpole that my brother and I helped drag from the bush behind the cabin. Mounted on an equally large base that is just above the average summer waterline, […]
I have a growing library of works by and about Indigenous people. These books have become precious to me, valuable tools for inspiration, for education, for empowerment. Some are old and some are new, but each one has something important to tell me. I will read from them today, on […]
Born to Gladys and Byron, of Mine Centre, Ontario, a boy, Frazer Cole, weighing 8 lbs 3 on June 5, 2023 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
Born to Cartier Wilson and Matthew Nestrovich, of Emo, Ontario, a girl, Lennox Joan Mar weighing 7 lbs, on May 24, 2023 at LaVerendrye Gen Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
