On Sunday, March 12, 2023, Margaret Haley, 105, of Fort Frances, Ontario, peacefully passed away with her family by her side. A complete funeral announcement to follow.

Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Tyson Lauren Johnson-Jourdain, 36, of Fort Frances, Ontario, on Thursday, March 9, 2023. Arrangements pending and a complete announcement to follow.

On March 8, 2023, Al sadly but peacefully passed away with family by his side. He was born on September 19, 1943, to parents Frank and Tenie Kennett. Growing up in Burris, Al was a country boy. Upon graduation from Fort High he was employed at C.I.B.C. He then spent […]

On March 1, 2023, Michael Edwin Langlie, age 71, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Bethel, Alaska. Mike was born in Hillsboro, Ore., on March 5, 1951- the youngest of Helmer and Verna Langlie’s three children. The family moved in 1956 to Bemidji, Minn., to be closer to Nestor […]

Dixie Lyla Badiuk (Locking), our loving Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother and best friend aged 93 passed away peacefully March 12, 2023. Dixie was born in Fort Frances November 16, 1929 to Audrey and Wilfred Locking.  During high school she worked at Mel Newman Ltd. pumping gas with a hand pump and […]

Born to Anikka McTavish and Mitch Green, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Emelia Alexandra, weighing 6 lbs 1 oz on March 2, 2023 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Spring Market–Saturday March 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nanicost Gym next to Rusty Meyers. Please use back entrance. Board-er Games Harry Potter Trivia Night– teams of four, $20 per team, only room for four teams. Call 271-6584 to register. Costume contest and prizes available. 55+ Movie Matinée–Friday, March 17th @ 1:00 […]

Gordon Pinsent has died. We weren’t friends, I realize, and maybe you weren’t friends with him either, but he felt like family. He would have been that uncle who snuck candy to us when we were little and let us stay up late when he was in charge and wasn’t […]

Dear editor, A groomed cross country ski trail on private property takes many hours of preparation and maintenance. A trespassing snowmobiler can trash it in a few minutes. Please be respectful of other people’s work. Phil Whatley