Born to Destiny and Vaughan, of Barwick, Ontario, a boy, Cameron Kenneth James, weighing 9 lbs 1 oz on November 3, 2022 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Voyageur Lions Club Chilly Dash and Splash–Like the polar plunge but not. Sunday Nov. 27 1p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Are you brave enough to run into Rainy Lake all while raising money for a local cause that means something to you? Contact the Lions Club for more information. Test […]
By Ken Kellar
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
Staff writer
kkellar@fortfrances.com
After so many years of COVID-induced haze, it’s beginning to finally feel like life is going back to normal. What’s my benchmark for that assessment? It’s not the many social events that have come back, not the in-person fundraisers and blowout business sales. It’s the arts. In the past few […]
There are very few veterans from World War II with us today. We will remember the sacrifices they made to protect our freedoms and rights on Friday at the cemetery. Even the veterans of the Korean War are very few. Today we remember younger generations who served in Cypress, the […]
I wear a poppy. Most of us do. I imagine a place where all poppies and their pins end up. I can’t seem to keep one in its place on my jacket for more than an hour before I notice its absence. I never witness the fall. I don’t retrace […]
This November 11 take time to remember the past wars, the current wars, past war veterans and present people employed in the military! The Emo Legion Branch #99 will host a Remembrance Day Church Service November 11 at beginning at 10 a.m. The next Country Jam is November 18th. A […]
Dear editor, If leading by example is best practice, Doug Ford is a poor teacher. Invoking the notwithstanding clause encourages tyrants and would-be tyrants across the country. Mr. Ford now joins Francois Legault, Danielle Smith, and Scott Moe in assaults against democracy. Democracy is fragile and must be defended. It […]
Well, our last sale of the season is in the books. We sold 1221 head for $1,609,625.05. Cow prices were a bit lighter but normal for the market and time of the year. We had another group of excellent quality calves. The calves are looking really sharp right now with […]
Minwejiwinok, Sagajigaabowiik On Monday, October 31, 2022, surrounded by her family, Rose Marie Allen (Minwejiwinok, Sagajigaabowiik) was called home to be with the creator. Marie was born on November 9, 1934, at Crilly, Ontario, to Anson Boshkaykin and Dorothy Boy of Seine River First Nation. She was married to George […]
The family of Allan Brown, 80, sadly announce his passing on November 6, 2022, at his residence Nestor Falls. Complete announcement to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home, Emo, Ontario.
MiizhaKone Tamook “Clearsky Woman” – Moose Clan On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 5 p.m. iikwetant, Caroline Comegan from Big Grassy FN, after a lengthy and painful battle with illness, peacefully passed away with her husband by her side in Rainy River Long-Term Care Facility. Caroline is survived by her […]
