Born to Erik and Rebecca, nee Mills, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Conrad Colin, weighing 7 lbs 13 oz on June 14, 2022 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Roger Stanley John Dolyny, 79, of Fort Frances, Ontario, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 20, 2022, at his home. He was born on October 11, 1942, in Fort Frances to Stanley and Edith Dolyny. He was proud to call Fort Frances home and loved spending time at the lake […]
Pride Month activities are underway! For a full listing of Pride Month events, visit www.borderlandpride.org. 2SLGBTQ+ Pow Wow Friday June 24 Couchiching First Nation Two-Spirit Anishinaabeg and allies of all genders are welcome to come and dance their style and show support to the Two-Spirit community in Treaty #3. More […]
March 12th, 1979 – June 8th, 2022 It is with great sadness that the family of Shelley Ann Sharpannounce her passing on June 8th, 2022, at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Shelley was born on March 12th, 1979, in Elliot Lake, ON to Robert and […]
One word plays in an unending loop in my head these days, for many days, days that add up to years, decades perhaps, and that word is … kindness. I can only imagine the worry and stress Fort Frances residents are experiencing as flooding disrupts life in frightening and chaotic […]
Dear editor, I would like the opportunity to explain to the citizens of Fort Frances about the Canada Day Parade because I have been asked many times in the last month about parade details. The Fun In The Sun committee/Canada Day committee has NOT been responsible for the parade, only activities […]
MPP-elect Sol Mamakwa, a member of the Kingfisher Lake First Nation, explains the importance of acknowledging National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21: Dear editor “Our Peoples have been on the lands that are now called Canada since time immemorial. In the past, due to racist colonial laws such as the […]
My yard has been neglected over the past couple of decades. The plants that my wife received as a wedding gift from my brother-in-law have seen many revisions and changes. The original elm trees that graced the Victoria side of our home died and we replaced the three trees with […]
I never knew Foster Hewitt, who set the bar for hockey play-by-play radio broadcasters, but I did know Danny Gallivan, who set the bar higher for hockey play-by-play on TV. I think it’s safe to assume that both of them, rest their souls, would be aghast if they could hear […]
Things don’t change much over the years. With the annual run of summer thunder storms pending, I expect Hydro None will be busy pulling downed trees off power lines. Ma Bell has promised to remove the massive dead elm tree threatening to take down the power lines on our street […]
Wow — summer has arrived in a big way! We went from sweatshirts on Saturday to as little outerwear as possible on Sunday. We shall not complain — we need this! It is amazing how much growth we have seen in all our plots over the weekend. Now, as usually […]
