The rain and snow that hit over the weekend left many roads washed out and water in basements. The Municipality was quick to respond; Sunday saw Neil MacDonald and Brody Strachan out grading the roads and making the best of a bad and a disastrous situation. I’d like to thank […]
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With sadness, the family announces the passing of Elizabeth Carol Donaldson (Anderson) of Queen Street Manor, Emo, Ontario, on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Fort Frances, Ontario. Elizabeth was born May 18, 1935, at the home of her parents Axel and Ivah (Strachan) Anderson in the community of Box Alder, […]
With sadness we announce the passing of our dad, Randy Klem, on April 23, 2022, at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. He was born in Fort Frances on March 13, 1956, to Fred and Ladonna Klem. He grew up and lived his whole life in Fort Frances. He […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Ruth Alexa, 67, of Kingsford Twp. peacefully on Sunday, April 17, 2022, at the La Verendrye Hospital. Ruth was born on July 18, 1954, to parents Lillian and Nicholas Ogier. Ruth worked at various jobs over the years but […]
The death of Orla Thomassen occurred in Brandon, Manitoba, on April 20, 2022. Orla will be lovingly remembered by his wife Margaret; daughters Cate (Jack Schaub), Susan Finley (Ron), Brian and Jill Kayes, Meir Serfaty, Jess Parsons; grandchildren Christian, Reed and Jillian; and great-grandchildren Valkyrie, Ronin and Arabella. Orla was […]
It’s the end of April and we’re still talking about snow and winter weather. It just doesn’t seem right. Maybe this week, we’ll start to see some sun and warmer weather? Late last week a few friends invited me on a road trip to head west to Saskatchewan to spend […]
Now what? Now that Guy Lafleur is gone, who will be next to catch the torch that is symbolically passed from the greatest of Montreal’s French Canadiens? For the first time in eight decades, there is no active nor retired player ready to be that “legend of legends.” Since Lafleur’s […]
Born to Jake and Danielle, nee Blanchette- Trepanier, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Leni, weighing 6 lbs 11 oz on April 6, 2022 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.






