James Daniel McQuarrie, 87, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the La Verendrye General Hospital. Born on July 14, 1934, to Norman and Marjorie McQuarrie, Jim was raised in Fort Frances with his younger brothers Neil and Bob. Upon completion of his secondary education, […]
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Pete (Pierre) Drouin, at the age of 56, on February 20, 2022 in Fort Frances, Ontario. Pete was born in Cornwall, Ontario on February 25, 1965, to the late Marcel and Iona Drouin. Son-in-law of Wayne Poirier and […]
With his family and special friend Murray Workman gathered around him and by his side at home in Kenora, William (Bill) passed away peacefully after a short and courageous battle with cancer on February 20, 2022, at the age of 82 years old. Left to mourn and cherish his memory […]
Rhonda Rempel was born on November 4, 1982, to George and Alice Rempel. Rhonda received her miracle of healing when she peacefully entered her heavenly home on February 20, 2022, at 12:01 a.m. in her home in Stratton, Ontario, Canada. Deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her parents George and […]
It is with great sadness, the family of Gwendolyn (Gwen) Rosemarie Perlette (nee Houck) announces her peaceful passing at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances on February 26, 2022.Gwen was born near Fort Frances on July 7, 1937, to Mervyn and Blanche Houck. Gwen married Bill (William) Perlette Aug. […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Marilynne Joyce Laxdal announce her passing on February 16, 2022, two weeks after celebrating her 90th birthday. Marilynne will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 66 years, Victor “Vic” Allan Laxdal; her children Lori (Rob Jack), Cheryl (Art Rundell), Garry […]
Peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022, Doris Ethel Herkes, 89, of Devlin, Ontario, passed away at the La Verendyre Hospital in Fort Frances. A complete obituary to follow.
Peacefully on Monday February 28, 2022, Ella Bernie, 88, of Rainy River passed away at the Rainy River Hospital. A complete obit to follow.
In my occupation of fishing high level bass tournaments, we get one championship or “Superbowl” event each year. It’s hard to qualify for and it’s an event that has a lot of history. It’s the Bassmaster Classic. Throughout the Elite Series season, there is stress every day because all of […]
Ah, spring training, a strikeout victim this year but long the country club of baseball writers. The rest of the continent in the throes of winter while they sit by the pool concocting story ideas to write before their tee time. Sports writing utopia. The best part of the baseball […]
There are a number of novelty consumables that consistently reappear in the market- place during the days leading up to March 17th. These will most undoubtedly include items such as green tinted food and beverages. Although this may be an amusing way to recognize St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of […]
I use the winter for garden planning and one of the best ways to plan, is by using seed catalogues or viewing websites. There are many mail order seed and plant suppliers in both the United States and Canada so the number of catalogues and websites you can use for […]
