It is with great sadness the family of Leslie Robert Gosselin of Port Alberni, (family of Fort Frances) announces his passing on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. A complete obituary to follow.
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Christmas Hymns will be performed tonight outside the Fort Frances Walmart, tonight, Thursday December 23 at 7:30. The a cappella group from the Pineview Mennonite Church in Barwick will be singing a selection of favourite Christmas hymns. Looking for a last minute gift? Riverside Foundation for Health Care monthly 50/50 […]
I think of “beauty” this time of year. I think of the calm and quiet, of the dark, of snow banked against the house, the windows covered with frosty lace, and how as a child I would quietly and carefully move away the parcels from under the Christmas tree to […]
Christmas arrives on Saturday. For Christians around the world, the day marks the beginning of hope throughout the land. Beginning today we have passed the day of darkness and each day brings more light into the northern hemisphere and marks that more light is coming into our lives. We can […]
Dear editor, When we think of the God in heaven, we sometimes imagine Him as an all powerful, benevolent, all loving being who forgives any and all sin automatically. 1 John 1:8-10 reads “if we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. […]
I originally wrote this in 2007. It is worth a reprint. Some of our most vivid memories are of childhood events. We old codgers may not be able to remember what we had for breakfast, but can recall every detail of our first Christmas concert. At my first, I was […]
After many tickets have been sold and volunteers have worked diligently, the draw is near. The Dance Hall Association volunteers have been raising money to rebuild the Dance Hall. The draw takes place Boxing Day (December 26) at Devlin’s Corner Store at 1 p.m. All proceeds will be used for […]
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am afraid Christmas is going to be here and I certainly won’t be ready. I keep making a list, but I will have to go somewhere to cross a few things off it. Of course, we picked up our new […]
Richard (Rick) Louis Jeffery passed away suddenly December 7, 2021, at his home in Dangriga, Belize. Rick is the fourth child born to Stan and Rheta Jeffery on March 20, 1961, in Fort Frances, Ontario. He grew up in Fort Frances spending summers at the family cabin on Reef Point […]
It is with great sadness that the family of John Edward Bradley announces his passing on Thursday, December 16, 2021, in Fort Frances, Ont. John was born on February 19, 1940, in Kincardine, Ontario, to Karl and Iolene Bradley. He grew up around Kincardine. He had a difficult childhood, overcoming […]
