The Northwest Bay First Nations held a successful bass tournament on Saturday, July 17. A total of 14 team competed and when the final bags were weighed, the first place winners were Dale LaBelle and Jeremy Shypit with a weigh of 11.9 lbs. This was a grandfather/ grandson team. Second […]
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On Friday, July 16, 2021, surrounded by his family, Glenn Jean-Baptise Jourdain was called home to be with his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Glenn was born May 10, 1940, to Sam and Maggie Jourdain (Godin) at their home on Couchiching Indian Reserve by two mid-wives who he always spoke […]
With heavy hearts our family announces the peaceful passing of Michele “Cookie” Lauzon in the morning hours of July 17, 2021. Michele was born to Nykola “Mike Sr.” and Edith Solomon on August, 31, 1941 in Dryden, Ontario. She was united in marriage to her lifelong soul mate Albert Lauzon […]
Nay-ning-gaa-tay-gaa-bo – Mooz Clan It is with great sadness that the family of Arthur Geyshick announces his passing on Wednesday July 14, 2021 at the LaVerendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont.. Art was born on July 20, 1943 to Joe Geyshick and Lillian Whitefish in Lac La Croix First Nation. […]
Baabiidwewegiizhig – Adik Clan It is with great sadness that the family of Robert Potson announces his sudden passing on Thursday, July 15, 2021. He was born on September 29, 1957 to Albert Herbert Sr. and Mary Potson. He grew up in Seine River First Nation, attending Day School in […]
Anna (Brubacher) Kraemer of Barwick, Ont. passed on to her eternal reward on July 18, 2021, at the age of 87 years, two months, and 23 days, at her home where she resided with her daughter and husband. She was born on April 25, 1934, in Waterloo, Ont. to the […]
With great sadness and heartbreak I announce the passing of my son. Matthew John Galusha, 24, from Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021. Matt was born in Toronto, Ont. on September 6, 1996. He lived his first 11 years in Atikokan. He moved to Fort Frances at […]
The final Bassmaster Elite Series event of the nine tournament season took place this past weekend out of Waddington, New York on the St. Lawrence River. The river has been a regular stop on the schedule for several years to spotlight the phenomenal smallmouth fishery found there and it showed […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is just around the corner! The historic tournament turns 25 this year. Although it won’t have the same fanfare as previous years, the fish will still bite, and $10,000 cash is up for grabs for the winning team. The tournament will be July 22-24. […]
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to spot the habits of others, annoying or otherwise, the go-to patterns of speech, the walk, the gestures? Looking in the mirror to identify our own habits is not quite as simple. I remember from Sunday School a thousand years ago, the […]
