EVENTS CALENDAR The Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary to Branch #29 will be holding their monthly supper on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.). Dinner this month is Pork Cutlets and tickets are $25 each, or $12 for those under 12. Tickets for delivery, […]
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By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
The words were like a beacon. A constellation. Like arcane parchment, a conscious remnant from some ancient heart. Reaching forth from the outward-facing spine of the book, the title might as well have been incandescent. Far left. Top shelf. “Citizen of the World.” For years, it was as if the words, with […]
Back at their first meeting in August, Fort Frances Council voted unanimously to oppose provincial legislation that granted Strong Mayoral Rule granting them the right to overrule decisions made by council. As Andrew Halikas noted, the Fort Frances council works well together. It was a good decision. Council returned authority […]
DID YOU KNOW? According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, hospitalizations in Canada from injuries caused by electric kick-style scooters (e-scooters) jumped by 32% in the last two years. In addition, recent hospitalization data from 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 has been a central focus of extensive media coverage throughout Canada. […]
Kathleen Dolph (Peterson), 66 years old, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away August 25, 2025, at LaVerendrye Hospital with family and loved ones by her side, after a two year journey with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Kathy’s journey was touched by angels having some of her favourite nurses and […]
Robert (Bob) Leslie Mitchelson passed from this world on August 30, 2025, at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital with Jeannie by his side. Bob, son to Leslie and Dorothy, was born in Fort William on December 19, 1937, and he spent his childhood in Westfort, along with his older sister […]
Mikinaakoons The Family of Marie Janette Veran (Mikinaakoons) are heartbroken to announce her passing on August 23, 2025, in Atikokan. Marie was born August 19, 1938, in Fort Frances, to Robert and Maude Calder. Marie (Sis) was a proud and recent member of Rainy River First Nations. A Tribute to […]
My wife has never watched as much Canadian football as her husband, but it pretty much disappeared from her entertainment calendar the day they got rid of Matt Dunigan. Just to be clear, that didn’t happen this summer, when TSN started televising the new season’s games without Dunigan, for the […]
Well, it’s been a slice. Every year it feels like summer is over just a little bit faster than the year before. I’m pretty sure just a few weeks ago it was June, when the days were finally warm and the nights were comfortable enough to enjoy outside. It felt […]
The recent weather has been amazing, and you may have noticed the flurry in the country; from haying, to combining, to hauling manure. This is the kind of weather we have been looking for since the beginning of July! I understand we are going to experience a drastic change by […]
The LaVallee Seniors committee are busily preparing senior events to take place in September. The first to take place is a picnic on September 14, at the Devlin Ball Park. The picnic will start at 2 p.m. with food being served from 4-5 p.m. This picnic is open to all […]
We all have our heroes, those we hold in high regard for their character or their skills or how they have changed the world for the better or even for eating 83 hot dogs in ten minutes. “Big Red,” a nickname for the big chestnut racehorse, is one of my […]
