On Friday, October 9, 2020, our beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, Muriel Jessie Kropelin (previously Bylund) (nee Fulton), passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the amazing age of 105 (and a half!). Muriel was born on March 7, 1915 in Fort Frances, Ontario to Margaret and Leland […]
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December 7, 1953 – October 5, 2020 It is with profound sadness that the family of Paul Robert Falconer announce his peaceful passing on Monday October 5, 2020 at the age of 66 years after a short battle with cancer. Condolences can be left at the following website: www.capitalcitycremation.ca/obituaries/paul-falconer
It is with profound sorrow that the family of David Harold Christiansen announces his sudden passing on Thursday, October 8, 2020 in Fort Frances, Ontario. Dave was born on June 1, 1960 to Harco and Gurlie Christiansen. He lived in Fort Frances all his life and worked in the local […]
It is with the heaviest of hearts that the family of Blaine Caldwell announce his passing on October 9th in Thunder Bay, ON. Blaine was born in Bath, N.B. on June 4, 1990. He grew up in Bristol, N.B., and graduated from high school there. Blaine went on to College […]
The Hudson’s Bay store in Downtown Winnipeg is closing soon. I heard the announcement today (October 4) on CBC Radio while I was driving, and I gasped. I didn’t gasp because the Hudson’s Bay Company is in financial difficulties, as many companies are in financial difficulties during this pandemic, the […]
Rainy River Seniors Activity Depot Did you know that the population of our town of Rainy River is approximately 60 per cent seniors? When we turned 55 we are qualified as seniors, but many of us don’t feel like the name fits us. We are not only younger in age […]
As I write this, it is Thanksgiving Day. For Canadians it is much different than previous Thanksgivings. For Marnie and myself, we are in Calgary celebrating our granddaughter’s first birthday, which coincides with the Thanksgiving long weekend. For most families across Canada, the traditional gatherings of families and friends around […]
I hope everyone was able to enjoy a great Thanksgiving weekend – with or without turkey. I was fortunate to be able to celebrate with a few friends on Saturday night (with a ton of laughs and teasing) and again on Sunday night with my family. I know I have […]
Now that you know what you can plant for a xeriscaped (drought tolerant) garden it is time to prepare the garden. Here are the seven principles that xeriscaping is based on and can easily be adapted to any type of garden. Planning and Design Planning is key, as you […]
Heading into this last stretch of the Bassmaster Elite Series season where we have four events over a six week period I will admit that I was a little bit nervous about my chances of success. We knew the fishing was going to be tough at these tournaments, it’s just […]
Rainy River Rec presents the Rainy River’s Trail of Terror. The spooky event will take place Fridays and Saturdays from October 17 to 31. Soft scare and hard scare options available. Maximum of six people per group, with a cost of $5 per person for the soft scare, and $10 […]
It is with profound sadness and broken hearts that we announce the passing of Carol Vera Diane Wolanicki on October 1, 2020 at the Rainy River Hospital with her loving family by her side. Mom was born November 22, 1942 in Rainy River to William and Anne Race, she was […]
