Rose Ella Bernardi passed away peacefully at her home, Rainycrest Long Term Care, on July 31, 2020, at the age of 90. Rose was born in Fort Frances, Ontario, on June 30, 1930 to the late Jessie and Joseph Turewich. She attended Robert Moore School and later went on to […]
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The UNFC, in partnership with Treaty #3 will be holding a community Barbecue, on Friday, July 31, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Circle of Life Centre, located at 616 Mowat Avenue in Fort Frances. Everyone is welcome for this free community event! The Riverside Foundation for Healthcare is […]
Oran a azu nwa, translated to English – it takes a village to raise a child – is an African proverb, specifically from Nigeria’s Igbo people. The saying is familiar to many of us, but I am not sure we give it much thought. The Igbo people believe an entire […]
Machigabowiik – Sturgeon Clan It is with great sadness that the family of Annie Wayash announces her passing on Monday, July 20, 2020 at her home in Mitaanjigamiing First Nation. She was born on April 25, 1942 in Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation to Andrew and Evelyn Morrison. She moved to Seine […]
Blueberries. In a pie, muffins, blueberry crisp, on your morning cereal, or straight up by the handful, right off the bush. You can’t beat ‘em. They are truly one of the real treats of living in the north. Of course anything worthwhile takes some effort. With blueberries it’s picking them. […]
By Robin McCormick
There are definitely happy moments to celebrate (even with COVID changing our world).July 24 George and Martha Siemens celebrated their 50th anniversary! Gary Barker turned 75 years old on July 25. Gary and his family lived many years in our municipality. Congratulations to Dennis Wright and Jasmine Hunter on the […]
Friday night my brother in law walk out of the front door of the cabin and watched a lightning light show surrounding him. The lights flashed, colours blossomed in the clouds and no rumble could be heard coming across the lake. Sunday morning around three, the light shows reappeared. The […]
Next month sees the focus of my Step Forward fundraiser transition to the Riverside Health Foundation – Chemotherapy Unit. Summarizing the impact cancer has on our world in 500 words would be like trying to review the entire Marvel Universe movie collection in a couple of paragraphs. Cancer has such […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Duane Quinn Ottertail announces his passing on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Duane was born on January 19, 1970 in Fort Frances, ON to Arthur and Beatrice Ottertail. He lived in Lac La Croix First Nation […]
An open letter to Ministers Bill Morneau and Melanie Joly, We are writing today as Members of Parliament from across Northern Ontario regarding the need for additional financial support for small and medium sized tourism businesses in our region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past several weeks, […]
Summer is really moving along – and for the most part we certainly cannot complain about the weather. Well, that is funny because I tend to complain about the weather but that is just because of rain. Last week we should have been braver and cut more hay than we […]
No matter when you choose to plant trees and shrubs in your yard or garden there are two very important rules to keep in mind to insure the survival and growing success of your plants. Rule #1: Prepare a million-dollar hole for a one hundred dollar tree, and Rule […]
