I recently listened intently to a speaker talking about the need for looking to new solutions in community housing. An article in The Economist looked at new solutions for community housing. In a community like Fort Frances, sprawl and infill are easy solutions for new building lots. Coun. Wiedenhoft was […]
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A popular New Year’s resolution is eating healthier and/or having less fat in the foods we eat everyday. Every January we will notice an onslaught of extra people at the gym or on local outdoor running tracks. It seems we all want to be healthy, and sometimes all it takes […]
I was thinking the other day about the definition of belonging, of what it means to be part of something outside of ourselves, to feel a connectedness with others, be it friend or family. This time of year, where ice and snow and cold sometimes create barriers, a sense of […]
Submitted by Henry Miller
Tales from the Wild Side
Tales from the Wild Side
Besides the Christmas bird count (see table for results), the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists participate in the Nocturnal Owl Survey, which involves travelling along a pre-determined route year after year in April. The club has five routes. We begin half an hour after sunset and end at midnight, stopping […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Norma Kathleen Blight of Rainy River, Ont. on Jan. 13, 2020. Norma was born in Emo, Ont. on June 6, 1954 to Ella Carruthers. She lived her younger years in Barwick, Blackhawk and Emo and attended Fort Frances High School. […]
Frances Mary Shelfantook died peacefully on the evening of Jan. 17, 2020 at her home in Rainycrest at the age of 106. She was born on a homestead in Northern Minnesota on June 15, 1913 to Horace M. Carnahan and Anna Beckman. Her family moved to the Stratton area in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Melba announces her passing on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 at LaVerendrye Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born on June 7, 1969 in Seine River First Nation at a homebirth, she was later taken to Fort Frances to be checked […]
Peacefully on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, Tena Lundgren, 93, of Rainy River, formerly of Bergland, Ont. passed away at the Rainy River Hospital. Funeral service will take place at a later date in the spring and a complete announcement will follow.
With great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Colleen Hazel Hyatt, 69, of Mine Centre, Ont. on Jan. 17, 2020 at her residence. Funeral arrangements pending.
Dear editor, I would like to use the space in your paper to bring some hopefully helpful suggestions to the people who plan aspects of the life of a senior. First of all, I would like to thank the Town of Fort Frances for allowing me to become a Senior […]
