BOSHEY-Born to Haley Councillor and Trevor Boshey, a girl, Violet, of Fort Frances, Ontario, weighing 6 lbs 14 oz on December 4, 2019 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Donald James McRae, 80, passed away in his home in Brantford, Ont. on Nov. 19, 2019. He was born on March 28, 1939 to James “Jim” McRae and Ella McRae in Black Hawk, Ont. On April 6, 1985, he married Anne MacPherson in Thunder Bay, Ont. They lived in Kenora, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Alvin Gillies must share news of his passing. Alvin slipped away peacefully from natural causes on Dec. 14, 2019. Alvin was born on Feb. 10, 1933. London, Ont. was home during his formative years. His father was away at war during […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Alice “Jennie” Sockolotuk announces her passing on Dec. 16, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Mom was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 15, 1929 to Thomas and Polly Ossachuk. She was a cheerleader in high school […]
On Dec. 4 2019, surrounded by loved ones, Catherine Anne Saunders-Wilson peacefully slipped away far too soon from this beautiful world. Cathy was born on Oct. 30, 1951 in Fort Frances to Jean and Fraser Cuthbertson. y was a true Northern Ontario girl; her siblings, Marilyn (Larry), Jim (Kathy), and […]
Larisa Curr, 63, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital. A visitation will be held on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019 at 7 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Parish prayers will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be […]
Johanne was born to Charles and Lilianne Anfossi (née Béchard) on Oct. 15, 1957 in Montreal. She was the youngest of seven. The Anfossi family lived mostly in Montreal, and Johanne graduated from CÉGEP at Vanier College in 1974 before moving to Gillam, Man. Johanne met the love of her […]
Karl Kaun, age 61 years, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. While Karl lived most of his life with partial paralysis, he never let that limit his abilities. Nothing could keep him from enjoying his favourite fishing holes on Jackfish Lake. He amazed everyone with his ability to […]
I have just come in from my wood shop. It has been a very busy place this past two months and I am struggling to finish the last project to go under the tree. One gift was delivered on Saturday evening and I hope the person who received the gift […]
For the past 15 years or so, a group of friends and I have been heading north in Sunset Country for the last week of the moose hunting season that closes annually on Dec. 15. Typically it’s cold and the hunting is tough but we always have a good time […]
Someone said to me the other day that she wasn’t creative and wished she was. I thought about that for a minute and then a few days later I heard Lynda Barry, an American cartoonist and educator, speak on CBC Radio about our creativity. We all have creativity within us, […]






