Secure: Free from danger or attack; free from risk or loss. The escalation of hostilities between Iran and the United States brings into focus the need to revive the East-West Pipeline. The hostilities potentially surrounding the Gulf of Hormuz that would shut off shipments of oil from the middle east […]
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Bernice Ozero, aged 96 years of Fort Frances, passed away peacefully at LaVerendrye Hospital on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, with daughter Mary Jane and son Don at her side and other family members in her heart. As per Bernie’s wishes and directions, a private family memorial will be held at […]
The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club meets on the first Thursday of every month. The first meeting of the year will be held on Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. For more info, email mrsontario58@gmail.com The Fort Frances Muskie Girls will be holding a 20th anniversary alumni game […]
Jim Cumming
We look at technology as good for advancing productivity while reducing costs. Already robots and sophisticated machinery are eliminating many jobs in manufacturing. Technology has eliminated many cashiers at checkouts in grocery stores and wait staff at many counters of fast food restaurants across Canada. Technology now makes it possible […]
Wednesday marks a whole new year and a whole new decade. We leave the teens behind and will begin a new year and new decade with a clean slate. Of course, we will drag along unfinished business from 2019, but a new year and new decade may enable us to […]
Like I say every year – we spend so much time, planning, cleaning, organizing, shopping, cooking and eating and Christmas is over in a blink of an eye. If we could just slow down the time. I hope that everyone enjoyed their holiday no matter what! Really until now the […]
Earl Cecil Kellar, of Dryden, Ontario, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on Dec. 24, 2019. A Celebration of Earl’s Life will be held Friday, Jan. 10th, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 63, Dryden. Interment will be held at a later […]
Ross Anderson passed away peacefully with his family by his side at LaVerendrye Hospital on Dec. 27, 2019. A memorial mass will be held on Friday, Jan. 3. 2020 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church in Pinewood with Father Thomas Mullamangalam officiating. Interment will be […]
For many of us who enjoy ice fishing there have been a bunch of great memories created on the ice over the Christmas holidays. While I was going through school, the two week Christmas break was always one of my favourite times of the year because it meant there would […]
LAFRENIERE-Born to Alyxandra Barnard and Justin LaFreniere, a girl, Hazel Emily, of Fort Frances, Ontario, weighing 7 lbs 8 oz on December 18, 2019 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
