Sadly, the family announces the passing of William Alexander Lennix, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont. on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. A complete announcement to follow.
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Joy Danylchuk, born July 11, 1965, died peacefully at home in Thunder Bay with family by her side on Aug. 24, 2019. Joy was predeceased by her father, Bohdan (Dr. Bud) Danylchuk. She is survived by her mother, Flora Danylchuk; her sister, BJ; and brothers, Kim (Micheline), Andrew (Dawn Marie) […]
Christina (Chris) Lowey (nee Vanderhorst) passed away peacefully at La Verendrye Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 with her family by her side. Christina was born Nov. 8, 1927 in Winnipeg, Man. to Johannus and Huberdina Vanderhorst, the fourth of six children. Christina will be forever remembered by her family […]
Lois Stoltz left her hospice bed at Rainy Lake Medical Center, International Falls, Mn. on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 and entered the heavenly gates to meet her Lord and Saviour. Born to William and Doris McCready on Aug. 12, 1949, she was the third of five children in a very […]
With school back in session, the streets are seeing more bicycle and pedestrian traffic. What this means is residents–not just school age children–who are walking and riding bicycles on the sidewalks and roadways must take measures to ensure they are safe and following the law. For example, cyclists are reminded […]
Dear editor, As a doctor in Thunder Bay Regional’s emergency department, I see first hand how governments can fail some of us. In my current job, I certainly help people, but I feel that I can do even more to make lives better all-round. That’s why I think my background […]
I wonder who is really listening to students attending secondary school? In a race to reduce costs and seemingly to reduce teachers in Grades 9 through 12, the provincial government is mandating students take 4 courses on-line in their high school years beginning next year. It is interesting that 95 […]
Dear Mr. Douglass: It was Maryland. Not Maryland now, but Maryland in 1824, though more often than not it feels the same, the lessons of two hundred years easily forgotten. You had blood that blended well, of Native American they call it in Maryland, and African, neither white, never white […]
With great sadness, the family of Peggy Johnson announces her passing on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019 at her home with family by her side. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
As Carol Burnett would say, “The time has come to say goodbye.” I was born Sylvia Ann Green in Emo, Ont., on April 26, 1939 to Harold and Marie Green. I grew up in Fort Frances and graduated from Fort Frances High School. I married Ron Eggett. He and I […]
Bob Wepruk, George Elliott and the Northern Jammers will hold a free concert on Thursday, Sept. 5 at the Rainy Lake Square from 6-8 p.m. Bring a chair. Their country and bluegrass tunes will be sure to get you dancing. A Dudley Hewitt Cup special “action plan” meeting will be […]
Safety must guide us at all times. Whether we are on a ladder changing a light bulb in our home, painting a ceiling, or operating a power tool, one must always be vigilant to danger. Bright yellow school buses began rolling down streets, backroads and highways today. A stopped bus […]
