Nancy Ann Green passed away quietly with family by her side on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care after an unexpected illness. Nancy was born in International Falls, Mn. on April 20, 1936. Nancy grew up in Fort Frances attending school and completing her high school at […]
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It is with great sadness the family of Kathleen Louise Advent, 95, of Rainy River, Ont., announce her passing at the Rainy River Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 with her family by her side. Kay was born January 30, 1924 in Pinewood, Ont., to parents Fanny and Thomas Chandler. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of David Yerxa announces his passing on Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 in Kenora. A traditional wake will be held on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 from 5 p.m. at the Couchiching First Nation Multi Use Building followed with a traditional funeral service in […]
After a hard-fought battle with cancer, Sharon Ann Strachan, 69, passed away peacefully with her husband and daughters by her side on Aug. 17, 2019. Sharon was born June 21, 1950 in Fort Frances, Ontario to Clifford and Amelia Bruyere. Sharon grew up in a large family on Couchiching First […]
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Patricia Jurivee (nee Mainville) of Couchiching First Nation announce her sudden passing at the young age of 69 on Saturday, Aug. 3 at La Verendrye Hospital. She passed peacefully after her valiant battle with illness and was surrounded […]
Another Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair has come and gone, and whether you happened to make it out to Emo or not, there’s little doubt the fair continues to be a vital district event. The fair draws residents of all ages from across the district, whether they’re fans […]
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Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
Working at the Fort France Times and being a part of this incredible, welcoming town, never could I have imagined feeling like I am leaving with my own Fort Frances citizenship. Within the first few days, different members of the town made me forget about any false worries I had […]
Dear Editor, As president of the Rainy River Trappers Council, I have been involved in a project to provide pine marten nesting boxes across our district over the past nine years. With the support of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club, the Rainy River Stewardship Council, and Ogimaa Binesiijog, R.R. District […]
I recently spoke with two young graduates from university about what they viewed their beginning career moves. One looked to go on to post grad studies for a law degree to develop green energy policies for the future. The other was looking to begin his engineering career in developing green […]
Going into last week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River, I was feeling quite a bit of pressure to have a good tournament. I was sitting in 46th place in the 75 angler field through six tournaments of the 10-event season. We get points based on where […]
What a weekend! I was really hoping the rain would hold off until the races were over on Saturday night but that didn’t happen! We really wondered what to do for our steer auction and thought hard about setting up inside the barn, but we all looked at our weather […]
Sharon Ann Strachan passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 with her husband Murray, and their daughters Michelle Strachan and Nicole Miller by her side. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church on Couchiching First Nation […]
