EVENTS CALENDAR The Fort Frances volunteer bureau will be having its AGM TONIGHT Tuesday, June 10th at 7:00 at the volunteer bureau. All members are welcome to attend. Walk&Roll with us-Fort Frances Stroke Alliance Awareness Walk. On Weds. June 11 at 10 a.m. Starting at the Sorting Gap Marina ending […]

EVENTS CALENDAR Annual Watten Fire Hall Garage Sale & Bake Table: Saturday, June 7, from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Watten Fire Hall Donations Welcome: Drop off donations from June 1 to June 6, between 6:00 and 8:00 PM For Info call (807) 274-6057 or (807) 274-7088 The […]

News of Riverside Health Care breaking up with its fundraising arm, Riverside Foundation for Health Care without a coherent public explanation is disappointing and disheartening. Due to the lack of transparency, the public is left to draw its own conclusions from the unanswered questions: 1. Why did Riverside need the […]

I needed a pick-me-up today, like I do most days, a reminder that many things are going well in this world and opportunities are being created for those who most need it. In my quest for such a story, I stumbled upon the documentary film on Netflix, The Quilters. This […]

Born to Natalie Desjardins and Tim Mitchell of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Thomas Alexander Louis, weighing 9 lbs 15 oz, on May 23, 2025 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Star and Keenan of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Khayam Dean Edward, weighing 7 lbs 10 oz, on May 14, 2025 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

A funeral for Lorna Jean Arbuckle June 20, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Fellowship Church at 605 McIrvine Road, Fort Frances, Ontario.

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Loretta Fay Ivanowich announce her passing on May 29, 2025, at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ontario. Loretta was born on June 30, 1934, in Devlin, Ontario, to Murdoch and Ellizabeth (Libby) McKay. She is survived by her […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Ivan Norman Lafond on May 22, 2025. Ivan was born September 8, 1963, to Gerard and Janice Lafond (nee Barker) in North York General Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. In 1969, Ivan moved with his mother and two brothers […]

Sadly the family announces the sudden passing of Peter James Seguin, 66, at the Atikokan General Hospital on Sunday, April 20, 2025. Peter was born in Rainy River, Ont., on May 5, 1958, to parents Edith and Theodore Seguin. Peter grew up in Pinewood and worked at numerous jobs over […]

It is with our deepest sadness the family of Daniel Wayne Shine announce his sudden passing on May 29, 2025. Full obituary to follow.