After a life well lived, on April 25, 2019, Bohdan “Bud” Danylchuk passed away peacefully at the age of 92. Bud is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Flora; his children, BJ, Kim (Micheline), Andrew (Dawn Marie), Brent (Melissa), and Joy; his grandchildren, Mark, Lisa, Steven, Kassandra, Emily, […]
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It is with great sorrow that the family of Susan Don Tilley announces her passing on Sunday, April 14, 2019. Susie was born on December 18, 1979 to Randy and Joyce House and grew up in Fort Frances. She became a mother at a young age and made her children […]
Riverside Health Care will hold its next open board meeting this evening at 6 p.m. in the board room at Rainycrest Long Term Care. Badiuk’s Boat Show 2019 will go on until 5 p.m. today, and then continue Friday, April 26 from 9 am.-5 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 from […]
When it comes to cooking, baking, and mealtime, butter has a definite role in the kitchen and at the dinner table. I know that even mentioning the comparison of butter to margarine is going to stir up a lot of opinions, but I am going to express my view anyway. […]
The Ontario Ford government has a new license plate slogan “A Place To Grow” and yet for Northern Ontario residents and students, the government is making it more difficult to grow and become educated, let alone develop new skills for the changing 21st century economy. First came the huge cuts […]
Dear Duane, I was disappointed to read the jeer in the paper directed at local business owners for a letter of concern written to mayor and council. This letter called attention to the recent and significant increase in problematic/criminal behaviour downtown and suggested possible solutions. As someone who works downtown, […]
Lorna Grace Dolph (nee Cooper), 81, passed away peacefully March 26, 2019 at River Heights Lodge, North Battleford, Sask. Loran was born in Fort Frances, Ont. Left to cherish many memories are Lorna’s brother, Harvey (Bonnie) Cooper; brothers-in-law, Carl (Adeline) Norris, and Vein Dolph; daughters, Deborah Werbiski, Janet (Robert) Gust, and […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Wasyl (William) Slobozian on April 18, 2019 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances. Wasyl was born in March 7, 1929 to Nick and Mary Slobozian in the RM of Boulton, Man. He will be greatly missed […]
Samuel Harcus, 97, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away suddenly on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Sam was born on April 30, 1921 in Drumlithie, Scotland to Samuel and Johan Harcus. The family moved to Canada in 1926. He was a […]
Janice Ball, mother of Kevin Bobczynski, passed away peacefully at La Verendrye Hospital on Good Friday, April 19, 2019. She will be dearly missed by son, Kevin, and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth; her sisters, Linda Bisson (Robert) and Donna Rawluk (Cal); and her brother Richard (Nancy). She was affectionately known as Granny […]
