It is with great sorrow that the family of Martin Tibbs announces his peaceful passing on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 at home. He was born on April 10, 1941 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Harold and Anna-Claire Tibbs. He grew up in Fort Frances and with the encouragement of his […]
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Elvene Hamilton, 70, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019 in Morden, Man. Elvene joined this world on June 25, 1948 in Fort Frances, Ont., born to John Irwin Hamilton and Violet Elvira (Wedlund) Hamilton. She spent her life bringing love and joy to all she met. She had a […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Clyde Ditmars announces his sudden passing on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Clyde was born on March 27, 1934 in Kakabeka Falls, Ont. to Dick and Alice Ditmars. He was raised in Kakabeka Falls. […]
A headline in Friday’s Chronicle Journal read “Economy relies on people.” It could have read “It’s the population, stupid.” Our biggest challenge across Rainy River District, and all of Northwestern Ontario for that matter, is attracting immigrants to take up jobs in our communities. Somehow, we need to develop policies […]
I will tell you right from the start that I am a Type 2 diabetic who is insulin dependent. It has forced me to pay greater attention to what I eat for almost 25 years. Sometimes I have been more successful than at other times, and exercise certainly plays a […]
Across Sunset Country, we are blessed with more water than most places in North America. Minnesota boasts about having 10,000 lakes. Well, Sunset Country has more than 75,000 bodies of water! And all of that water means we have many options for places to fish on lakes both small and […]
The big news of the weekend is the fact that Richard Norman “caught” the ace of spade on Friday night to win a total of $21,711.20. Though we felt a bit disappointed that Round # 5 of the weekly draw was over, we had a goal that we wanted to […]
I am willing to bet that self-doubt is a common human affliction–and is even more of a hidden struggle for those who display a quality I find most offensive: hubris. I was at an art gallery in Halifax last year to visit an exhibition of an artist friend of mine. […]
It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of Mom on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Mom was born on Jan. 18, 1932 in Springwater, Sask. She married Donald Gerald McDiarmid on Oct. 18, 1950. Together they had three beautiful children, […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team will host the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints of Kenora today (Jan. 10) at 7 p.m. at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in SIJHL action on Friday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Greg Anderson, 63, announces his passing on Tuesday Jan. 2, 2019 in the loving care of the Rainy River Hospital. Greg was born on Dec. 26, 1955 to Allan and Leone Anderson of Stratton, Ont. Greg will be dearly missed and […]
