With 2018 coming to a close, I would like to wish everyone in Thunder Bay-Rainy River a safe and happy Christmas season. I thank you all for your continued support, and wish you and your family health and happiness in the New Year! I also wanted to take this opportunity […]
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I find myself thinking of those whose hearts are aching; who are pierced with a longing that raises its pain at every breath and who feel the only way to stop the agony is to stop breathing. It is a hushed conversation. We readily discuss the horrors of cancer and […]
It is the week before a New Year arrives and as I look back, it has been an exciting time for Rainy River District. Record cattle sales and expanding grain fields greatly have increased the agricultural economy across the district. Daily truckloads of grain are passing through Fort Frances on […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia (Patti) Arlene Webb announces her peaceful passing, with her family by her side, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 77 after a short struggle with cancer. Patti, as […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Severino “Sam” Piccinato, 95, announces his passing on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort France, Ont. Sam was born on April 2, 1923 in Azzano Decimo, Italy to the late Vittorio and Albina Pizzinato. He was […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will visit the International Falls Broncos on Friday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. at Bronco Arena for the opener of their annual two-game “Border Battle” exhibition series. The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Thief River Falls Norskies in SIJHL action on Friday, Dec. 21 […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Donald Easton announces his passing on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Don was born on April 24, 1935 to Stewart and Ila Easton. He grew up in Fort Frances. He was united in […]
The family of Mike Bodnar announces his sudden passing on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with family by his side. Mike was born on July 15, 1933 in Pineridge, Man. to the late Joseph and Dora Bodnar. Mike lived there until moving […]
Bonnie Janet Crozier, 68, passed away peacefully, in the presence of her three children, on the evening of Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 in Calgary, Alta. She was born on Jan. 28, 1950. She will be lovingly remembered by many, including her children, Samantha Steele (Jeff Cook), Anna Dennis (Fred Dennis), […]
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our wife, mother, Baba, sister, and friend, Eileen, who left us on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 79. Eileen was predeceased by her parents, George and Lena Ballan; and […]
With great sadness, Kathie, Bradley, and Laurie Anne, together with their families, wish to announce the passing of their mother, Patti Webb, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Dec. 21, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Michaela Janelle Smith announces her passing on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 in Brampton, Ont. She was born on April 21, 1998 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Patrick Smith and Susan Paypom and grew up in Naicatchewenin First Nation. She loved to […]
