COSTA ARAUJO-Born to Isabela Marcia Dias Costa and Fabricio Aurujo Da Silva, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Sebastian Benjamim, weighing 6 lbs 11 oz on October 19, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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As the small lakes across Northwestern Ontario freeze over this week, most of the regular bass and walleye anglers have packed their gear away for another season. Musky anglers are a different breed, however, many of which are known to break ice with their boats to get in those last […]
Madeleine (Cleroux) Lindberg passed away in the early-morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
It is with great sadness that the family of Phyllis Ann Ulrich announces her sudden passing on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018 in Naicatchewenin First Nation, Ont. Phyllis was born on Sept. 6, 1962 in Fort Frances, Ont. to George and Dolly Councillor. She worked for the Naicatchewenin First Nation band […]
I don’t think I’ve ever attended a writers’ event, either as a spectator or as a participant, that the question isn’t posed, “Who are you reading these days?” I never seem to have an answer at the ready. After all, no one asks me who I am wearing–and that’s a […]
The Friends of the Fort Frances Museum will hold its seventh-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser, this year entitled “Novemberfest,” today (Nov. 1) from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the museum. It also will feature beer, hors d’oeuvres, live music, games, and an auction. Tickets cost $30 in advance (available at the museum) and $35 […]
Thankfully, we only have to put up with the political ads that have littered U.S. airwaves for months for less than a week more–at least until the next election cycle there rolls around again in two years. The sheer repetitiveness of the ads is annoying enough to send even the […]
Dear editor: Borderland Pride wishes to congratulate David Kircher, Raymond Roy, and Kathryn Pierroz on their election to the Rainy River District School Board. Each of these candidates earned our endorsement after responding affirmatively to our recent questionnaire, administered by Dawson Mihichuk, about their support for modern, inclusive, and fact-based […]
Dear editor: The Associates of Ste. Marguerite d’Youville sincerely thank the community for providing the many coats and accessories that were distributed during our annual coat giveaway. Many thanks to the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau for the use of the hall and thanks to McTaggarts for the coat racks. Our […]
All the leaves have almost fallen. Nothing but the black skeleton of the branches remain in a lifeless pose. It is a bleak season where all the colours and shades of flowers and shrubbery have disappeared, leaving only blackness and the grey shadows of the coming winter season. The last […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Michael Zimmerman, of Emo, Ont., on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at the Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home in Fort Frances, Ont. His passing follows a year after that of his beloved wife, Elisabeth (Neitemeier) Zimmerman. Michael was born on March […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Janet Bruyere announces her passing on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Janet was born on June 12, 1942 in the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation to Mary and Stewart Jack. She worked as an […]
