Dear editor: With the upcoming municipal election, we cannot expect that a new mayor and an almost new-look council will reduce taxes in Fort Frances. The need for revenue increases on a yearly basis. The cost of living in Ontario is expected to increase this year over three percent. This […]
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The Northern Policy Institute recently released a paper entitled “Exploring the Need for a Northern Newcomer Strategy.” It may have come to many as a shock but having watched census databases over the past two decades of the numbers and the reduction of population in the Rainy River District, it […]
It is great sadness that the family of Susan Joan Marr announces her passing on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Susan was born on June 4, 1954 in Fort Frances to the late Jack and Muriel Marr. She grew up in Fort […]
Ron Orton, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 at the Rainy River Health Centre at the age of 89. He was born on April 20, 1929 in Birmingham, England. After the end of WWII, Ron enlisted with the R.A.F. and was posted to Germany, where […]
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of John Harold Bagacki on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Although John had been struggling with cancer, he passed peacefully following a stroke. John was predeceased by his parents, George and Catherine; sister, Lillian Boyce; and brother-in-law, Bill Moen. He is […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Jean-Paul Forget, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont., announces his passing on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Paul is survived by his wife, Anne Forget; and children, Joelle Forget (spouse, John), Rozanne Flatt (partner, Mike), and […]
With family by her side, we sadly announce that Coreen Renee O’Connor (nee Szlauko) passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Coreen was born on Jan. 10, 1967 in Baudette, Mn. and raised in Rainy River, Ont. At […]
With family by his side, David Campbell Hughes, a true gentleman, passed away on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dave was born on Sept. 17, 1929 in Barwick, Ont. to Dave and Annie Hughes. He attended Shenston #5 Elementary Public School in Chapple […]
Norman “Pops” Luchka passed away peacefully, in his 93rd year, on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 at St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital. He is survived by his son, Raymond; grandchildren, Dustin and Allison; great-granddaughters, Ella and Paisley; sister, Anna; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Marie […]
Thomas Miller passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Born in Devlin, Ont on Oct. 14, 1936, Tom lived out his childhood and early years in Fort Frances and Crozier, Ont. He enjoyed playing hockey and stock car racing. In his early 20s, Tom married Orla […]
