ESSELINK-Born to Ashley and Adam, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Austin James, weighing 9 lbs 12 oz on June 22, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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The final stop of the 2018 FLW Tour took place this past weekend at Lake St. Clair on the Michigan/Ontario border. After a great few days of pre-fishing with my brother, Ben, I was excited to get the tournament started. I was confident I was going to catch a bunch […]
“Mall Days” goes today (June 28) in downtown Fort Frances, including an Early Iron Car Club show, onstage activities, kids’ corner, and then an evening vendor market from 5-8 p.m. As well, local country singer Doug Judson will take to the Rainy Lake Square stage from 6-8 p.m. Riverside Health […]
Ahhh, construction season. It didn’t take long for lengthy lineups to appear after work began on the overpass here last Wednesday afternoon. By late Friday morning, exacerbated by the weekly influx of tourist traffic flooding into Northwestern Ontario at the local border crossing, the eastbound line stretched as far as […]
Doug Ford has hit the ground running and with a few announcements even before being sworn into office, he clearly has demonstrated things will be different. Gone are the working luncheon caucus meetings with supplied food. Instead, the PC caucus will be expected to “brown bag” it. Or perhaps Mr. […]
I originally wrote this column on the last Monday evening in May. I was going to recycle it completely until I reread it and realized a few things were worth revisiting. The apple blossoms aren’t on the breeze anymore. Back then, the scent of the new blooms drifted on the […]
I am in a state of emotional rage and I’m struggling to focus on the simplest of tasks–tasks as simple as flossing or walking. I can’t think straight and all I can think about is the images of children taken from their mothers at the U.S.-Mexican border, oftentimes removed with […]
She began her journey to the spirit world on Friday, June 22, 2018 in Fort Frances, Ont. Samantha will join her family who have travelled on before her. Samantha was born on Nov. 3, 1983 in Winnipeg, Man. She is survived by her mother, Charlene Joanna Calder (nee Tom) of […]
Douglas (“Doug”) Hoffman, 59, of Hoffman’s Habour, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away with family by his side on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. As per his wishes, there will be no funeral. A complete obituary will follow.
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Blanche Olga Bernier (nee Olinyk), 98, of Rainy River, Ont., on Thursday, June 21, 2018. A funeral mass will be held Friday, July 6, 2018 at 11 a.m. at our Lady of Good Counsel in Rainy River, with Fr. Thomas officiating. Parish prayers […]
It is with deepest sympathy that the family announces the passing of Joyce Smith (nee Wolden), at the age of 92, on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at Roseview Manor in Thunder Bay, Ont. Joyce was born on May 6, 1926 in Fort Frances, Ont. and excelled at school, attending college […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Guy Edward Meilleur announces his passing on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Guy was born on Nov. 15, 1965 in Calgary, Alta. to Edward and Lynn Meilleur. He is survived by his […]
