With great sadness, the family announces the sudden passing of John Landry, 62, of Fort Frances Ont., on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. John was born on Jan. 16, 1956 to Leo and Thelma Landry and raised in Campbell’s Bay, Que. John drove pulp […]
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It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of William “Bill” Renzo Loney, 77, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. and formerly of Emo, Ont., on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. A celebration of Bill’s life will take place Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 2 p.m. […]
With his Loving family at his side, Jim passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Jim was born on June 30, 1931 to the late Anna and John Meek of Sprague, Man., where he was raised. He met the love of […]
I remember Saturday morning cartoons with great fondness. I know we “older generation” types can be nostalgic fools, none more so than me, and our traditions and habits tend to outshine those of the generations following when we set about engaging in comparison duels and usually, not always but often, […]
MCTAVISH-Born to Erika Wiebe and Craig McTavish, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, a boy, Duncan Lyle, weighing 9 lbs 6 oz, 21” long, on March 13, 2018 at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario. Proud grandparents are Doug and Patti McTavish of Devlin, Ontario, and Jennifer Onofreychuk and Nelson Wiebe.
Since I returned home to Canada last week after a few weeks of bass fishing in the southern U.S., I wasted little time before getting on the Sunset Country ice to catch some fish. Before I left on this last trip, I had booked several guide trips for ice-fishing over […]
Well, Monday was my official first day back at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) though I am out of town most of the week so you won’t likely catch me there until next week. Still, seed already has been coming in–which is likely the earliest I have ever seen […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Eva Mattson announces her passing on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances. […]
Surrounded by her loved ones, Rosemarie Wagner (nee Rizzo) passed away peacefully on Monday, March 12, 2018. Rosemarie was born on Aug. 13, 1955 to Frank and Jennie Rizzo. She grew up in Fort Frances, Ont., the middle of five children. Laughter always came easily to Rose (or Rosie to […]
The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in SIJHL action on Friday, March 16 before concluding their regular-season schedule against the Thief River Falls Norskies on Saturday, March 17. Both games go at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena, with admission for each one […]
Has the populist wave that swept Donald Trump into the White House in the November, 2016 U.S. presidential election now pushed north of the border? That’s the conclusion many are drawing after Doug Ford was elected as the new leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives–a decision that only was confirmed […]
Dear editor: On behalf of the Friends of the Museum, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out on Saturday, March 3 to participate in “SnOasis 6.” The weather co-operated and allowed for a fun day of activities at the new Rainy Lake Square in […]
