RUNDQUIST-Born to Cody and Paula, nee Blair, of Barwick, Ontario, a girl, Winnifred Marie, weighing 7 lbs 11 oz on January 20, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Mary Lindholm, 97, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will follow.
With loved ones at her side, Vivian Ione Neilson passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont.; united at last with those she missed so deeply. Vivian was born on April 4, 1928 on the northeast corner of Sifton Township, at the […]
Sen. Gord “Chips” Calder, 84 years young, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 with his family by his side. Born in 1933, Gord was a passionate man who enjoyed life to the fullest, especially when it came to hockey, family, and learning more of his Métis […]
Ruby Gallagher passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont after struggling for many years with Alzheimer’s. She was born in Emo, Ont. on May 4, 1926 to Annie VanDrunen. Her father, Anton, had passed before her birth. Ruby’s older brother, Hank, was the […]
With broken hearts, the family of Les Cain announce his passing on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. Les fought a brave battle with lung cancer. He leaves to mourn his wife of 58 years, Lorraine; three daughters, Pamela (John), Valerie (Ruth), and Janet […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Rose Chabot, 73, of Emo, Ont., on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018 at the Emo Health Centre. Rose was born in Fort Frances, Ont. Rose was united in marriage to Sydney Darrah and together they raised their family on a farm north of Devlin, […]
The Senate last week passed the bill to change two words of “O Canada” to make it gender-neutral–almost eight months after its initial passage by the House of Commons. It’s hard to believe it took so long to drag out the decision to include women–as in just over half of […]
Dear editor: As a snowplow driver, I would like to express my concerns over some drivers lack of understanding of a left-hand turn signal on a plow truck. There seems to be a misunderstanding that a left-hand signal means to pass a snowplow. This is not the case! Last Wednesday, […]
I often have wondered how two people fall in love and continue to build on that love through their lifetimes. I remember, in my courting days, heading to the florist on Valentine’s Day to pick up a bouquet of roses and stopping by the drug store for a box of […]
On Jan. 19, I visited Pikangikum First Nation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, Kenora MP Bob Nault, and Indigenous Services minister Jane Philpott. This was the first time a sitting prime minister had visited NAN Territory, and I was honoured to be there alongside […]
After a couple of weeks in Florida, all this cold weather over the past week since I returned home has been kind of rough of me! As someone who loves to go fishing, anywhere, anytime, even I’ll admit that the thought of heading out in windy, minus-25 degree weather is […]
