Daniel Jones, of Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. A traditional wake will be held on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation gymnasium. A traditional funeral service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at 10 a..m. at the […]
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It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Clay Chernaske on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. Clay was an amazing husband, dad, brother, son, and son-in-law who was loved, is missed tremendously, and always will be remembered and cherished. Clay was born on Oct. 14, 1961 in Fort Frances, […]
Here we are in mid-January! The dreaded long winter month already is half over. It seems like it went extra fast for me by spending one week sick and one week away. It still is pretty much Christmas at my place but if things go as planned, I will fix […]
I watched a film a few nights ago, “Suffragette,” released in Great Britain in 2015 and directed by Sarah Gavron, which depicted the women’s suffrage movement in Britain in 1912 and a small group of women who strayed from their previously peaceful attempts to gain the right to vote. The […]
A town delegation once again is heading to Toronto to “bend the ear” of various provincial ministers and parliamentary secretaries on seemingly chronic issues such as the need for a full-time Crown Attorney and resident judge here, the lack of “Connecting Link” funding to help repair our deteriorating roads, and […]
A friend and a mentor passed away this past weekend. As another Master official in Canada said in an e-mail to me, “A whistle has gone silent.” Jim Brow captured my imagination to what competitive swimming was all about. He was my mentor and he coached me as we travelled […]
With all of the cold weather that we’ve had over the past few weeks, I don’t think I could have picked a better week to get out of Northwestern Ontario and head south to Florida to get the 2018 FLW Tour started. My good friend from Kenora, Jamie Bruce, jumped […]
Lynn Kehler passed away, surrounded by the love of family and friends, on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Lynn was born in Indiana to Herman and Maureen Bryant on Nov. 14, 1934. Her family lived between Indiana and Kentucky in her early years. Her teenage years were spent in California, where […]
After a brief illness and with his family by his side, the family of Jack Edward Thomson announces his passing on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Jack was born on March 21, 1964 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Elgin […]
Jim Brow passed away on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 at 11 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
A seniors’ Bingo, sponsored by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, will be held at the Fort Frances Senior Centre (Sister Kennedy Centre) on Fridays from 1:30-3:30 p.m. starting today (Jan. 12). The cost is $2 per card, with the jackpot game being $1 per card. The Fort Frances Lakers will […]
