HAMDANI-Born to Alfri Ibnn and Meutia, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Ibrahim Ali Syahreza, weighing 7 lbs 2 oz. on April 12, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

EVANS-Born to Valerie and Trent, of Devlin, Ontario, a girl, Dakota Jean, weighing 7 lbs 10 oz. on April 12, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

ANDERSON-Born to Matthew and Alicia, nee Desserre, of Stratton, Ontario, a girl, Aspen Rose, weighing 7 lbs 10 oz. on April 10, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

VERNER-Born to Reeva Chiefson and Stuart Verner, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Kaylum Lukas, weighing 8 lbs 14 oz. on April 7, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

LIMESAND-Born to Devon Heil and Devon Limesand, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Jack Alexander, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz. on April 5, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

THOMS-Born to Randy and Sally, nee Lee, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Oak Delilah, weighing 7 lbs 5 oz. on April 2, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, surrounded by family, Gladys McPherson walked with the Lord to meet her parents, brother, and sisters. She was born on Aug. 26, 1949 in Fort Frances, Ont. to John and Clara McPherson. She grew up in Couchiching First Nation, Ont. and later taught in Fort […]

Mary Clinker passed away Friday, April 21, 2017. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.

The 2017 Business & Community Expo goes today (April 21) from 4-9 p.m. and again Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Admission is $3 per person, with children 12 and under being free. “Spring Fever Days” continues today and tomorrow (April 21-22) in Emo. See […]

Those involved in promoting the performing arts locally deserve kudos for the important work they do. The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts, for instance, has offered district students (and adults, too) the opportunity to showcase their musical, vocal, and dramatic talents for close to 80 years now. […]

In February, you start to get lake fever. By the end of March, you are chomping to get on the water. April comes and the snow disappears, lawns are raked, and the ice recedes. Cabin season has arrived. The warm temperatures of Friday and Saturday had begun teasing us with […]

I was listening to CBC Radio the other day while I was driving. I can’t remember what the program was about, due to my failing retention, but the discussion focused on thinking for ourselves. On challenging those who make authoritative statements founded on nothing but opinion; where hubris gets in […]