BYE-Born to Casey Badiuk from Fort Frances, Ontario and Josh Bye, from Melbourne, Australia, a boy, Orion Peter, weighing 8 lbs 15 oz. on May 29, 2016 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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It is with the heaviest of hearts that the family of Robert Lynn Cain announces his peaceful passing on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Lynn was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Jan. 30, 1947 to Lorraine and Clifford Cain. He was raised down Cain Road, on the family farm in […]
Ken Fisher, 69, of Emo, Ont., entered into eternal peace after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, July 21, 2016 with his family by his side. Ken was born in Fort Frances, Ont. to Russell and Mary Fisher. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Alexander on April 26, […]
In Loving Memory May 29, 1935 – July 13, 2016 Out of respect for our father’s wishes, there will be no public service or traditional obituary. A private family dinner has been held in his honour. Special thanks to all of dad’s family and friends for your love and support.
Sadly, Rainy River District lost one of its strongest supporters last week. I received the sad news late Friday night that Linda Armstrong had lost her battle to cancer. Linda loved agriculture and her community. She had great passion about the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and was a part of […]
Why do birds begin singing at 3:30 a.m. before there is even the hint of a sunrise? Why on nights of high humidity are the sounds of the trains amplified? All of these questions—and even many more—have crossed my mind this past week as I have awakened from a deep […]
My friend has died; he is away as my grandmother said of death. Mike and I went to high school together, knew each other almost immediately, and for five years we had many of our classes together and we were friends. When I heard of Mike’s passing I felt an […]
For those of us across Northwestern Ontario who like to fish, the summer goes by way too fast. Already nearing the halfway point, it’s almost depressing. But that being said, there still are plenty of good days ahead for us to look forward to. After a weekend off without any […]
The following is the first of a two-part article on lowering predation losses by Barry Potter, OMAFRA: Livestock predation costs. Predation costs the farmer time, money, and emotional stress when production animals are destroyed. Predation also costs the government time, money, and emotional stress as public servants and municipal evaluators […]
Right around 100 teams will hit the water tomorrow morning when the 22nd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship kicks off for another year—which is well up from the 89 that took part last July. Coupled with the Emo Walleye Classic seeing more teams this year, and the “Castin’ for Cash” […]
Jack Elliott Dear editor: This past Sunday, Rainy River witnessed what a grand time can be had with a bit of cardboard, a few rolls of tuck tape, our beautiful river, and some community-minded volunteers. Once again, folks just stepped forward to make this happen. Bob McGreevy and Ken “Scrounger” […]
Mark Gerber Dear editor: Your headline on Page A4 in last week’s paper, “Right direction,” caught my eye. While reading it, my thoughts went to the story—or rather history—of a town in the Bible. We read about it in Genesis, chapters 18 and 19. It seems like the Lord himself […]
