BOTSFORD-Born to Sara and Jordan, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Henry Enns, weighing 7 lbs 4 oz. on July 23, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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VELDHUISEN-Born to Kaitlyn and Joel, of Emo, a boy, Griffin Nicholas, weighing 8 lbs 13 oz. on July 17, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
I know you shouldn’t complain about all the wrong things in your life because I do realize how much good I have. But seriously–this year really has been a tough one! We’ve lost some good people in our district, this weather, and personally I’m just having a tough time with […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship came to an exciting conclusion early Saturday evening. The finalists kept exchanging the “hot seats” as the crowd wound up from the blare of music and the showmanship of the anglers. I had not volunteered for the tournament in several years, but had kept […]
Are you familiar with lupines? They are of a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, just in case you wanted to know. Actually, they are of a genus of flowering plants in the legume family even if you didn’t want to know. Lupines grow freely in the abandoned […]
This past weekend was a busy one for competitive bass anglers across Northwestern Ontario. The 22nd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship took place on Rainy Lake while up in Kenora, the 10th-annual Bronzeback Classic took place on Lake of the Woods. Both events had fields of over 100 teams and […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag and rural rep 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 […]
You can’t blame Canadians for feeling a little “déja vu” while watching the U.S. election process unfold on our TV sets. The “hope” versus “fear” theme that is permeating the campaign south of the border certainly has a familiar ring to it given that’s precisely how our own federal election […]
Yasir Naqvi Dear editor: Improving access to justice is one way we are making government a force for good in more people’s lives. As Attorney General of Ontario, it is important to me that the residents of Fort Frances, and the District of Rainy River, are able to access the […]
One of the hardest things I have ever done is write your obituary because then I have to admit we are never going to see you again. To find the right words … You were the BEST, the most loving, kind, good hearted man with eyes that twinkled every time […]
Anne Gillingham (nee Kolynchuk), of Newport, N.S., passed peacefully, in her 87th year, on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Windsor Elms Village in Falmouth, N.S. after a very brief illness. Mrs. Gillingham is survived by her loving family, husband of 62 years, Donald E. Gillingham; daughter, Donna Lynn Hewitt; son, […]
