Born to Chelsea Smith of Northwest Bay, Ontario, a girl, Ava, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz, on February 18, 2025 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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August 16, 1956 – February 26, 2025 With great sadness, the family of Frank Ernest Bruyere wishes to inform his extended family and friends of his passing on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Frank was born in 1956, to Claude and Mary Bruyere; he […]
Brad Hogan was born May 8, 1944, and was raised in Fort Frances. He left for a period of time and returned in 1978 to raise his family and operate Fort Floral successfully for 42 years. He wishes to thank everyone in Fort Frances for their patronage over the years […]
Helene Lavigne passed away peacefully at Rainy River Long-Term Care Facility on February 23, 2025, after 91 years of love, devotion, kindness and adventure. Born August 13, 1933, in Field, Ontario, to Emile Vézina and Henriette Tanguay, Helene was eldest of 14. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Heribert […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Harvey John Shine, 84, announce his passing on March 1, 2025, at Rainycrest Long-Term Care. Full obituary to follow. Arrangements entrusted to Northridge Funeral Home Ltd., Emo, Ontario.
FEATURED EVENT There will be a Shrove Tuesday Pancake supper at Knox Unite Church Fort Frances TONIGHT Tuesday, March 4, 5-7 p.m. Pancakes, Sausages, Fruit, Juice, Tea and Coffee. Freewill offering accepted. EVENTS CALENDAR Memory Lane Cafe is being hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora Rainy River Districts on […]
FEATURED POST TODAY is Election Day in Ontario. Every Ontario resident who is a Canadian citizen has the right to vote for whatever party you choose! Your polling place is on your voter information card. If you have not received a card in the mail you can still vote. Bring […]
How does a hockey hero shred an image that has been so carefully crafted and purposely protected for decades, in less time than it takes to serve a minor penalty? Ask Wayne Gretzky, who achieved it in 99 (okay, approximately) seconds. In their wildest imaginations, Canadian sports fans could never […]
What a night, and what a burden. Did you know that the definition of “poignant” is “painfully affecting the feelings”? I did not. A lifetime of reading left me with the impression the word meant “moving,” more or less, but the definition makes no difference between a positive or negative […]
For the sixth time in my seven seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series, we visited the St. John’s River in Northeast Florida. In all of my years fishing professionally in the U.S., this body of water has been by far the toughest on me, with one good finish in all […]
When I was learning the lithography trade, I learned that it was important to take time to make things fit together and to create good cast lead images. If I hurried in the process, problems arose and in more than one instance, speed brought problems, and the steps and the […]
