COCHRANE-Born to Leanne Potson and Alex Cochrane, of Mitaanjigaming First Nation, Ontario, a boy, Nikolai Alexander, weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz., on February 29, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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Allan Gust Gustafson With heavy hearts the family of Allan Gust Gustafson announces his sudden passing on Saturday March 12, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Al was a caring Husband, Father, Grandad, Brother, Uncle and Friend. He married Colleen Gadd October 27, 1956 who survives him […]
It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and good friend, Karen Doreen Copenace, on Friday, March 11, 2016, with her family by her side, at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Karen was […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Duane Philip Chernaski, 71, of Fort Frances, Ont., announces his passing on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Duane was born Sept. 10, 1944 in Fort Frances to the late John and Mary Chernaski. He had lived in Fort Frances all his life. […]
The outside temperature read 11 degrees C on Sunday and the forecast for the remainder of the week is calling for continued mild weather. The snow is melting rapidly and rivers of water are now flowing along the streets into the storm sewer drains. The water is making its way […]
There still is a fair amount of snow around but it is always good to plan ahead. The following is part one of an article on frost seeding—deal with time of seeding, equipment, and site selection: Frost seeding is used to improve productivity and forage quality of pastures and hay […]
I’m at the beginning of a new relationship so I’m suffering from the jitters, can’t always think straight, a bit bubbly, and happy. Can’t beat that. We met at the hardware store, not the likeliest of places. A storm was coming and I wanted to stock up on a few […]
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Recent news reports in parts of Ontario of parents concerned about their students being able to access elicit and pornographic material on public hubs has sparked debate about the possible lack of proper filtering programs across the province. While I certainly agree that proper filtering is necessary, it also is […]
Over the past several years, the explosion of the winter walleye fishery on Lake Winnipeg has led to the development of new techniques for catching these big, aggressive fish. At the forefront of this “revolution” is using lipless rattle baits for catching walleye under the ice. While Lake Winnipeg certainly […]
I’m sure no one is complaining about these spring-like days and I’m not, either, except I worry that we will pay for it later–when we truly should be getting the spring-like days. Though I wasn’t born for the “Spring of ’66,” I’ve heard many times about the amount of snow […]
February was eventful as parliamentary work took centre stage and we began to tackle many of the issues we committed to in our election platform. We commemorated the first 100 days of the new Liberal government by celebrating all the ways we are bringing real change to Canadians. From forming […]







