While the fishing season for most species remains open through the fall and winter seasons, anglers who enjoy catching lake trout only have about a week left in the season before it closes from Oct. 1-Jan. 1. Lake trout spawn in the fall, in the coming weeks, on shallow, wind-swept […]
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I like little rules to live by. One-liners that help you remember what works in life. Such as, the “20/80” rule–20 percent of your effort will give you 80 percent of your results, and vice-versa. Time is the only real wealth we are given. The world steps aside for the […]
The local “Terry Fox Run” has seen its ups and downs over the years, but the fact it has continued for 35 years is an amazing testament to not only the generosity of district residents but also the efforts of those who have taken on the task to organize it. […]
Pastor Rudy French Dear editor: I must take issue with the contention that closing Gingrich Woodcraft was based on Biblical teaching. There is not one single verse in Scripture that in any way would forbid labour from organizing and joining a union. There is, however, much said in Scripture that […]
Gord Taggart Dear Mike: In 1986-87, I was the chairman of the Fort Frances Pool Expansion Committee. This committee raised a substantial amount of funds when local residents signed to make a monthly pledge for one, two, or three years towards this project. Currently, I am president of the Friends […]
Barbara Ruth McKay, 85, passed away in her sleep, with her family by her side, on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2016 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Aug. 4, 1930 in Fort Frances to her parents, Cecil and Lilian Gregory, where she resided most of her […]
It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that the Smith (Johnson) family would like to announce the passing of Terrell Narcisse Johnson-Jourdain (Smith) of Fort Frances, Ont. Well-known to all as Pedo or Paydro, he passed away unexpectedly at age 25 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015 between the hours […]
Raymond Joseph Maki, 77, of Stratton, Ont., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg Man. Raymond was born Nov. 14, 1937 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Matti and Hilma Maki. He met his second wife, Sadie Maki, at Round Lake, Ont., where he […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Daniel “Brian” McCormick, 69, of Mine Centre, Ont., with his family by his side, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. after a courageous battle with cancer. Brian was born Jan. 1, 1946 in Emo, Ont. to […]
It is with profound shock and sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Lee Stephen Oelke at the age of 58. Lee was born on Sept. 8, 1957 in Pembroke, Ont. He often talked about growing up in the Ottawa Valley and the antics of him and his boyhood […]
Kim Marie Wilson (nee Gustafson) passed away peacefully at the age of 52 on Sept. 14, 2015 at Windsor Regional Hospital. Kim will be sadly missed by her best friend and soul mate, Les Waltz. She also leaves behind two children, Samantha and A.J. Wilson; siblings, Craig Gustafson (Suzanne), Kristine […]
