Sybil Aleda Merle Johnson, 98, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
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After a courageous battle with cancer, Patsy Ann Olson passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015. Patsy was born Dec. 21, 1956 to Nicholas and Lillian Ogier. She was united in marriage to her best friend and love of her life, Douglas Olson, […]
Kathryn Green passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at the age of 82. Kathryn was born on November 16, 1932 in Dauphin, Man. to Alex and Elizabeth Oliphant. Kathryn lived in Dauphin until 1950. She then moved to Winnipeg attended U of M and […]
The 28th-annual Kenora Bass International will go down as one of the more memorable in tournament history thanks to some new records being set over the weekend. Tournament champions, Jon O’Connor and Byron Sharp, Winnipeg residents who grew up in Northwestern Ontario, absolutely smoked the rest of the field with […]
From the Stewardship Youth Rangers
Hello again from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Stewardship Youth Rangers in Fort Frances. So far we’ve been learning a great deal—and acquiring essential skills—that will benefit us in our future work and personal lives! We learned how to identify invasive species that have impacted the local ecosystem […]
Old methods of gardening and caring for the soil are becoming new these days. In light of climate change, there are those individuals who are searching for methods to improve the soil and/or, at the very least, to protect the soil and to reduce its dependency on water. Hopefully, this […]
Premier Kathleen Wynne unveiled the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) yesterday. The plan will be phased in over time. It will not be fully implemented until 2020. Benefits will begin being paid out in 2022. This was Wynne’s election issue and comes with opposition from the governing federal Conservatives. Polls […]
Like most couples, my husband and I had many differences and many similarities. We grew up in different countries and a continent apart. But, we both grew up on farms. Howard had a natural love of adventure and sometimes lived quite dangerously. He wanted to try everything—at least once! And […]
Colleen MacEachern passed away peacefully on Aug. 7 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Colleen was born on March 28, 1942 in Fort William, ON, and lived in Emo, ON until she was 12. Her family eventually moved to Fort Frances, ON, where she later attended Fort Frances High School. […]
