Josephine Margaret MacKenzie (nee Sutherland) passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont.. She born Sept. 23, 1924 in N. Oxford Township, Banner, Ont. to George and E. Ruth (Facey) Sutherland. She was the wife of Allan John MacKenzie; and […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sybil Johnson at the age of 98. Sybil Smiley was born Feb. 21, 1917 and grew up in La Vallee, Ont. She trained as a nurse in Winnipeg, Man. Her sense of adventure and her independent spirit led her […]
Colleen MacEachern passed away peacefully on Friday Aug. 7, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Colleen was born March 28, 1942 in Fort William, Ont. and lived in Emo, Ont. until she was 12. Her family eventually moved to Fort Frances, Ont., where she later attended Fort Frances High School. […]
With great sadness, the family of Wolf Rechlin, 80, of Atikokan, Ont., announces his passing, after a courageous battle with cancer, on Friday, July, 31, 2015 at the Atikokan General Hospital. A celebration of Wolf’s life will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Riverview United […]
A graveside service for Mac O’Neill-Fischer will be held Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Emo Cemetery in Emo, Ont. This will be followed by a reception for family and friends at the Northridge Funeral Home in Emo. Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com
Margaret Jean Westover, formerly of Sioux Narrows, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. She was born July 27, 1927 to Roy and Edna (nee Meyers) Westover in Barwick, Ont. One of 10 children, Margaret grew up on a farm […]
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.
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 […]
