EVENTS CALENDAR Thank you to everyone who came to the library to watch our 55+ Movie Matinee! Due to its popularity, we will be screening Song Sung Blue again next Thursday (Feb 26) at 1 pm! “Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring […]
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With great sadness, the family of James Melford Asplund, 43, announces his passing on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Thunder Bay, Ontario. James was born May 19, 1982, in Fort Frances, Ontario, to Gregory and Janet (Pochailo) Asplund. He spent his youth in Fort Frances before moving to Emo as […]
June 10, 1957 – February 9, 2026 With great sadness and shock, we are heartbroken to announce Tom’s sudden passing in his home on February 9. Tom Cross was a master of all trades, who built a beautiful life for his family with his own two hands. He will be […]
Jacques Lucien Joseph Fiset, or Jack to those who knew him, was born January 18, 1972, in Cochenour, Ontario, to Jacques & Jeannie Fiset (Hamalainen). They moved to Atikokan in 1974, where he spent his childhood with his older brother Waino and younger sister Jeanette “Jenny”. The Fisets moved to […]
October 8, 1942 – February 12, 2026 It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Marion Roberta Haddock. Predeceased by her son Robert Lafrenie; her husband Gord Haddock; and step-daughter Joanne. Survived by her son Mark Lafrenie and wife Heather; grandchildren Eli, Whitney, and Payge; and great-grandchildren; as […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Angela Herbert announce her passing, with loving family by her side, on February 22, 2026, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Angela was born in Fort Frances to Wayne and Mildred “Gwen” (nee Booth) Herbert on June 23, 1969. She […]
With deep sorrow and much love, we mourn the passing of Brigitta McGreevy, née Beresnikow, who left us at age 74 on February 13, 2026, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A traveller, talented quilter and dedicated family archivist, Brigitt’s love of books, music and tradition shaped her life and the legacy she […]
Marian Medicine, 85 years old, of Rainy River First Nations, Ontario, passed away February 6, 2026, at Rainycrest Nursing Home in Fort Frances, Ontario. Her husband was also of Rainy River First Nations, the late Dave Medicine Sr. Marian was born February 5, 1941, in Ponemah (Obaashing) in the Red […]
The first time I went to spring training, it included a side trip to Puerto Rico, which was also a first. The reason for the side trip? That’s where the Montreal Expos were playing a Grapefruit League game against the Pittsburgh Pirates and, as a rookie on the baseball beat, […]
The first night I was away last week I couldn’t sleep, not just because I was leaving the farm at a busy time but the Toronto traffic kept me up. I decided to look in on the barn cameras and Debbie had a calf on my first night away. Of […]
A poll conducted by Nanos research for the Globe and Mail last week found that almost half of Canadians feel that the United States is no longer a trusted ally. It is not a surprising find, but it does tell us how our relationship with the current U.S. government has […]
It seems like only yesterday that I sat across the table from our mayor at La Place Rendez Vous. What was most memorable wasn’t the beauty of the newly thawed Rainy Lake, nor the 7-Up with grenadine and French fries with barbecue sauce (old habits die hard). It was the […]
