It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Lisander Dimit announce his peaceful passing, at the age of 98, on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Charlie was born Oct. 18, 1914 in Togo, Sask. to Robert and Edith Dimit. He joined […]
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Doug Mills, of Oxdrift, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 after living with the challenges of dementia for many years. Florie (Kliner), his wife of 55 years, took care of him until she couldn’t anymore and the staff of Princess Court did their best to fill her shoes for […]
Ann Wilson (Bebaamichiwebiik) passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 with her family by her side. Ann was born Nov. 19, 1925 to Johnny and Agnes Speaker, and was a beloved, respected, and honoured elder by many people in Canada and United States. She is survived by two sons, […]
James Stuart (Jim) McInnis, 84, of 318 Third St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Jim was born June 4, 1928 in Emo, Ont. to the late James Sr. and Eda McInnis. In his younger years, […]
Dear editor: On Tuesday, Jan. 15, there was an accident on Highway 11 at the La Vallee bridge between an SUV and the beer truck. I drive school bus and was stopped waiting for the truck to go past in order to make a left-hand turn into La Vallee. As […]
Dear editor: I have been in attendance at each public meeting for the Sturgeon Creek School Accommodation Review Committee and have been able to see first-hand how the community feels about this amazing school. Every single piece of public input that has been submitted and presented has been in favour […]
Dear editor: There is so much in the newspaper, and on TV and radio, about natives everywhere living in Third World conditions. Looking in the dictionary, “discover” means “the first one to find or find out.” In 1492, Columbus supposedly discovered America, but who was here to greet him? Who […]
It’s relatively easy to close schools. It’s much more difficult to get them back should circumstances change down the road. That’s a conundrum Rainy River District may face one day as more and more schools are allowed to fall by the wayside. Fort Frances, for instance, is now down to […]
Staff With local interest growing in having an assisted living facility in Rainy River District, the public may be interested in attending a presentation tomorrow night in International Falls. An information session about the new Northwinds Assisted Living building, being built on Keenan Drive, will be held at 7 p.m. […]
Heather Latter Members of the precision drumming group “Squid” showed off their talents at the Townshend Theatre yesterday evening as part of the Kids & Co. series. The Halifax-based group, which also included a bagpiper, entertained kids—and adults—of all ages. The next show in the series is Maritime Marionettes performing […]
Press Release Across Northern Ontario, community and cultural centres, hockey rinks, swimming pools, and other community projects soon will begin repair and rehabilitation work thanks to support from the Harper government’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). Tony Clement, the minister responsible for FedNor, yesterday announced a Fort Frances project that […]
Staff The Tracy Horgan rink from Sudbury, which features Devlin curler Jenna Enge at second, began defence of their Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts title on a winning note last night in Waterloo. Horgan, who also is joined by third Jennifer Horgan and lead Amanda Gates, opened round-robin play last […]
