Ethel Marian Wilson, 84, of Long Term Care at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont., passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. She was born May 15, 1924 in Rainy River to the late Charles and Magna Hodges. Ethel grew up in Rainy River and, in […]
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It is with great regret and sadness that the family announces the passing of Joseph Big George (Mizhakii-inini) at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Joseph was born on Lake of the Woods on Sept. 5, 1931 and spent his entire life in Rainy […]
William Frederick (Fred) Fraser of Preeceville, Sask., formerly of the Strasbourg and Devlin, Ont. communities, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 at the age of 76. Fred is survived by his wife of 55 years, Katherine; children, Diane, Ian (Wendy), Ken (Charlene), and Shannon (Rene Hansen); grandchildren, Scott Duncan, […]
Cathie Sinninghe Dear editor: I am writing to encourage everyone to start thinking about whose life you can touch. During the Christmas season, as well as all year round, there are many “shut-ins”—people who are not able to get out and about—who really need to know they are loved and […]
Michael J. Baranowski Dear editor: When I was old enough to vote, my choice was the CFF. Later on, I switched to the Liberal Party. Then was turned off with them and went to the NDP, which was my choice up until the coalition incident. We supported the NDP on […]
Fort Frances has long considered itself a hockey town—and certainly we’ve had a number of players excel at the national and collegiate levels over the years. They now serve as tremendous role models for local youngsters suiting up in minor hockey knowing they, too, can succeed through hard work and […]
Ben Ram, a homesick 16-year-old college student, penned the lyrics “I’ll be Home for Christmas” that Bing Crosby made famous in 1943. The lyrics recorded by Crosby were different, written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent. That year, the song rose to #11 on the charts. Back then, in the […]
By John Rafferty I’m happy to report that, as of this week, all of my constituency offices in the riding are open, fully staffed, and ready to serve you. It took some time to find suitable locations, hire staff, and get the offices set up, but they now are all […]
2008 was a very busy and challenging time for the Town of Fort Frances. Some of the notable projects were the reconstruction of portions of Central Avenue and Third Street, the water tower rehabilitation, and the underpass project. It is disappointing the underpass rehabilitation is not yet finished, but we […]
From the NDP Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton on Thursday put the wrap on a successful fall session of the Legislature for his party by criticizing the McGuinty government for its continuing failure to address Ontario’s growing jobs crisis. “When we began the session three months ago, the global economy […]
Forty-two years ago, none of our family really wanted to move to Kansas. We were leaving so many friends behind and we all loved living in Edmonton, Alta. Edmonton is a beautiful city built on the North Saskatchewan River, with a city council committed to serious city planning. In the […]
Fourth time’s a charm, I guess. You can’t help but feel good for NHL prospect Angelo Esposito, who finally cracked Canada’s world junior squad in his fourth attempt to do so. No one would have blamed Esposito had he given it a pass this year, given the once highly-touted prospect […]
