We all know it’s better to pull off a Band-Aid in one quick motion rather than try to peel it away gently—the short stab of pain being preferred over the longer, albeit duller, ache. In a sense, that’s precisely the situation voters are faced with: whether we should have an […]
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MILTON HENRY LAMPI Milton Henry Lampi, 71, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Oct. 4 , 2007 in his home on Nickleby Lake (Highway 11) near Atikokan, Ont. Milton was born May 3, 1936 in Finland Ont., third of the five sons born to the late William and Eleanor (Bragg) Lampi. […]
DONALD MORRISON JR. It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Donald Morrison Jr., 57, who died peacefully at his home on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 13, 1950 in Rainy River, Ont. to Donald and Bessie […]
ALICE MARIE HOARD (Ah Kway Way) Alice Marie Hoard (nee Kelly), 79, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. Alice was born March 10, 1928 in Kenora, Ont. to the late Harry and Mary Kelly. She moved to Fort Frances, Ont., […]
MARIE BROWN Marie Brown, 85, of Emo, Ont., passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Marie was born Oct. 30, 1921 in Swan Lake, Man. to the late George and Helen DeVos. She was married to Wes Brown in 1942 in Winnipeg, Man. and lived the first years of marriage in […]
JOHN WALTER LAW John Walter Law, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Funeral services will be held Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 at 10 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Friends may visit Sunday, […]
MARGUERITE MARIE WOODBURY Peacefully, on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007, Marguerite Woodbury passed away at Villa Youville in Ste. Anne, Man. with family by her side at the age of 84. Marg is survived by her children, Wayne, Elizabeth (Clyde), Debbie (Marcel), and Alice; granddaughters, Corrie (Mark) and Tanis (Bert); great-grandchildren, […]
Dear sir: I am writing as a concerned citizen of the Kenora-Rainy River District about the limited availability and future of hearing health care in the district. My question to local MPP Howard Hampton: What is the provincial government prepared to do to preserve or enhance the existing services provided […]
The local 908 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron has begun a new year—and is looking for new recruits. And if anyone ever needed examples of what heights air cadets can soar to, they need not look further than flight sergeants Ryan Wood and Jordan Manty. At training camps over the […]
While Robert Moore School has been offering an instrumental music program for many years, parents and teachers at J.W. Walker School agreed it finally was time they extended the same opportunity to their students. Principal Bill Daley noted they felt it was important for the school to offer an instrumental […]
There’s no doubt the district deserves the title of a “Safe Community” after the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition scored a perfect 20 out of 20 last week on the first National Report Card from Safe Communities Canada. “I think it’s wonderful. We’re just ecstatic,” RRVSC chair Grace Silander enthused […]
After putting out a call in early September and only getting three responses so far, the Town of Fort Frances needs more homeowners to participate in testing their water for lead. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said at last night’s council meeting that under new provincial water regulations, the […]
