ELSIE LOREEN MATEVIA Born in Emo, Ont. on Jan. 24, 1943, Elsie Loreen Matevia (nee Erwin) passed away to a better place after a long and brave battle with cancer at Victoria Hospice in Victoria, B.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007. Elsie is survived by her husband of 43 years, […]
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MARGARET EILEEN HEDMAN Margaret Eileen Hedman passed away peacefully at the Henderson Hospital in Hamilton, Ont. on Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 in her 90th year. Dear wife of the late Henry Alfred; and loving mother of Jack (Nadia) Hedman, Carol Halman, and Marion (Robert) Collop. She also was the cherished […]
The Ontario Legislature recently passed Bill 130, which made sweeping changes to the way municipalities operate by giving them new powers and responsibilities. It also gave the citizens of Ontario a power they’ve never had before—a method to challenge the legality of a closed-door council meeting. While this is an […]
To the editor: As one who was around when, in the 1980s, Ontario ended the deposit return system on pop bottles and cans, I am pleased to see that wine and liquor bottles are now returnable. A deposit return system is a great way to increase the value and quantity […]
Dear sir: Because I appreciate very much all that Dr. Spencer has done for me, my family, and the residents of Rainy River District, I found it very disturbing that the organizers of his retirement dinner saw fit to hold it in a “foreign” country that does not contribute to […]
FORT FRANCES—While the proposed merger between Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. announced last week raised questions as to what it may mean to the local mill, Abitibi is saying that, at least until the merger is a done deal, it will be “business as usual.” “First of all, what we announced […]
FORT FRANCES—Stratton sales barn manager Russ Richards has begun his own abattoir project separate from that of the Rainy River Regional Abattoir Committee. And his plan—to bring the former Stratton Meats building up to the standards of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs—is beginning to take shape. […]
FORT FRANCES—At one point, the medical staff treating Muskie girls’ hockey player Lindsey Roehrig didn’t know whether she’d walk again, let alone play hockey. The then 14-year-old Roehrig, playing in her first season with the black-and-gold, broke her neck on a freak play during the Muskies’ first game at the […]
Northwestern Ontario needs an MP ready to work for sustainable industries, strong environmental policy, and fairness for the north, says local federal NDP candidate John Rafferty. Rafferty was acclaimed by local party members at a nomination meeting here last Thursday night, with two more meetings held in Atikokan on Friday […]
FORT FRANCES—The $1.6 million pledged to the new local library by the Ontario Ministry of Culture will prove a benefit to the entire community, the Fort Frances Public Library board believes. “We’re so happy that the minister of culture had definitely realized the importance of libraries in a community, and […]
FORT FRANCES—Following up on the inaugural community summit held here back in January, 2005, a second one is slated for Tuesday, March 6—with the focus again being on various issues affecting Rainy River District. Times publisher Jim Cumming, who is organizing the summit along with Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale […]
