Soil health can be one of the most confusing things for a gardener to tackle. Your garden seems to be growing flowers or vegetables all right, so it must be healthy, right? Well, this is not always the case as some soils can sustain life and produce flowers or vegetables, […]
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I listened intently last Thursday to a debate between NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton, Elizabeth Witmer, a former minister of health, and current Health minister George Smitherman regarding the state of health in Ontario. What had sparked the debate was the announcement that a hospital in Cambridge, Ont. […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our wife, mother, and grandmother, Kimberlee Ann (“Kim”) Glueheisen, 48, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont., on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006. Kimberlee was born Dec. 22, 1957 in International Falls, Mn. to the late Mavis […]
Mrs. Marguerite Elizabeth Kerber, 78, a resident of Bears Passage, Ont., passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 with family by her side. Margo was born in the late 1920s in the town of Preston, Ont. From early childhood, poetry always had been a special form of expression for Margo. Her […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Morris E. Loveday announces his passing on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 44. Cremation has taken place at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ont. A memorial service will […]
Winona Elizabeth Quarterman, R.N., (nee Morphet), a graduate of KGH School of Nursing in 1946 and a retired nurse with Alcan, peacefully passed away at Providence Manor in Kingston, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 in her 83rd year. She was the beloved wife of the late Howard Quarterman; and loving […]
Larry Irwin, former owner of the Irwin Hotel in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away in Winnipeg, Man. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006.
Alvera Wiley passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 in Boiestown, N.B. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank; parents, Hazel and Elmer Wood; brother, George Wood; and sister, Aleatha DeFrancesco. Surviving are her daughters, Juanita (Wayne) Bellinger of Thunder Bay, Ont. and Valerie (Joe) Schenkels of Parker Ridge, N.B.; four […]
Mary Elizabeth Kingerski 1922-2006 It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Elizabeth Kingerski, 84, announce her peaceful passing on Friday, September 29, 2006 in Fort Frances, Ontario. Mary was born on January 31, 1922 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Michael & Sophia Duchnicki. She married […]
Students at St. Francis School walked for a cure yesterday as they participated in their annual Terry Fox Run. Students walked around the track behind the school for 30 minutes. —Melanie Béchard photo
The number of active fires has dropped to 148, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported late yesterday, which is progress over the several hundred that had been burning as recently as one week ago. The focus of the ongoing effort is to ensure no further spread on the fires. Some […]
FORT FRANCES—With autumn in full swing, the number of bears reported in town has been declining, local bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said Monday. “It’s slowed down considerably,” he noted, adding the reported sightings have been few and far between in recent weeks. The most recent call was last week, […]
