It is with great sadness that we announce the tragic death of our parents, James Robert and Theodora Isaac (nee Zrobok), as a result of a traffic accident on the way to Thunder Bay on Monday, Aug. 14, 2006. They had lived in Winnipeg for the last 56 years and […]
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It is with sadness we announce the passing of John Boshey Sr., 94, of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., who passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. John was born Feb. 2, 1912 in Lake Vermilion Reserve, Mn. […]
It is with sadness we announce the passing of Helen Geyshick, 73, of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., who passed away Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born June 17, 1933 in Lake Vermilion Reserve, Mn. Helen, along with her […]
It is with great regret that we announce the passing of Thomas Fraser, 54, of Fort Frances, Ont. at the Riverside health care facility on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006. Thomas was born Jan. 15, 1952 in Atikokan, Ont. Shortly thereafter, he became a foster child to Richard and Amy Orme […]
Violet Anderson, 77, of Flasher, passed away Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at her home. At Violet’s request, her body is being donated to the University of North Dakota School of Medicine. There will be no services. Violet Tilley was born April 15, 1929 in High Prairie, Alta., the daughter of […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Betty on Aug. 18, 2006 after a lengthy illness. She was born June 4, 1917 and passed away at the age of 89. Betty was predeceased by her husband, James Curr, in 1968; parents, Alexander and Elizabeth Boyle; and […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Power Corp.’s energy use survey is wrapping up this month, with the deadline to enter coming up Thursday, Aug. 31. Those FFPC customers who haven’t yet participated in it are highly encouraged to do so, FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Monday. “We’re almost there. […]
Eight new fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario yesterday, all of which were started by lightning—including some from strikes that occurred up to 10 days ago. Two of these were in Fort Frances District, where the fire hazard is creeping back to “medium-high” levels. One of these was a 0.3 […]
Another load of massive components for windmill generators made its way over the international bridge yesterday. The parts are being shipped from Grand Forks, N.D. to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, but temporarily are being stored at Taylor International Trucking Ltd. here. — Duane Hicks photo
Kelvin Caul of Devlin took his turn in the speed buck event during the Gaston Godbout Memorial loggers’ competition at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair in Emo on Friday. Caul placed second in the event but finished first overall, followed by his son, Jason, and Duane Loveday. […]
Sixteen new fires reported in Northwestern Ontario over the weekend, including six yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources said this morning. Three of these fires were located north of Red Lake. A fourth was north of Kenora, with one east of Fort Frances and another north of Nakina. But all […]
The finals for the Borderland Soccer League were held here yesterday afternoon, with Pharmasave taking the men’s title and Gillons’ winning the women’s crown in a pair of hard-fought matches. Despite many late scoring chances for Emo, Pharmasave hung on for the 3-2 victory. Mike Webb had put Pharmasave up […]
