Norman Alfried Anderson passed away peacefully, after a well-fought extended illness, on Saturday, March 4, 2006 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. at the age of 79. Missing Norm is his loving wife of 56 years, Grace; sons, Laurie and wife, Paula, of Grande Prairie, Alta., and Greg and […]
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Alice Johnson, 89, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2006 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Alice was born June 2, 1916 at Seine River First Nation and had lived most of her life there. During her earlier years, she enjoyed going to Pow-Wows, doing beadwork, and […]
Robert Maurice Card, 63, of 1301 Elizabeth St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A graveside service will be held Friday, March 10, 2006 at 2 p.m. at the Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances, with Pastor Tony Geense officiating.
It is with a great sense of loss that the family of Larry Edward Tucker announces his sudden passing on Friday, March 3, 2006 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. Larry was born Dec. 16, 1954 in Fort Frances, Ont. to George and Nellie Tucker. He had lived […]
The Rainy River District School Board was to consider two recommendations from its finance committee regarding the “Best Start” program at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The goal of the “Best Start” program was to provide day care spaces in elementary schools to help children be ready to learn by […]
The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team kicked off the all-Ontario championship on a losing note this morning in Dryden, falling to Lo-Ellen Park by scores of 25-12 and 25-20. The team next will play at 4:30 p.m. against Kingsville and then again at 7:30 p.m. against Embrun. Their last preliminary […]
The Muskie girls’ curling rink had to beat St. Patrick’s High School in the final draw of the round-robin at 1 p.m. today in order to have a chance to advance to the all-Ontarios later this month in Ottawa. A Muskie victory would force at least one tie-breaker because both […]
Muskie lead Brittany Czekaj got ready to throw a stone in the first end of this morning’s draw at the NWOSSAA playdowns at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The black-and-gold ended up losing 7-6 against Port Arthur to sit tied for second heading into this afternoon”s final draw—with a berth […]
Marcel Horton and his dog “Banung” were out ice fishing for Crappies on Saturday in Nestor Falls during the annual Winter Carnival there. While the fishing tournament was one of the more popular events, the weekend’s highlights also included games and sleigh rides for the children, a poker derby, and […]
The board of management for Rainycrest Home for the Aged here has agreed to grant the province a three-month extension on its control order over the home while district municipalities try to find a long-term solution to its management issues. Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will continue to run the […]
A special meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association to discuss local health care issues, initially scheduled for Saturday here, has been cancelled. Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk cited recent developments regarding Rainycrest Home for the Aged—after discussions between its board of management and the deputy minister of health […]
Faculty members from Ontario’s 24 Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology may be on strike as of this coming Tuesday (March 7), including those at the local campus of Confederation College. “Classes will cease once the strike starts, if it starts,” interim campus manager Michael Cameron noted yesterday. “Everything will […]
