This week’s local explosion of blossoms, trees, shrubs, and flowers—probably the most lavish in our town’s history—undoubtedly is helping ease our D-Day sorrows, still haunting many 60 years after the invasion of Normandy. The death of America’s popular 40th president, Ronald Reagan, in the same week also deserves our salute […]
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Did we, as a nation, get our hearts collectively broken Monday night when Ruslan Fedotenko scored not once, but twice? Did we really think the implausible would become possible and the Calgary Flames would take their amazing journey to the finish they deserved? Not the way they were playing in […]
Liana Hyatt Frenette of Thunder Bay recently won the Business Woman of Northern Ontario award for her business (Thunder Bay Testing Engineering) and her community work in the city. She has coached soccer, taught safety courses, and was on the workplace safety board in Thunder Bay, as well as operating […]
Our family is deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Charlie passed away peacefully at St. Boniface Hospital on May 26, 2004 after a short illness. Charlie was born in Pinewood, Ont. to Antoine and Florrie Lauzon on Aug. 7, 1923. Charlie was predeceased […]
Darrel Webb, 74, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, June 7, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Feb. 20, 1930 in Regina, Sask. to the late Neal and Lottie Webb. Darrell moved to Aylsworth, Ont. at the age of six, where he lived […]
Evelyn Harriet Nelson, 78, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away Thursday, June 3, 2004 at the Rainy River Hospital. She was born July 14, 1925 in McInnis Creek, Ont. Evelyn had worked at Co-Op and Arctic Cat in Rainy River for many years and also at the Cedar Island Camp […]
It is with deep sadness and regret that her family announces the passing of Rosalyn Armit, 58, after a courageous, determined, and inspiring battle with cancer. She passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, at the Dryden Regional Health Centre in Dryden, Ont. on Saturday, May 22, 2004. […]
Mr. John Fadyk, 81, a resident of Pioneer Drive, passed away peacefully Monday, June 7, 2004 in St. Joseph’s Hospice Unit. Born, raised, and educated in Fort Frances, he was employed by the Boise Cascade pulp and paper company for 44 years, retiring as a Beater Engineer in 1985. John […]
It is of great sorrow that the family of Sharon Comegan announce the sudden passing of their beloved wife, mother, sister, and auntie on Friday, June 4, 2004. Sharon was born Nov. 9, 1956 in Rainy River, Ont. to James Comegan Sr. and Hannah Comegan (nee Morrison). Sharon was very […]
For the second time in less than a week, Canada apparently has won another round in the longstanding softwood lumber trade dispute with the United States. A North American Free Trade Agreement panel ruled yesterday that the U.S. Commerce Department must review its subsidy calculations on Canadian lumber imports, which […]
The Township of Atikokan will be upgrading its municipal water treatment plant and to ensure the safety of the drinking water while that work is being done, a boil-water advisory was put into effect there yesterday. A working group, including representatives from the Township of Atikokan, Ministry of the Environment, […]
The union representing 4,500 employees of forestry products company Abitibi-Consolidated says they have given their contract bargaining committee the mandate to call a strike if necessary. The members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada are employed at 13 paper mills in Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland. “We expected […]
