With great sadness we announce the passing of Mrs. Beatrice Halverson (Phillips) on July 22, 2001. Sister of Zelma Frenette.
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It is with great sorrow that the family of Agnes Smith announce her passing on Saturday, July 28, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Agnes was born on Nov. 10, 1916 in Thunder Bay, Ont. spending her childhood in Sandy Lake, MB. She moved to Fort […]
Gert Beadle, 86, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2001 at Cotton Woods Extended Care in Kelowna, B.C. after a battle with cancer. She is survived by her sister, Laura Coulson; two sons, Richard and David; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all.
Funeral services for James Ronald (Jimmy) Gillon, 74, a member of one of Fort Frances’ earliest families who died in La Verendrye hospital on Wednesday, July 25, 2001, were conducted Tuesday, July 31, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church by Rev. Marion McCreadie of Thunder Bay. Jim and his wife, Iza, […]
Antoine (Tony) Gouliquer, 76, of Pinewood, Ont. passed away at his residence on Monday, July 23, 2001. He was born on July 14, 1925 in Nelles Township, Ont. Mr. Gouliquer lived all his life in the Rainy River District and had lived in Pinewood since 1957. He had worked throughout […]
OPP from the Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls office are currently investigating a report that two local residents inadvertently ingested cookies laced with marijuana. The residents ate the cookies after they found a bag of baking hanging on their door. Believing that a friend had left the baking for them while […]
Think of Four Paws Pet Supply’s obedience training as a finishing school for dogs. The six-week session, which begins tomorrow evening at the store, teaches basic obedience training to give owners more control over their pet. “We give owners stuff that they can build on, so that they can then […]
Several properties were damaged and phone lines knocked out as high winds hit Emo and Manitou Rapids area. The farm of Ralph and Jacquelyn Hunsperger, on Off Lake Road north of Emo suffered substantial damage as the winds ripped apart their barn and several sheds. “My husband got up to […]
A suspect has been apprehended and police are investigating after a youth was stabbed and killed behind 1024 Webster Avenue North this morning. The OPP have reported that at 3 a.m. this morning a severely-wounded male youth was found behind the apartments on the corner of Webster Avenue and Sixth […]
Highway 17 was closed 26 km west of Ignace for several hours Sunday evening after a tractor-trailer, carrying frozen seafood, caught on fire. The driver, a 24-year-old Kitchener man, pulled over around 7 p.m. when his vehicle’s engine began to smoke. He got out of the truck and it became […]
Moist ground and high humidity prevented any forest fires from lighting in the Fort Frances area. “Fort didn’t have any fires this weekend at all,” noted Arlan Hahkala, local MInistry of Natural Resources sector response officer. “We were at low to moderate [fire hazard] and after last night’s major rain, […]
Last year, 0.4 pounds was the winning margin as a local team took home the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship for the first time. But at the final weigh-in Saturday, they had close to a three-pound cushion. That’s right. They. All three of them. Topping the competition were brothers Steve […]
