Born to Judy Councillor and Robert Meawasigne, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Tristan Dylan Quinn, weighing 9 lbs. 14 oz. on July 5, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
A spectre from the past may be pushing into our idyllic Atlantis scene in Point Park. Apparently, the annual celebration of a week ago was simply too exciting to be confined. It has somehow generated a wave of nostalgia as powerful as anything our ancient ancestors knew, something we might […]
I’ve never met Tobi Brenneman Goldfus but still I feel that I know her. She’s the daughter of my college roommate, Helen Good Brenneman. Helen was a spectacular roommate. She was upbeat, bubbly, and vivacious, always smiling, and polite to a fault. Arriving at college before I did, she left […]
Bob Nault
View from the Hill
View from the Hill
Quick access to information is the best way to ensure Canadians are kept informed of where the federal government is focusing its attention and on how best to access the many services it has available. In today’s world, the daily pressures that some of us face can make it quite […]
Howard Hampton MPP
Queen's Park Report
Queen's Park Report
There was a collective gasp of disbelief across Ontario when Premier Mike Harris insisted at the Walkerton inquiry that he was right to risk the lives of Ontarians by slashing environmental protection in the name of tax cuts for the wealthy. And another gasp when he insisted he was right […]
Walter Henry Roulston, who was born April 13, 1914 in Burriss, Ont. and who resided in Abbotsford, B.C. since 1978, passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday, July 1, 2001 with Ruby, his wife of 62 years, at his side. Words cannot express the depth of personal loss […]
Mr. Nickolia Michael (Nick) Plichta, 61, a resident of 123 Black Bay Crescent, Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 8, 2001 at the family cottage on One Island Lake. Born in Sundown, Man., Nick spent his first 20 years in Fort Frances, Ont. but has resided in Thunder […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edward Kelly Jr. announces his passing on Sunday, July 1, 2001 at Onigaming First Nation. Edward was predeceased by his father, Edward Kelly Sr., on Aug. 1, 1990; infant brother, David; and his grandparents, Harry and Mary Kelly, and Bert and […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will review its special education programming with a special report at its special meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the board office (next to St. Francis School). “We’re requested by the Ministry of Education to list all the special education guidelines and services we […]
Construction will be hectic in Fort Frances later this summer after the Ministry of Transportation approved $747,000 in funding, including $213,000 for more improvements to King’s Highway here. Included in the information package received during last night’s regular council meeting was a letter to town clerk Glen Treftlin from Transportation […]
The Northwestern Health Unit posted Morley Beach as “unsafe for swimming” on Friday due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling. “We sampled today [Monday] and the earliest we’ll know anything will be Wednesday,” said Bill Limerick, environmental health team leader with the health unit. “We’ll have a good […]
Cory Calder and David Woodgate of Fort Frances weighed in a 10-fish total of 21.03 pounds to capture the $5,000 first prize Sunday in the inaugral “Castin’ for Cash” live release bass derby on Lake Despair. Denis Barnard, defending champ of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship finished in second […]
