Christina Helen Ballard passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2001. She is survived by her sons, Jim and Irvine of Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
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Lorne “Smokey” Fadden passed away suddenly Monday, March 12, 2001 at St. Boniface General Hospital after a courageous battle with Blastomycosis. Smokey leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Eva, of 59 years; along with his eight children, Barbara (Laird) Durling, Dennis (Marlene), William (Linda), Edna (Stan) Neufeld, Lorna […]
In loving memory of Dorothy Brannan, 79, of Emo, Ont., who passed away Monday, March 12, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was predeceased by her parents, Ralph and Grace Williams; husband, Thaddeus Brannan; brother, Carl Thezenvitz; and numerous sisters and brothers-in-law. Dorothy leaves behind her […]
In loving memory of Norman Earl Alexander, 79, of Stratton, Ont., who passed away peacefully Monday, March 12, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Norman was born July 10, 1921 in the family farm in Morley, Ont. to the late George and Edna Alexander, and has […]
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Duff, flats, galley, racks, hatches, bulkheads, killicks, GTs, PDEs, degaussing ranges, RHIBs, bridge wings, the dogs, the serpent or tail, wardroom, the XO, HODS, EO, FMF. The above terms, and more acronyms than I care to remember, were part of the four days I recently spent aboard the Canadian patrol […]
In an effort to reduce the strain many out-of-town patients go through to make it to their chiropractic appointments here in Fort Frances, Dr. Jeremy McGuire and Dr. Shayla Kennedy have decided to open a clinic in Rainy River to bring their services closer to those patients. “The clinic is […]
Dear editor: I would like to respond to Ken McDonald in his letter to the editor last week regarding the “Quit Smoking 2001” contest. The contest is funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and supported by 57 local councils on smoking and health in […]
Members of the Fort High senior band have their bags packed and instruments shined as they get ready to embark on a 13-day trip to Germany and Austria tomorrow at 4 a.m. “There will be 107 students going on the trip,” FFHS music teacher and band director John Dutton said […]
Although he intends to say no to an offer from Fort Frances, Alberton Reeve John Milling and the rest of the township council are inviting residents to have their say. Reeve Milling said he was considering a proposal from the town which included doing away with a clause referring to […]
Although there weren’t enough on hand for a quorum, those town councillors who attend a meeting here last Friday got the facts and figures on the potential impact of Bill 140 on the municipal budget. Tomorrow they’ll decide what to do about it. Councillors knew from the get-go that the […]
While there has been very little hold-up at the Rainy River border crossing, the number of people crossing there is up by more than 30 percent over 1997. Last year, some 100,578 Americans crossed into Canada at Rainy River’s port of entry. In 1997, only 75,535 crossed. The numbers have […]
The new peroxide bleaching plant being built at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here is entering the final phase of construction well ahead of schedule. “Things are getting along pretty quick. Construction is getting close to completion,” project engineer Bernie Martens said. “We should be starting our tests next week and go […]
