Louis Celos Boileau, of 660 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, March 25, 1999 peacefully at home with family members by his side. Louis, 78, was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 21, 1920 to Jean-Baptiste Boileau and Marie Louise Blais. He was predeceased by his parents, […]
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On Sunday, March 21, 1999, Gerald Ryan passed away peacefully at Concordia Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. He was born March 25, 1930 in St. Vital, man. Gerald is survived by his wife, Aileen; son, Warren; daughter, Linda; son-in-law, David (Turgeon); and grandchildren, Matheson, MacKenzie, and Lindsey Dale. He also is […]
Wesley Harland passed away peacefully at home after 94 years of service and commitment to his family and friends. Wesley had the good fortune of marrying Agnes Lee on July 25, 1934 in Hazelcliffe, Sask. Agnes and Wesley together raised five children. Wesley remains a mentor and friend to their […]
The White-fronted Goose is quite a common one in western Canada, all the prairies, and down the Pacific coast. In the fall, it is a common migrant through Manitoba, and some flocks appear on the lakes and in the grainfields of Northern Ontario from time to time. White-fronts are of […]
The 59th-annual Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival is set to kick off Monday, opening with the piano sessions at 9 a.m. at Knox United Church here. John Jankiewicz, president of the festival association, admitted yesterday that “stomachs are growling a little bit” with nerves as Monday approaches. “Adjudicators […]
Were the wells at Kitchen Creek Golf Course pumped for an hour, a day, or more? And were any of them hydrofracted? Depending on who you ask, you might get a different answer. Brent Holmstrom, with the Ministry of Environment, said the wells at Kitchen Creek were pumped for about […]
One of Fort High’s fundraisers came to a close today. In an attempt to raise money for the Kidney Foundation, the student council placed donation jars and envelopes in each class. “We didn’t want to just use our money,” council member Ria Cuthbertson said. “We decided it would be much […]
Robyn Cogger was rendered almost speechless shortly after she arrived last Thursday at the Fort Frances OPP detachment, where she was being honoured for something she hadn’t thought twice about–saving an eight-year-old boy from a potentially life-threatening situation. “I think I was about to cry,” Cogger exclaimed shortly after being […]
Last week’s statement by Kitchen Creek golf course that it would remove one small rock dam and cap the wells it drilled last summer hasn’t done much to ease the mistrust with its neighbours. In fact, it seems to have raised more doubts. Several residents along Kitchen Creek who attended […]
Rainy River residents are going to have to wait at least a week longer to use their new hospital, with the patient transfer date pushed back to April 12. Hospital administrator Norma Elliott said plans originally were to move patients next week but “things are just not ready” yet. Wayne […]
The Canoe Canada Canadians (Atikokan) blanked the Times Tigers 3-0 on Sunday afternoon in the ‘A’-side final of a 15-team Tom Thumb tournament here. The Canadians opened the scoring in the first on a goal by Matthew St. Pierre, then made it 2-0 in the second when Michael Kostynuk tallied. […]
The Skates & Blades/International Floor Coverings girls’ hockey team finished third at an Atom tournament in Dryden last weekend after earning a pair of ties against two losses in four double round-robin games. They opened action Saturday morning with a 2-2 tie versus the Dryden GM Blazers after trailing 2-0 […]
