The recent benefit dinner held by the Fort Frances Lions Club for local six-year-olds Brett Jewell and Darren Vlassoff raised almost $9,000, organizers revealed late last week. Some of the proceeds, netted from ticket sales and the silent and live auctions, went towards expenses incurred by the Jewell family during […]
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Parents who would like to see their children educated in French as a first language will want to attend le Conseil scolaire de catholique des Aurores boreales presentation here on March 29. A co-operative with the Northwest Catholic District School Board, the French-language board may be accepting up to 20 […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board, along with its partners, may be upgrading its telecommunications capabilities soon after the Wide Area Network proposal was approved at Saturday’s regular monthly meeting in Dryden. “We’re really excited about,” enthused Carol-Lynne Oldale, director of education for the local separate board. “We’ve certainly approved […]
A decision last week by the Ontario Court, General Division that confirmed the appointment of retired judges to hear contract disputes under the Hospital Labour Dispute Arbitration Act has sparked groans from hospital workers, who continue stand fast on their right to have mutually-acceptable arbitrators. “We’re not happy,” CUPE Local […]
Alberton firefighters jumped into action Wednesday afternoon when a garage fire was reported at the Ed Hill residence on Hammond Road. “You could see the black smoke just rising,” Alberton Fire Chief Sandy Haney noted as he and other volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene around 2 p.m. Because the […]
Grade five and six students at Donald Young School in Emo are researching their community’s roots back into the 1880s when Alexander Luttrell travelled from Ireland to Canada, settling on the shores of the Rainy River. He called his new home Emo after his birthplace in Emo, Ireland. Now the […]
Valida Roberts, 88, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999. Valida was born Jan. 8, 1911 in Masseau, Que. and was raised in Rainy River District. She worked as a Registered Nurse and on March 31, 1943, Valida was […]
In his 86th year, Ralph passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 1998 in Hawkesbury, Ont. He was the beloved husband of Julia (Jardine) of Napanee and formerly Hamilton; dearly loved father of Michael (Louise) Whetstone of Hawkesbury and Louise (James) Stokes of Hamilton; grandfather of Michele and David Whetstone; and brother […]
Harry Cooper, 82, of 631 King’s Highway, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Jan. 17, 1917 in McCreary, Man. to the late “Nels” and “Maggie” Cooper. Harry lived briefly in Manitoba before moving with his family […]
Chanteya Cheryl Jones, infant daughter of Michael Jones and Candace Perrault, passed away Thursday, Feb. 18, 1999 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital in Cambridge, Ont. She was born July 10, 1997 in Fort Frances, Ont. Chanteya was predeceased by her maternal grandmother, Margaret Perrault; paternal great-grandfather, John Jones Sr.; paternal aunt, […]
Helen (Chowhan) Hogan, 81, of Surrey, B.C., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 at Surrey Memorial Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Edmund Leo (Eddy) Hogan in November, 1983. Helen is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Sandra Merko (Delbert) of Mesa, Az., Joanne Hogan […]
James Steele “Jim” Munro, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont. and formerly of Dance Township, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital. He was born Sept. 6, 1915 in Dance Township to the late John Munro and Jean Steele. Jim had lived most of his life […]
