Michael Lewis Dear editor: The minister of education has been issuing press releases and uttering threats—that allude to her government introducing legislation to avoid “labour disruption” this fall—so that public school boards, and their respective unions, would have to adopt the agreement reached with the provincial Catholic teachers’ association. School […]
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The Abraham Gerber family Dear editor: This letter is a response to the article, “Churches slowly blessing same-sex unions,” in the Aug. 15 edition of the Fort Frances Times. It might be true that Knox United Church accepts homosexuality, but other churches do not agree with its decision. The Bible […]
Allan T. Bedard Dear editor: The executive of the Seniors Retirees Against Pension and Elder Abuse (SRAPEA) reviewed with great interest the pension notification letters mailed to—and received by—all Resolute retirees and surviving spouses. Our mood was one of great anxiety knowing the money earned over out lifetime has—in our […]
FITZGERALD–Born to Trevor and Corrina, nee Lockman, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Andrew Logan, weighing 7 lbs.13 oz. on August 10, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
MORRISSEAU–Born to Rudolph Morrisseau Jr. and Jennifer Mainville, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., a girl, Taryn Mae, weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. on August 7, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
CHRISTIANSEN–Tyler Christiansen and Sara Galusha are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Paislee Kay, born Aug. 7, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, weighing 2 lbs. 6 oz.
Margaret Noreen Thomson, 77, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012 with her loving daughter at her side. Marg was born Feb. 27, 1935 in Fort Frances, Ont. She first of two children born to James and Lydia O’Donnell, and attended school in Fort Frances. Marg […]
Marlene Sveinsson (nee Halaburda) passed away suddenly on Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 at the age of 67. She leaves to mourn her son, Richard; daughter and son-in-law, Tannis and Peter Kinger; grandson, Tyler; granddaughter, Tyra Waite; and sister, Janice, and husband, Gary Christie. She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Caroline Zucchiatti on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at her residence at Rainycrest, at the age of 86. Caroline was born May 15, 1926 in Bemidji, Minnesota to the late Jack and Velma Kirtland. The family later moved […]
Janet Agnes Perreault (Aaptawegiizhigook), 82, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Janet was born Nov. 9, 1929 at Frog Creek to the late Albert and Dora Morrison, and had lived in the district all her life. […]
Stanley “Stan” Stamarski, 96, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Stan was born Jan. 3, 1916 in Transcona, Man. to the late Mikolaj and Aniela Stamarski. His family moved to Fort Frances when Stan was very young. On Feb. […]
