It is with great sadness that the family of Ken O’Neill announces his passing on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born June 21, 1937 in Pinewood, Ont. Ken is survived by his wife, Helen O’Neill; son, Doug Moldowan (Claire); daughters, Jo-Ann […]
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We have lost a wonderful and loving Mother, Nana, and friend. Elizabeth Anne Pryde (Kohut), 73, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Mom was born March 28, 1939 in Thunder Bay, Ont. to Wanda Tomas (Kohut) and Tony Kohut. She worked for the Ministry of Natural […]
Florence Watts (nee Lundy) passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at age 89. Florence was born Sept. 10, 1922 to Forrest and Edna Lundy in Carpenter Township, Ont. She attended school in Emo and high school in Fort Frances, after […]
Stacey Lee Bluebird, 39, of Toronto, Ont., passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012. He was born June 19, 1972 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was a very friendly and out-going person. He was respected for who he was and well-liked by numerous friends. Stacey had many interests and hobbies. He […]
Word that town council is disbanding two committees due to lack of public interest is troubling news, indeed. Despite several calls for residents to fill vacancies on the Children’s Complex and Recreation Advisory committees, no applications came forward and the town was left with little choice but to dissolve them. […]
Auditor General Michael Ferguson tabled a scathing report in Parliament last week that said the Harper Conservatives did not conduct an open and fair selection process for replacing the aging CF-18 fighters. It also noted the government did not know how much the new F-35 would cost when it was […]
There is some thought today that computers, smartphones, iPods, and iPads have isolated people who seldom talk with each other any more. There are now more cellphones in the world than there have ever been landlines. In some households, the landlines have disappeared and all that remains are the cellphones […]
Last week, our region’s tourism industry was blindsided by news that the three provincially-funded tourist information centres in our region would close permanently this spring. This decision is unacceptable, misguided, and needs to be reversed immediately—and I am fully committed to fighting this decision using all means necessary. The Ministry […]
