The Shypit Family – Jody, Carrie, Halle, and Jeremy To the editor: Words alone cannot express how deeply grateful we are for all the loving support given to our family over the past few weeks. One cannot imagine the feeling of losing your entire life’s history in just a matter […]
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Supt. Ronald S. van Straalen, Regional Commander, OPP North West Region Dear editor: Thank you for the opportunity to provide context to the March 9 letter to the editor, headlined “You decide,” and correct the record. Firstly, let me say the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) truly understands and appreciates the […]
Ross Westover passed away Feb. 26, 2011 at the Geraldton District Hospital after a year-long battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 12, 1928. Ross, along with his loving wife of 58 years, owned and operated several tourist resorts in the Greenstone area from 1959 until they retired in 1997. […]
HUNTER-COPENACE–Born to Christie Hunter and Curtis Lee Copenace, of Manitou Rapids, Ont., a boy, Benjiman Albert, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. on February 26, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
David Westran, 72, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly on Friday March 11, 2011 at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. David was born in Geraldton, Ont. on July 17, 1938 to Arthur and Ena Westran. At a young age, David and his family moved and settled in […]
Ethel Lillian Helliar, beloved wife of Les Helliar for 51 years, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. with her husband by her side. Ethel was born Oct.. 20, 1938 in Rainy River, Ont. to Leif and Edith Bye. She was raised […]
The family of Glen Albert Donald Fraser, 70, of Sapawe, Ont., sadly announced his passing on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. Glen was born Jan. 27, 1941 in Chapple Township, Ont. His family moved to Sapawe when he was five years old, where […]
Town council is facing a dilemma in deciding whether to install solar panels atop the Public Works garage, Memorial Sports Centre, Children’s Complex, water treatment plant, and the Civic Centre in order to generate electricity which then can be sold back to the grid for much-needed revenue. The proposal certainly […]
Morris and Cindy Judson Dear editor: Shortly after midnight on Friday, Feb. 25, we were awakened by persistent knocking on the front door of our home. We were shocked to find OPP officer Christopher Spence at the door to inform us what we then could see in the distance. A […]
