BRUYERE–Born to Johnna Bruyere, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Zoey Aaron, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on February 10, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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The annual “sunshine list” will be out in early April and no doubt the number of public-sector employees in Ontario making more than $100,000 a year will be longer than ever. The purpose of the list is noble enough: to provide transparency so taxpayers can see where their hard-earned money […]
Don Bragg Dear editor: I am writing in support of the “Inform public” letter in the Feb. 16 edition of the Times. As a taxpayer of the Rainy River District School Board, a big thank you to Dave Kircher, Walter Horban, and others for attempting to shed more light on […]
Herb Govier Dear editor: In December, a court ruling found the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association not guilty of any wrongdoing in the dismissal of former employee Russell Richards. In a later ruling, the association was awarded $40,000 in legal costs. Rather than accept this, and put this issue to rest […]
Walter Horban Dear editor: Last Thursday (Feb. 17), CBC Radio reporter Shane Judge spoke with Dan Belluz, chair of the previous Rainy River District School Board, and with current chair Michael Lewis. Mr. Judge was curious about the action of the old board in passing a resolution behind closed doors […]
Travis E. Showalter Dear editor: Even though Team Nordin, from the Stratton Curling Club, managed to finish in 10th place in the 2011 provincials men’s curling playdowns, which were at the Fort William Curling Club in Thunder Bay, our second trip there was a learning experience none of us will […]
An old pilot gets his wings. The world is a different place today without a wonderful husband, dad, stepdad, brother, uncle, and grandpa named Bud. Orlo Jackson (Bud) Mallory passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Bud was born Dec. 10, 1923 […]
Edward Benedict Michaluk, 88, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Ed was born June 30, 1922 in Fort Frances to the late John and Annie Michaluk. He grew up in Fort Frances and later moved to […]
Graig Francis Boileau, 85, of 48 Spruce Rd., Atikokan, Ont., passed away suddenly early Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Graig was born Dec. 6, 1925 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Francis and Irene Boileau (Saunders). Graig’s father died when […]
BOMBAY-JACK–Born to Patrick Jack and Candice Bombay, of Manitou Rapids, Ont., a boy, Dreyson Patrick, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. on February 6,2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
