It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Allan Charles Singleton, 72, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Friday, March 4, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Allan was born Oct. 16, 1938 in Sioux Lookout, Ont. to the late Dan and Ida Singleton. He […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Alan Warner on Friday, March 4, 2011 at his winter residence in Pharr, Tex. He was born March 31, 1938 and raised in Kenora, Ont., where he spent most of his life. He began his teaching career in 1966 […]
Rachel Gallinger, 94, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence on Friday, March 4, 2011. Rachel was born on Saturday, Sept. 16, 1916 in Finland, Ont., the first of four girls. As a young adult, she worked at bush camps as a […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of William (Bill) Badiuk, of 925 Third St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., who slipped away peacefully on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the age of 83 with his family by his side. The last five years of his life he […]
Raymond Arthur Rousseau, 73, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side, on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Ray was born Jan. 26, 1938 to Lucien and Laura Rousseau. He spent the last 28 years with the […]
The decision by the Rainy River District School Board to find David Kircher had breached the Trustee Code of Conduct was a necessary one—but it reeks of hypocrisy. As anyone who lives in a small town knows, actions and discussions which take place behind closed doors inevitably leak out at […]
Ted Berry Dear editor: In a recent report on council news in the Fort Frances Daily Bulletin (dated Feb. 3, 2011), a statement regarding sidewalks was attributed to Mr. Brown, who is the manager of the town’s Public Works department. Apparently, on reporting to council on 2011 capital projects, it […]
John Steinke Dear editor: Even though I am old, I am one of the disgruntled taxpayers of this town. Less than six months ago, we read in the local newspaper that our mayor and councillors were planning to do wonderful things for us, save us money, and generally do a […]
Nathan Ryan Dear editor: WFN, the World Fishing Network, once again is searching for Canada’s Ultimate Fishing Town and I think Fort Frances is definitely the ultimate place to fish! The winning town will win a $25,000 community donation to be used towards any fishing-related causes, as well as a […]
Walter Horban Dear editor: There are several questions to be answered by the former members of the Rainy River District School Board and senior administration regarding the quadrupling of the severance package for senior administration. Who brought the issue to the board? Was it a board member or someone in […]
Pheobe Mosley passed away peacefully at the Extended Care on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011 with family by her side. She was born Oct. 21, 1921. Pheobe is survived by her daughter, Judy Qualie (B.C.); sons, John, Harold (Phyllis), Eric, Jim (Shirley), and Lorne; sisters, Dorothy (Vern), Pauline (Bill), Vivian (Don), […]
Shirley Jean Pattison, 75, of Thunder Bay, Ont,. formerly of Emo. Ont., passed away suddenly on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011 at her residence in Thunder Bay. Shirley was born April 6, 1935 in Portage La Prairie, Man. to William Edward (Ted) and Yvonne Delia (Cardin) Kennedy. At the age of […]
