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 […]
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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.
It is with great sorrow that the family of Aileen Mae Cameron, 77, of 724 First St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., announces her passing peacefully on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. She was born April 16, 1933 in Sabine Township, Ont. to the late Thomas (Jack) and Mabel Pigeon. On June […]
A regional swim meet, a girls’ hockey tournament, a youth bowling tournament, and a squash tournament filled local hotels and restaurants this past weekend. In total, more than 400 young athletes were in the community—and most brought parents with them. As such, the parking lots and streets around the Memorial […]
After a lengthy struggle with physical pain and illness, our mother and friend, Dorothy Finch (also known as Dot, Auntie Dot, Grandma, GG, and Mom), went to Heaven just after midnight on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. She had been living at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Dorothy was […]
Ben and Donna Wiersema Dear editor: This letter is to send a special thank you to our local fire and police departments who went above and beyond. At about 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 27, we received a phone call to inform us that our store (Kitchen & Bath Plus) was […]
Walter Horban Dear editor, The taxpayers of Fort Frances deserve to be informed of decisions made by the trustees of the board of education. Why haven’t we been informed of how it was possible for hundreds of thousands of dollars to [go missing] over a period of [several] years without […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Melissa Lynne Norman, 42, of 908 Victoria Ave. N., Fort Frances, Ont., announces her passing on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 at home with her family by her side. She was born June 22, 1968 in Fort Frances. At the age of […]
