BOERSMA–Born to Dennis and Tina, of Stratton, Ont., a girl, Lydia Antje Martha, weighing 7 lbs. on August 23, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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MORRISSEAU–Born to Cory Morrisseau and Desiree Alfred, of Couchiching, Ont., a boy, Lennox Cory, weighing 9 lbs. 2 oz. on August 22, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Timothy Charles McLellan, 52, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Tim was born in Red Lake, Ont. and grew up in Ear Falls, Ont. He moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in his early 20s and established himself in a number of trades jobs throughout […]
With the municipal election just two months from today, more candidates finally are beginning to trickle in. But unless there’s a flurry of nominations between now and the Sept. 10 deadline, local voters don’t seem to be in for much of a campaign—if one at all. Fort Frances Mayor Roy […]
Dana L. Cain Dear editor: During my Saturday morning read, I came across an article printed under the column, “From the Publisher’s Pen,” in the Aug. 18 edition of the Times. The last thing I ever expected to read by our very own small-town newspaper publisher was (in my opinion) […]
Phil Greif Dear editor: Our guests woke up on beautiful Rainy Lake, to a lovely sunrise and mirror-like picture perfect lake. But their first comment of the day to us was: “What in God’s name is that stench?” It was the pollution from the mill—a regularly-occurring shocking event that everyone […]
Julian Frederick Spear passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Julian was born July 26, 1927 in Plymouth, England. After graduating from Plymouth College in 1945, he served in the British Army from 1946-48. Upon returning, he became a Professional Civil Engineer and began is career in Plymouth, England. […]
Joe Roach passed away at his home in Sault Ste. Marie with his wife, Esther, by his side on Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born in May, 1935 in Garden River First Nation, and was raised by his older sister, brothers, and father. […]
Doris Mary Aneta Darrah, 83, of 123 Abbott Rd., Atikokan, Ont., passed away Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. She was born May 2, 1927 in Devlin, Ont. to the late Samuel and Mary Shine. Doris grew up in Devlin, where she later cooked and […]
Carl Shabatura, 82, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday Aug. 22, 2010 with his family by his side. He was born July 8, 1928 to Peter and Pearl Shabatura. He was raised in Fort Frances, attending school here. As a young man, he enjoyed playing […]
