Sal Beck Dear editor: A big thank you to all of the Grade 8 students and teachers of Robert Moore School who were on the recent Toronto trip. For eight days and seven nights we “lived” together—all 48 of us. How did we do this? Great trip planning and co-operation […]
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Nancy Mapledoram-Councillor Dear editor: I have never been one to submit letters to editors, but [last week] something happened that changed my mind. My husband and I took our son out to eat at Boston Pizza for his birthday as a way to celebrate. After we placed our order, my […]
Lydia Hasiuk peacefully passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2010 at the age of 80 in Toronto, Ont. Beloved mother of Mary Anne, Irene, Roman, and Helen. Lydia will be fondly remembered and sadly missed by her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, extended family, and friends. Cremation has taken place in […]
Elmer Tibor Csik, 68, of 713 First St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly, with his family by his side, on Monday, June 7, 2010 at the Heart Institute in Ottawa, Ont. Elmer was born March 22, 1942 in Fort Frances to the late Alexander and Elizabeth Csik. Elmer […]
Don Abbott, of Logan Lake, B.C., formerly of Barwick, Ont., passed away June 1, 2010 in his 74th year. A family service to be held at a later date.
It appears aboriginal peoples will be exempt from the eight-percent provincial portion of the new HST, set to take effect in Ontario on July 1, at point of sale rather than receiving rebates only after filing their income tax returns (as is currently the case with the GST). A no-brainer […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Jim Easton announces his passing on Wednesday, June 9, 2010 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Jim was born on June 1, 1947 to Jack and Barb Easton in Rainy River, Ont., moving to Fort Frances, Ont. as a young boy. […]
Azaela Marguerite McQuaker (nee Lundy) passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Born on a farm in Carpenter, Ont. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 1918, Azaela was the oldest of 11 children. She attended public school in Carpenter, completing Grade 8 at age 11. […]
The plug finally has been pulled on “Fun in the Sun,” our long-running summer festival that’s been on life support for years, but it’s looking like Canada Day festivities have been resuscitated. That’s certainly something to celebrate. The best news, however, is that residents and community groups are the ones […]
Dear editor: For many years now, officially since 1873 but new relations date even further back in friendly barter and trade, the Ojibway Nation has co-existed with its immigrants in a manner exemplary of responsible nations. If we take the time sincerely to understand, or at least consider, that the […]
