Margaret Louise Cousineau, 70, of 1220 Strachan Place, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away with her family at her side on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Dec. 23, 1939 in Fort Frances to the late Thomas S. and Beatrice M. (Miller) […]
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Lifelong Fort Frances, Ont. resident Ernest John Howard Calder Sr., 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, with his family by his side, at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 19, 1921 in Fort Frances to Edward and Nancy Calder. He married his […]
Nora Ellen O’Neill, 89, of 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Nora was born Nov. 4, 1920 in Rainy River, Ont. In the 1940s, she moved to Fort Frances, where she has resided since. On April 18, 1952, […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Donald Herbert Hammond on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Don was born May 18, 1923 in Devlin, Ont. but spent the majority of his life on the family homestead in Crozier, […]
Donna Williams, 74, passed away peacefully at McNally House in Grimsby, Ont. on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. Donna lived in Grimsby for the past 10 years, in Lindsay, Ont. and Thunder Bay, Ont. prior to that, and spent her early years in Fort Frances, […]
Sgt. Maj. Gordon Roy Legarie (Ret.) passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 in Edmonton, Alta. He was born Sept. 10, 1952. A complete obituary to follow, with funeral mass to be held March 16, 2010 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Fort Frances, Ont.
Ken Boshcoff Dear Mike: As an invited speaker to a pro-democracy rally in Thunder Bay last weekend, I was impressed by the all-party non-partisan messaging to the prime minister. By now it is apparent to most that the reasons given for proroguing Parliament, being the economy and market instability, are […]
Craig Brockie Dear editor: Last week you kindly published a letter I wrote regarding the dangerous nature of the stock market at present. Thank you. This week, I wanted to share a little bit more information with your readers that I think they will find of value. Firstly, I’d like […]
It’s a sad sign of the times if the best we can come up with for “Family Day” is two hours of free skating and swimming at the Memorial Sports Centre. Town council at least made an effort to suggest something that would, in the words of Mayor Roy Avis, […]
