Robert Berg Dear editor: I visited the old home town this past summer, and noted with interest the changes that have occurred in the two years since I was there. One thing of interest is the building of a new Robert Moore School. I must say that the reports of […]
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The economic woes battering Fort Frances may have overshadowed the chronic doctor shortage here of late but the future health of our community hinges just as much on resolving that situation—and fast. The challenge of recruiting full-time doctors to practise here is nothing new, nor is it a problem unique […]
It is with many fond memories that we say goodbye to our husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Glenn Eklund. Glenn, 70, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Hospice on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 with his loving family at his side. Glenn was born in […]
SOVEREIGN-MCCAUGHEY–Born to Melissa Sovereign and Ken McCaughey, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Lila Grace Irene, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. on November 24, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Catherine Rachel “Kate” Norris, 94, of Rainycrest Long Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Burriss, Ont., passed away at her residence on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Catherine was born in Ripley, Ont. on Jan. 2, 1915 to the late Murdock and Ellen (Nellie) McKay. When she […]
John Albanese Dear Mike: I want to thank and commend the nurses and staff at the Northwestern Health Unit office in Fort Frances on handling the demanding start of the H1N1 and seasonal ’flu immunization campaign with great professionalism. They have tackled the strain of the ever-changing information and procedures, […]
Rahtez, Bell Park Academic Centre Dear editor: I am a Grade 4 student at Bell Park Academic Centre in Lake Echo, Nova Scotia. We are currently studying Canada as part of our social studies class. We would love for your readers to send us postcards telling us all about your […]
