It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Kenneth Vivian Hoffman, 93, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, April 16, 2009 in his home at Rainycrest. Ken was born in Rainy River, Ont. on Aug. 21, 1915 to the late Carrie and Reginald Hoffman. Remaining to cherish Ken’s […]
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Joyce D. (Wolden) Asplund, 81, of Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Joyce was born Aug. 18, 1927 in Fort Frances to the late August and Macey Mertens. She worked at many different jobs throughout her life, and […]
Larry John Alton, 58, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Wednesday April 15, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Larry was born Oct. 12, 1950 to Jim and Ronnie Alton. At an early age, he moved to Thunder Bay, Ont. with his family, […]
Sports, particularly hockey, has always grabbed the spotlight here in Fort Frances—and probably always will. Then again, we’re no different than most other small towns across Canada where, as Tom Cochrane sang, youngsters dream of the “big league” as their ticket to fame and fortune. There’s nothing wrong with sports. […]
Erma Joyce Boland, 72, of 247 Elizabeth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Easter Monday, April 13, 2009 after a brief illness at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Erma was born in Flin Flon, Man. on April 27, 1936 to the late William and Joan (Jean) Huyton. She […]
Ruth Huntley, 91, of 102 First St., Rainy River, Ont., passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ruth was born Jan. 19, 1918 in Bergland, Ont. to the late Elmer and Emma Wenstrom. She lived in the area for almost all of […]
Loraine Ellen Bullied (nee Brigden) passed away quietly on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont., with her family by her side, after a brief struggle with cancer. She was born Aug. 13, 1934 to Adeline and James Brigden. She married the love of her […]
Erma Armit Dear Mr. Editor: I want to take this opportunity to commend Andrew George for taking the initiative to organize the meeting on the Pither’s Point Park issue on April 1 at the East End Hall. I am amazed that there has been so little public information or discussion […]
Ken Boshcoff Dear editor: It is quite remarkable that the NDP would try another one of their very expensive “tours” to again ask select groups of people to tell them what they should be doing. It was just a short while ago that a wasteful “tour” asked select groups and […]
Nancy L. Frost Dear editor: On Thursday, Feb. 26, Pickering-Scarborough MPP Wayne Arthurs introduced Bill 148-Visual Fire Alarm Systems Act, 2009, which would require all new provincial and municipal public buildings to be equipped with a visual fire alarm system. For several years, the Canadian Hearing Society has advocated, on […]
