Jan Beazley Dear editor: Wherever I travel in Northwestern Ontario, people have a story to tell or an idea to share about health care. Health-care providers, especially front-line workers, have many insightful suggestions about quality patient care. Patients and clients have stories about their experience at a hospital or with […]
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David Cadieux Mr. Editor: The other day AbitibiBowater said it was looking at restructuring or possible bankruptcy. One would figure this to be front page news in a town whose main employer is AbitibiBowater. Yet there is little mention of this anywhere. With major projects in the works, like the […]
Jonathan Lewis Dear editor: I would to like to correct a statement made by [Coun. Ken] Perry regarding our public library. We are not reducing the library hours to 25 hours a week nor is there any planned reduction in hours. The library is open fewer hours in the summer […]
Peter Bernard Hubert, 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Peter was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 23, 1936 to the late John and Nettie Hubert. He leaves behind his four sisters, Amy Fairgrieve, Delores Pollard, Jean Hartnell, and […]
Emmette Machula passed away Nov. 19, 2008 in Mountain View, Calif. after fighting dementia and poor health. He was born Feb. 18, 1922 in Fort Frances, Ont. Emmette is survived by his daughters, Arlyss (Gregg) Chastain of Loveland, Colo. and Janice (Mark) Christensen of Penn Valley, Calif.; son, Bruce Machula […]
Ryland Crowe, of Edmonton, Alta., passed away in his sleep on Friday, Feb. 6, 2009. Ryland will be joining his uncle, Freddie Crowe, and cousin, Whitney Ann Crowe, in Heaven. Ryland will be loved and always remembered by his parents, Ryan and Christine (Walsh); sister, Caidyn; brother, Bryce; grandparents, Mary […]
The people of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation and the family of Chief Robert (Bobby) Kelly announce with deep sadness and regret his sudden passing on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at the Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. Bobby was born on Lake of the Woods […]
The curling spotlight is on Fort Frances this week as the local club is hosting the NOCA men’s provincial playdowns—providing district residents a chance to watch some top-notch action on the sheets while also showcasing our facilities and hospitality to the rest of Northern Ontario. Mother Nature tried to throw […]
Saturday is Valentine’s Day and in a quick survey around the office, I learned that something chocolate will be served up in most homes. It may be cake. It may be cookies. It might be ice cream. Retailers will have re-stocked their chocolate supplies so that wayward husbands and boyfriends […]
Sadly, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, Jim York, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Jim was born Oct. 17, 1927 in Fort Frances to the late Matthew and BillieYork. He later was united in marriage to his loving wife of […]
Jackie (Jack) Leonard Wood, beloved husband of Florence Lorraine Wood, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at First Care Medical Services in Fosston, Mn. His death was induced by Alzheimer’s complications. Surrounded by loved ones, he peacefully was ushered into the Lord’s presence. At his time of death, no words […]
Conundrum: A problem or puzzle which is difficult or impossible to solve. That’s precisely what town council faces as it debates whether to remain in the fuel business at the Sorting Gap Marina. On the one hand is Coun. Ken Perry’s argument that it doesn’t make sense to spend roughly […]
