JAMES HORATIO HOLMES James Holmes, born Sept. 7, 1920 in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on May 23, 2008 at Burnaby General Hospital. After being raised in Fort Frances and Rainy Lake area, he worked with his father, Perley Holmes, in his logging business. He also attended St. John’s […]
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JOYCE RAE KURCEBA A celebration to honour the life of Joyce Kurceba (nee McCreedy) will be held Monday, June 9, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, 220 Helmsdale Ave. Joyce passed away April 25, 2008 at the Riverview Health Centre after a lengthy illness at the age […]
MONTY SPOON (Awsaw-Mon-Nu-Kwat) Monty Spoon, 73, of Seine River First Nation, Ont., passed away Friday, May 30, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Monty was born Aug. 12, 1934 in the Atikokan, Ont. area. He lived in Seine River most of his life. Having been born […]
Betty Young, formerly of Lower Manitou Lake, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at Port Hardy, B.C. Betty was born to the late Thomas and Edith McCallum on Sept. 24, 1934 in Winnipeg, Man. On April 24, 1967, she was united in marriage to her husband and companion […]
Dorothy Adeline Haines, 82, of 1033 Lake Despair, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Thursday, May 29, 2008. She was born June 30, 1925 in Trout Creek, Ont. to the late Peter and Hilda Albert. Dorothy moved to Rainy River District with her […]
Dear editor: I would like to commend the officers who responded to the 9-1-1 call regarding a good friend of mine. They were attentive and respectful to her feelings. A special thanks goes out to Jason Sobkowicz—you don’t have an easy job, but you do it well. Thanks again. Sincerely, […]
Dear editor: Just a quick question regarding the new library: why not the old Sixth Street School? Perfect location—lots of parking, close to day care, beautiful lot! Signed, LuAnne Caul
To the editor: After reading all the negative comments concerning local businesses, I would like to relate my positive experience at Badiuk Equipment. When I was looking at a used motorcycle in February, Jim Badiuk assured me it was in excellent condition as I could not test drive the machine. […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to bring your attention to the black-and-white flag symbols that “Passport Canada” displays on their passport application forms. Appendix C 3.2 of the “FIP” (Federal Identity Program) by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat states, “The flag of Canada, modified slightly for purposes of […]
The guilty verdict delivered last Thursday afternoon in Don Smith’s second trial on obscenity charges, along with the drug raid Friday that led to five local residents being nabbed, certainly created the most buzz around town over the past week. In the Smith trial, the jury, having viewed the evidence, […]
Janet Mary Ellis, 46, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, ON on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. She was born April 28, 1962 in Sudbury, ON to the late David Crook and the late Eleta Crook (nee Berrigan). Janet […]
BLACKBURDE–Born to Skye Blackburde, of Stratton, Ont., a boy, Daniel Dwayne Peter, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. on May 20, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
