Sewer and water only is important to voters when they don’t have those services. Politicians realize this, knowing that once the pipe is buried, it is invisible to the electorate. It is much more fun, and provides more recognition, to build arenas and resurface roads that remains visible to the […]
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Beatrice (Bea) Sigurdson, 76, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 at Rainycrest in Fort Frances. She was born June 15, 1932 in Brandon, Man. She was united in marriage to Gordon Sigurdson on Sept. 1, 1951 and they moved to Fort Frances in 1961. She joined […]
Genevieve Victoria Gunderso n, 93, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at her residence. Genevieve was born April 17, 1915 in Fort Frances and lived there all her life. Genevieve is survived by her daughters, Betty (Larry) Fontana of Fort Frances, […]
Jim Barr of Burriss, Ontario passed away suddenly at his home on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Jim was born on January 23, 1932 in Devlin, Ontario. He lived almost his entire life in Burriss Township. Jim was united in marriage to Greta Berg on June 7, 1958. Jim was a […]
GREEN–Born to Chris and Christina, nee Pochailo, of Phoenix, Arizona, on June 6, 2008, a baby boy, weighing 8 lbs. 11 oz. and 21 1/2” in length. Proud grandparents are Jim & Lori Pochailo.
MELROSE–Born to Nerissa Melrose, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Kodiak Skylar, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. on June 5, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
JOHNSON-POTSON–Born to Evelyn Johnson and Terence Potson, of Mine Centre, Ont., a boy, Evan James, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. on June 3, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
FUHRER–Born to John and Maria, nee Thiessen, of Emo, Ont.,a boy, Matthew Tyler, weighing 9 lbs. 6 oz. on June 2, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
SINCLAIR–Born to Jolene Richert and Joseph Sinclair, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Cadance Jo-Lynn, weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz. on June 1, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
FOURNIER–Born to Jennifer Kivimaki and Jordan Fournier of Thunder Bay, Ont, a girl, Jorja Bernice, weighing 8 lbs. 7 1/2 oz. on April 30, 2008 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Proud grandparents are Larry and JoAnne Kivimaki and Rick and Renate Fournier.
Dear sir: I strongly support the building of the new public library for Fort Frances. I have been involved in the effort to make this a reality for 13 years now. Do we need a new library? Yes!!! In 2003, a feasibility study was conducted by the architectural firm of […]
