Dear editor: I was playing fetch in my backyard with my two labs last Wednesday when I noticed my yellow lab stop to eat something a few feet off my property (against my neighbour’s garage). I called her, and she didn’t listen, so I ran over to get her. When […]
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Dear editor: As a Conservative and former navy officer, I recognize that symbolism is important to Canadians, particularly when it is attached to those who give their lives in the service of their country. It was with particular interest that I followed the debate over the lowering of the Canadian […]
Dear editor: The British Columbia government is legislating the opening of 11 new provincial parks in celebration of Earth Day. The Fort Frances town council is determined to close one of ours down—to what end? (Signed), Wilf Sanders Fort Frances, Ont.
Dear editor: The J.W. Walker School Environmental Club would like to thank all organizations and individuals who registered their Earth Day clean-up with us. Many groups and individuals, who clean up every year on Earth Day, registered their clean-up with us this year. We also were able to encourage and […]
Dear editor: During National Volunteer Week, the Canadian Cancer Society would like to thank each and every one of its many dedicated volunteers in Fort Frances. Volunteers are at the centre of all we do at the Canadian Cancer Society. Without your tireless efforts and support, we would not be […]
Dear editor: Canadian Blood Services would like to thank all those who came to our Fort Frances clinics to donate blood on April 23-24. The need for blood and blood products is always high, and meeting hospital demands is always a challenge for Canadian Blood Services. Your generous support will […]
The perception that you “can’t fight city hall” is nothing new, but it certainly has become an even more prevailing attitude among local citizens of late. We hear it in the coffee shops—and see it in the poor turnout for municipal elections and at many public meetings. But a group […]
GARY THIBAULT Gary Thibault, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Ont. He was born Aug. 13, 1940 in Winnipeg, Man. Gary worked for many years as assistant manager at the Memorial Arena (recreational centre), with the last […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Iris A. Reid, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend to so many, on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at the age of 76. Iris was born March 7, 1932 in Carpenter Township, Ont. to the late Ralph and Laura Wilson. […]
Josephine Harcus, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances, with Rev. Frances Flook officiating. Inurnment will take place at […]
We sadly announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Herman Leo Guimond. Herman passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the age of 85, at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family by his side. Herman was born April 13, 1923 […]
