Dear editor: I’d like to address this letter to the person(s) who, in the wee hours of Sunday morning (between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.), decided it would be fun to steal Christmas decorations. You may have thought you were stealing from just the homeowner and it was no big […]
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Dear editor: Thank you for the space in last week’s paper to express my views on “shopping in Fort Frances.” Since I work in a retail store downtown, I had lots of comments. I tried to keep count but I lost track at 200—all of which were positive to my […]
ALICE MARGARET EMES Peacefully, with her family at her side, Alice Margaret Emes passed to her eternal rest after a short illness on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Alice was born Jan. 25, 1918 in Balmoral, Man. to the late William and […]
ANNA M. MOSE On Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., Anna M. Mose, 95, passed away peacefully with her family at her side. Anna was born in Winnipeg, Man. on Nov. 29, 1912 to the late Ernest and Edna Angus. She was raised on […]
WILLA KNOTTS At La Verendrye Hospital on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, Willa Knotts (McDermid), of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the age of 77. Willa was born Oct. 17, 1930 to Margaret and William Kidd in Port Elgin, Ont., grew up there, and married Donald McDermid. Together they raised […]
RUTH SAUVE Ruth Sauve passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2007. She was born Nov. 27, 1925 in Fort William, Ont. to Jack Fraik and Mary Pretulac Fraik. Ruth went to school in Westfort and Stanley before the family moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in the early 1930s. Ruth is survived […]
Former town councillors Al Bedard and Nick Wihnan deserve kudos for standing on their principles. Both failed to win a seat in last November’s municipal election yet neither one chose to run in the Jan. 14 byelection because they don’t believe it should be held in the first place—arguing the […]
Dear editor: Last Friday, Carol and I travelled to Emo to join their “Holly Daze” celebrations. After a really great dinner at the Emo Inn, we were treated to their Christmas parade, followed by a spectacular fireworks display on the riverfront—complete with hot chocolate to keep us warm. And finally, […]
