Ann Lily Rinneard, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the Sudbury Regional Hospital, St. Joseph Health Care Centre. She was the beloved mother of Steve Rinneard (Cathy Castanza) of Azilda, Ont. and Rob Rinneard of Barrie. Ont.; cherished grandmother of James, Jason, and Troy; dear daughter of the […]
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Rainy River District may be off the beaten track so to speak, but that doesn’t mean we can’t rise above our relative isolation. Case in point the two local farms which received regional awards on Friday in Thunder Bay under the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program. Pine River […]
Dear sir: On behalf of the Kidney Foundation, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone who made our March door-to-door canvass a huge success. Through the tireless efforts of our captains, canvassers, and contributors, we have raised $8,635 in our area, which covered Fort Frances, Couchiching, […]
Dear editor: Recent research by Henrik Svensmark and his group at the Danish National Space Center points to the real cause of the recent warming trend. In a series of experiments on the formation of clouds, these scientists have shown that fluctuations in the sun’s output cause the observed changes […]
To the editor: Re: Students learn realities of drug abuse (April 25 edition of the Times) How about talking to kids about the realities of prohibition? About how prohibition is more of a danger to users and to society than legalized drugs ever could be? Or about how prohibition makes […]
Dear Mike: Beta Sigma Phi was able to contribute $7,300 to the Canadian Cancer Society this year from the proceeds of our annual “Daffodil Drive for Cancer.” However, events such as these never “just happen” without the contributions of volunteers and committees. I would like to hope that, like me, […]
Dear editor: “No violence against children is justifiable; all violence against children is preventable.” These powerful words were penned in August, 2006 by an independent reviewer who was commissioned by the United Nations to study the state of child rights and specifically looked at violence against children. These words need […]
“I take the pill and scrape the coating off, place it down on the plate and crush it, make it smooth with the card, and anxiously make it into a line, I pick up the dirty bill, and roll it up, put it to my nose, and sniff there it […]
Dear Mike: We would like to take this time to thank the Fort Frances Fire Department and the OPP for their prompt attention to our house fire on April 13. They were all extremely professional and thorough in the extinguishing of the fire and although there’s not much left to […]
BRUYERE–Born to Cory Bruyere and Renee Pearson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Ashlyn Denise, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. on April 19, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
MCQUAKER–Born to Jason and Stacey, nee Ikert, of Emo, Ont., a girl, Annika Ruth, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. on April 19, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
MANN–Born to Michael and Tana, nee Krawchuk, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Ainsley Marie, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on April 19, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
