WILKINS–Born to Mark and Andrea, nee Hawrylak, of Red Lake, Ont., a boy, Brody Mark, weighing 6 lbs. 1 oz. on October 14, 2006 at Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB.

SLACK–Born to Shelley Fairbrother and Casey Slack, of Emo, Ont., a girl, Mikka Joeve, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. on November 21, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

CALDER–Born to Troy and Jen, nee Leishman, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Tucker Patrick, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. on November 23, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

On Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, with her daughters at her side, Dorothea Georgina Mary “Georgie” Peloquin (nee Rekert) passed away in Thunder Bay, Ont. She leaves to honour and cherish her memory two daughters, Lynette and husband, John Zirk, of Oakbank, Man., and Lauris Werenko of Fort Frances, Ont.; and […]

April 3, 1949 – November 23, 2006 It is with a feeling of loss and blessing that the family announces the passing of Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Derendorf on Thursday, November 23, 2006, at the age of 57 years. After her rediagnosis with cancer, she never gave up hope and fought the […]

With her family close by her side, Margaret Bethel Miller, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 24, 2006 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Bethel was born March 15, 1917 in Hawarden, Sask. to Herb and Margaret Jerry. Mom’s working career was varied. She worked at local […]

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, Lois Judson, 89, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., on Monday, Nov. 27, 2006 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Lois was born July 31, 1917 […]

At home with family by her side, Fran passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006 at the age of 66. Fran was born April 13, 1940 in Toronto, Ont. At an early age, she moved to Fort Frances, Ont. with her parents. She attended St. Mary’s grade school, then went on […]

It is with deepest sorrow that the family of Emmy Julia Gavin announces her quiet passing on Monday, Nov. 27, 2006 in Pickering, Ont. at the age of 84. Emmy came to Canada with her parents, Jonas and Anna Seger (Lindberg), as a small child. She married Frederick Gavin in […]

A Canadian Press story which ran in the Daily Bulletin last week said prescription narcotics now top heroin as the opiate of choice among drug addicts on the streets of five major cities across the country. Perhaps it’s not so surprising, then, that local addiction counsellors revealed Saturday that abuse […]

Dear editor: About mid-June, my spouse was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the adrenal gland and lungs. Her family doctor in Thunder Bay had not given her a complete physical examination for three years—no CT scan, MRI, or X-ray. A more thorough blood test would have indicated the adrenal gland […]

Dear Mr. Editor: There is a lot of talk these days about “global warming” or the updated term “climate change.” The “global warming” myth started around 40 years ago as a “Cold War” propaganda. The Soviets claimed the rocket exhaust from the big Saturn V rocket would “punch a hole […]