Peacefully with her family at her side, Mabel Delores Bruyere passed away Thursday, April 13, 2006 in her home on Couchiching First Nation. Mabel was born Sept. 23, 1941 in Fort Frances, Ont. and remained living on Couchiching First Nation for her entire life. Mabel was married to her one […]
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BROWN–Born to Jeff and Tracy, nee Nielson, of Barwick, Ont., a boy, Ryder Jeffery Evan, weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. on April 7, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Harry Kilner, 80, of Stratton, Ont., passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born March 8, 1926 in Thorburn, N.S. to the late Harry and Elizabeth Kilner. Harry’s family moved to Cambridge, Ont. when Harry was very young. […]
It’s easy, sitting here, to say Canadian soldiers should be fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan—putting their lives at risk in order to make our world a safer place. It may be another matter entirely if it was our sons or daughters who didn’t know when a suicide bomber will strike […]
Dear editor: I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank all the members of my choir, the “Choraliers.” This is a community and area choir made up of volunteers from all walks of life. Many of us have been together for about 12 years (it’s hard to keep […]
Dear Mr. Editor: Thanks to the outrageous closed-door policy and hidden agendas of our elected town council, every taxpayer reading this is in serious trouble. The action of a few councillors to ram the purchase of the old Fort Frances Clinic, and asking the Ministry of Health to impose rostering […]
Dear Mike: I must congratulate all who were involved with the “Les Misérables” production at the Townshend Theatre last week. I am still in awe over the powerful performances, the music, and, of course, the highly-organized quality of the show. They truly have outdone themselves! I can only imagine the […]
Arthur Leonard “Bud” Hebert passed away at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. on Saturday, April 8, 2006. Bud was born in Fort Frances on Oct. 19, 1927 and resided here most of his life. Bud is survived by his wife, Elaine. They were united in marriage […]
It is with great sadness the family of Loraine Somerville announces her passing on Saturday, April 8, 2006. Born in Fort Frances, Ont. to Walter and Yvonne Green on May 19, 1932, Loraine spent her early childhood in Flanders, Ont. and spoke of it often. As a young girl, she […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Dorothy Jean Bergstrom announces her passing at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. on Thursday evening, April 6, 2006. Dorothy was born Thursday, June 28, 1928 in Aylesworth, the third child and second daughter of Charles Milton Fisher […]
On Friday, April 7, 2006, Lyle Vernon Armstrong went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ. Lyle was born Nov. 8, 1948 in Fort Frances, Ont. to George and Kirsti Armstrong. As a young man he had many passions, from airplanes and horses to art and music, which continued throughout […]
