Dear editor: Friends of the Emo Public Library co-hosted a fundraiser on Jan. 27 at the Emo Legion. We drove down from Thunder Bay for this and were delighted to be entertained by the Borderland Community Orchestra, which played a wide variety of melodies and major works (“Phantom of the […]
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To the editor: On behalf of the dairy producers of Rainy River District, I would like to thank Al Lowe for his article on dairy cattle in the Jan. 25 issue of the Fort Frances Times. I would like to provide additional information for the public to reflect on about […]
Dear editor: I understand that taxes from cigarettes and alcohol go into a general fund. If all the taxes from cigarettes and alcohol go towards health care, we would have a surplus in our health care system. (Signed), Thomas Laprade Thunder Bay, Ont.
Dear Mr. Editor: Thank you, Mr. Boshcoff, for submitting your Member of Parliament oath to be printed. This writer has the highest respect for you as another human being! Everyone may read in your oath that your allegiance/obligation is to “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second”! Did she vote for […]
Johanna Hendrika (Ann) Veldhuisen (nee Kaemingh), of Emo, Ont., passed on to glory on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. She was born in Barchem, the Netherlands, on Jan. 16, 1932. Ann immigrated to Canada in 1947 with her family. Shortly after coming to Canada, Ann met the love of her life, […]
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of Marg Wilson, after a long but always strong and courageous battle with cancer, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006. Marg was strong and positive until the very end and gave strength to every one close to her, and always was worried […]
GATE–Born to Darren and Cheri, nee Perrick, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Kaden Keith, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. on January 22, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
BLISS–Born to Jeff and Genevieve, nee Shepstone, of Mine Centre, Ont., a girl, Julia Alice, weighing 5 lbs. 11 oz. on January 25, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Mabel Louise Gillies, 97, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006 at the Riverside Health Care Centre in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born in Pincher Creek, Alta. on Sept. 27, 1908 to Archibald and Louise Borrett. Mabel is survived by her children, Kent (Leah) Gillies and Neil (Linda) Gillies; two […]
Fran completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 64. She was born and raised in Sioux Lookout, Ont. to Frank and Lena Mehaffey, who settled there from the Maritimes. She visited the East Coast several […]
It is with heavy hearts and deepest sorrows we announce the passing of our mother. Marion Audrey Larson, 73, of Emo, Ont., passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo. She was born on May 29, 1932 in Winnipeg, Man. to the late Romeo and […]
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Helene Rekrut passed away at the Fort Saskatchewan Health Centre in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006. She was born Nov. 16, 1932 in Sundown, Man. to the late Steve and Annie Eluik. Mourning her loss are her children, Sharon […]
