It is with great sadness that the family of Harriet Ann Wright announces her passing on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 90. She was predeceased by her husband, Ernest Clifford (Ernie) Wright, on June 12, 1989; parents, James and […]

James Frank Fraser, 56, passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005. James is the beloved husband of Evelyn (nee Maki); and father to Wayne of Fort Frances, Ont., and Robert (Trish) of Winnipeg, Man., and […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia Maria Faragher announces her passing on Monday, Sept. 26, 2005 at her home on Rainy Lake. She was born March 17, 1941 in Thunder Bay, Ont. to her birth mother, Rose Fletcher (Pickering, Ont.) She was adopted by her parents, […]

 Mrs. Mary A.E. Murrie of Calgary, Alta., formerly of Parksville, B.C., passed away suddenly on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 at the age of 78 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Cindy (Urban) Bowman of Manitoba, Murdock (Marg) Saunders of Yukon, David J. Murrie of Calgary, and Shauna […]

Russell Wade Dickson, 65, passed away Sept. 10, 2005 of Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). He had been born Aug. 13, 1940 in Elgin, Ill., raised in International Falls, Mn., and was a long time resident of Mobile, Ala. He was the son of Grace Coral Dickson and Russell Earl Dickson […]

David Andrew Galbraith, son of the late Ellen Farmer Galbraith (Clunie) and the late William Donnell Galbraith, passed away in the presence of his loving children on Monday, Sept. 26, 2005 at the Brantford General Hospital in his 88th year. He was the loving husband of the late Alfreda Josephine […]

Thea Sinninghe, 75, of Rainy River, Ont., passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. She was born Dec. 21, 1929 in the Netherlands to Jan and Frouk Wiersema. She was the third-oldest of 16 children, with 10 brothers and five sisters. […]

Imagine sitting outside just a few steps from your back door, reading a book or magazine in the early-evening air, when all of a sudden a bear is nuzzling your arm. Well, that’s exactly what happened to a north-end senior citizen about a week ago. She was cognizant of the […]

Dear sir: My husband and I are very concerned about the problems facing the forest industry. We very often think we are the “forgotten people” out here in Northwestern Ontario. We chose to live here in this beautiful part of the country, but it seems like folks in eastern Ontario […]

To the editor: Do you read all of the fine print in every notice or letter that you receive the minute that you receive it? Well, failure to read a Notice of Hearing from the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal could result in your eviction from your home without a hearing—if […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Arleigh James Mallory announce his passing on Thursday, September 22, 2005 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario at the age of 74. He was born on December 23, 1930 in Fort Frances, Ontario to the late Dean and Alice […]

MOSE–Born to Shane and Leanne, nee Hahkala, of Miscampbell, Ont., a boy, Garrett Eldon, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. on September 2, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.