JENSEN–Born to Christine Jensen, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Alexander James Anthony, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. on September 8, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

BRUYERE–Born to Tremayne Bruyere and Christina Everson, of Couchiching, Ont., a girl, Leathe Kristina, weighing 9 lbs. 3 oz. on September 10, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

LADO–Born to Christian and Christine, nee Aya, of Emo, Ont., a boy, Binyemin Sunday, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on September 11, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

It is with great sadness that the family of Theodore (Ted) Stainke announces his passing on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 99. He was born Dec. 18, 1905 in Poland to the late August and Ernestine Stainke. Ted […]

The family of Emma Spicer sadly announces her passing on Monday, Sept. 19, 2005 at the West Haldimand General Hospital in Hagersville, Ont. in her 93rd year. Emma was born to William and Emily Alexander on Feb. 26, 1912. She married Edwin Spicer on June 21, 1933 and they farmed […]

Edna McKenzie, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully as a result of complications from a series of strokes at La Verendrye Hospital on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005. She was born Nov. 29, 1920 in Emo, Ont. to Lesley and Ethel Cooper, and had resided in Rainy River District […]

Mill closures and shutdowns, the never-ending softwood lumber dispute between Ottawa and Washington, and the recent U.S. ban on imports of most live Canadian cattle have dominated the headlines of late. But getting lost in the glare—at least on the national and provincial scene—are the woes facing another industry vital […]

Dear Mike: I feel I have to write this letter because the incident that occurred this past week bothered me so much. I was on my way home from the west end of town last Wednesday morning after dropping my daughter off at St. Francis School. I turned onto King’s […]

To the editor: After watching Hurricane Katrina for days, I have to wonder how we in Fort Frances will respond if we have problems here. If the kraft mill, say, had a major leak or an explosion, and if a wind from the west was strong enough to force the […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Aarne Alexander Lahti announces his passing on Friday, Sept. 16, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 87. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005 at 10 a.m. at Green Funeral […]

Red passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2005. He was born Sept. 26 to Bill and Edith Wilson in Windsor, Ont. In 1940, he joined the Essex Scottish Regiment, later transferring to the Carlton Yorke Regiment. He served in the North Africa and Italy campaigns, and spent 13 months on the […]

MARCHANT–Born to Jason and Casey of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Jackson Ross, weighing 9 lbs. 10 oz. on August 23, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.