Henry Enrico Dittaro passed away peacefully on Wednesday Aug. 17, 2005 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with his family at his side. Henry was born Aug. 6, 1919 in Milano, Italy to Lena and John Dittaro. The family moved to Canada when Henry was five, and they […]

Eleanor Mary Lampi passed peacefully on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005 at her home in the Atikokan Extended Care. Eleanor, the second child and eldest daughter of Milton and Anna (nee Monson) Bragg, was born in Anaheim, Sask. on Aug. 17, 1911. She was five days shy of her 94th birthday […]

There’s an old saying in Rainy River District that if it rains in August, it must be Emo Fair week. But while Mother Nature has not always smiled on the 105-year-old event, residents from right across the district certainly look forward to it every year. And rightly so. The Rainy […]

Dear sir: I read with great interest the letter from Bob Cottam in last week’s Times. Mr. Cottam, this letter is not directed to you in particular, but more as a matter of public interest. In your letter, when the officer spoke to you, you focused on the “drinking.” I […]

Dear sir: In last Thursday’s Daily Bulletin, there was an article on Canada winning a NAFTA ruling on the long-running softwood lumber dispute with the United States. We then believed the U.S.-imposed duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports would be lifted. These duties hit all parts of Canada, but B.C. […]

Dear editor: Sending subsidy cheques to Northern Ontario forestry companies for operating expenses is a bad idea that only will delay the inevitable closing of unprofitable and obsolete mills. Subsidies to industries are a waste of taxpayers’ dollars that allow companies to temporarily put off innovating, modernizing, and adapting to […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Sharon Marie Larocque announce her passing after a short battle with cancer on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 61. She was born April 18, 1944 in Emo, Ont. to […]

ARMSTRONG–Born to Matthew and Nikki, nee Brisson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Noah Matthew, weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. on July 24, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

ADAMS–Born to Karen Garon and Mike Adams of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Ashton Michael Denis, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. on July 26, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

BOSHEY–Born to Allison Boshey and Terry Bluebird of Lac La Croix IR, Ont., a boy, Alex, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on July 27, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

SPENCE–Born to Tim and Sandra, nee Szlauko, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Torrie Anne, weighing 8 lbs. 1 oz. on July 28, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

BRUYERE–Born to Christine Jourdain and Nathan Bruyere, of Couchiching IR, Ont., a boy, Travis Edward Timothy, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. on July 28, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.