Lawrence Gibbins, 70, of Big Island First Nation, Ont., passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at the Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora, Ont. He was born May 3, 1935 in Morson, Ont. to Alexander and Katie Gibbins. He has lived in the Morson area all of his life, […]
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GEYSHICK–Born to Gordon and Karen, nee Keesic, a girl, Karis Helena, weighing 9 lbs. 1 oz. on July 16, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
SMITH–Born to Danielle Leonard and Sean Smith, of Manitou Rapids, Ont., a girl, Paris Sarah, weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. on July 19, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
GODBOUT–Born to Shanna Curtis and Julian Godbout, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Cameron Vincent Earl, weighing 10 lbs. 4 oz. on July 20, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
POLLARD–Born to Jeff and Kristina, nee Shute, of Stratton, Ont., a girl, Victoria Anne, weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. on July 21, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Peacefully on the evening of Saturday, July 23, 2005, Dad passed away at the age of 65 at Riverside Health Care Facilities surrounded by his family. Larry bravely battled leukemia, always maintaining his sense of humour, courage and positive attitude until the end. Larry was born on June 23, 1940 […]
Melanie Rae Norton of Kamloops, B.C. passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 33 years of age. Beloved daughter of Wally Norton and Carol (Ken) Churchwell, all of Kamloops. She also leaves with treasured memories her sister, Wendy (David) Fera of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandparents, Ella Norton of Fort Frances, […]
After first mulling over extending Daylight Savings Time an extra two months, the United States now is all but certain to extend it by a few weeks—from the second Sunday of March until the first Sunday of November (instead of from early April through the end of October)—starting this fall. […]
Dear sir: Last week I had the pleasure of working with Ted Menzies, the Conservative critic for international trade. Why should our region care about international trade? A manufacturer in our region has stopped shipping product because raw materials are stuck on a dock in Vancouver during a labour dispute. […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to comment on an incident that has taken place in Fort Frances. Last May, I made a concrete stepping stone (eight-inch diameter) with a stained glass inlay of a red petunia. It took me a long time to make it and was a real […]
Dear sir: It is a very interesting fact that the federal ministers of Canada don’t use their full names on their oaths! If a person’s name that appears on an oath is not the same name as that on the birth certificate, then there is no continuation of evidence that […]
The 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is off to a rousing start—and the anglers haven’t even hit the water yet. The real action gets underway tomorrow morning when the 136 teams vying for the $50,000 first prize head off across Sand Bay in search of the “big ones” to […]
