Dear sir, Based on the article in last week’s paper, and what I saw on TV, I must say I am appalled by what is being done by our town council. At last year’s open meeting, the possibility of reducing the size of the fire department was discussed—and withdrawn—due in […]
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It is with heavy hearts that the family of Margaruit (Mary) Hubert, 76, of Fort Frances, Ont., announce her passing on Sunday, May 15, 2005 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Mary was born Aug. 11, 1928 in Crilly, Ont. She was predeceased by her parents, Tom and Ellen […]
Viola Kathleen Dittaro, 84, of Fort Frances, Ontario passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances with her family at her side. Viola was born on September 21, 1920 in Port Arthur, Ontario. At a very young age she moved to Fort Frances where […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Allan Galbraith, age 74, of Devlin, announce his passing on Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at the La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born on April 1, 1931 in Fort Frances to Richard and Jeanette Galbraith. As a young […]
The recently released recreational survey of Fort Frances residents has provided many good recommendations to the council of Fort Frances. The survey—distributed in the fall of 2004—had a good response from the community, and the citizens who voluntarily participated in forwarding their ideas and recommendations in the survey are to […]
Dear Editor, With Daffodil Month now over, the Canadian Cancer Society would like to thank the many volunteers who helped make the month such a large success in our community. During the month of April, volunteers throughout the community banded together to sell bright yellow daffodils – the symbol of […]
Dear Editor, With all due respect to Allan Kielczewski and his opinions. First off, I am not really sure how to address his comments about the native fisherman. So I’ll start with what I agree with. Yes, I do think there should be a closed season for the walleyes. Spawning […]
It is fitting that the four party leaders in Canada can declare a truce to mark the 60th anniversary of VE day. Sixty years ago, this community shut down for two days to mark the end of that war and celebrated with parades and church services. One week earlier, the […]
Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to address the situation of access to the north end of Fort Frances. As a north-end homeowner who works in the south end of town, I often have been frustrated at the lack of supervised crossings to and from the north […]
Dear sir: Twenty-five years ago, on May 5, 1980, I drove into Fort Frances a shy, quiet, and reserved 20-year-old journalism school grad looking with anticipation and fear to starting my first job in the business. Today, I’m still shy, quiet, and reserved, and I am forever grateful to the […]
Dear Editor, Please extend my congratulations and thanks to all of those who attended the recent blood donor clinic. The simple act of donating blood saves many lives that we are often unaware of, but nonetheless it is always appreciated. I am so proud of all the donors who helped […]
Dear Editor, I don’t understand how the athletic achievements of the Mine Centre students can be consistently overlooked by your paper. I phoned your reporter back in April asking this question after our boys’ team won their SECOND regional GOLD medal of the year (they won the gold medal at […]
