(NE NAA SAA WANQUOT) Augustine “Gus” Desrosieres, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, March 10, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born April 7, 1921 in Fort Frances to the late Napoleon and Jane (McDonald) Desrosieres. He grew up in Fort Frances and […]
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Hazel Edith Brusven, 92, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, March 11, 2005 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances. Hazel was born Sept. 22, 1912 in Stony Mountain, Man. The family moved to Creelman, Sask. when she was […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Paul Anthony Barnard announce his passing on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Paul was born April 14, 1975 in Fort Frances, Ont., where he lived until moving to British Columbia in 1991. […]
With great sadness, the family of Sam Visser announce his passing on Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 after a very optimistic and courageous battle with cancer. Sam was born Dec. 23, 1949 in Drachten, Friesland, The Netherlands. In 1957, the Visser family immigrated to Canada, settling in Rainy River District. An […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Keith Wayne Gate, 55, announces his sudden passing on Feb. 28, 2005. Keith was the son of Cecil and Mabel Gate. He was raised in Bergland, Ont., and attended Bergland elementary school and Rainy River High School. His first job was […]
District residents can cheer legislation introduced by the provincial Liberal government on Monday that, among other things, will keep the Kenora-Rainy River riding intact rather than see us tacked on to Thunder Bay, as is the case at the federal level. Back in 1996, the former Conservative government under then […]
Dear sir: Re: the March 3, 2005 article, “Skate park designer to attend meeting.” I am 100 percent behind the creation of a skateboard park in the Fort. Before I started working for the MNR, I worked for five years at a bike, snowboard, and skateboard shop in North Bay. […]
Dear sir: I resisted writing in regards to Rev. Gord Waldie’s comments to local MP Ken Boshcoff, in relation to the definition of marriage debate, when it was in a previous issue of the Times. But when I read the one from “Out and Proud” Roy E. Wilson, FFHS Class […]
To the editor: I recently read a story by The Canadian Press where the Liberal government in Ontario is about to raise the electricity rates to large industrial users. They must be very blind. This province spends millions of tax dollars every year trying to bring industry to Ontario and […]
Dear editor: I would like to start by congratulating the Atikokan girls’ team on their Grade 8 basketball championship. I would also like to thank the referees who were consistent in their officiating of the games. Unfortunately, a team that earned its way to the gold-medal game was denied their […]
To the editor: The sport of hunting and fishing involves a great deal of time and patience. Sometimes it’s difficult to explain why we devote so much time and patience to a sport, especially to those who haven’t tried it. Some of us have even had thoughts like, “If only […]
William (Bill) Neurinski Sr. passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Friday, March 4, 2005 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne Street, Fort Frances, Ont. Bill was born Jan. 18, 1922 in Fort Frances. He attended Robert Moore elementary school and Fort Frances High School. On June […]
