Myrtle Regina Wheatley, 90, of the Golden Age Manor, 182 Front St., Emo, Ont., passed away at her residence Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. She was born April 27, 1914 in Saskatoon, Sask. to the late Albert and Lillian Gohn. Myrtle moved with her family to Stratton, Ont. in 1923. In […]
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It is with great sorrow that the family of J. Steven Crawford announces his sudden passing at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004. Steve was born March 24, 1954 in Hamilton, Ont. As a young man, he moved to Winnipeg, Man. and had […]
Miss Pauline Baranowski, 70, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. She was born Oct. 24, 1934 in Emo, Ont. to Michael and Pauline Baranowski. She attended elementary school in Emo, Fort Frances High School, and Winnipeg University, taking courses in the […]
Simeon Luke Wiebe passed away peacefully Nov. 28, 2004 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Simeon was born Nov. 18, 2004 in Thunder Bay. He was born with a very rare genetic disorder called Restrictive Dermopathy. He spent 10 precious days here on Earth, […]
Myrtle Regina Wheatley, 90, of the Golden Age Manor, 182 Front St., Emo, Ont., passed away at her residence on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004 at 11 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. Pastor Les Abbott will officiate, with interment […]
BARNARD – Denis and Christy (nee McRae) are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Griffin Keith Barnard, on October 9, 2004. Weighing 7lbs 9ozs, Griffin was born at Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket, Ontario. Proud first time grandparents are Keith and Mariette McRae, Louise Barnard, and Denis […]
Edward Martin Miller, 85, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004 at his home. Ed was born Aug. 23, 1919 in Fort Frances to Jacob and Agnes Miller. He was one of 12 children. Ed was a private and independent man. He […]
Nellie de Jong of the Golden Age Manor, 182 Front St., Emo, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004 at the Emo Health Centre. She was 93. She was born April 19, 1911 in Schipluiden, The Netherlands to the late Jan and Jannetje Van Dorp, the second of eight children. […]
Whew! One can only imagine the collective embarrassment among people from coast to coast to coast—not to mention the ensuing mass exodus to that saner land south of the border—had Don Cherry being chosen as the “Greatest Canadian” on Monday night. Fortunately, clearer heads prevailed and Mr. Cherry (who was […]
Dear editor: There was an article in the Fort Frances Times last Wednesday (Nov. 24) which was headlined “Hunters fined for firing a gun out of a boat.” This article went on to say that two Iowa men were fined $1,500 each for shooting at a moose decoy from a […]
Dear sir: The hunters are in the bush tracking moose. In their offices, Timmins-James Bay New Democrat MPP Gilles Bisson and his NDP colleague, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton, are trying to shoot straight. Just a few weeks ago, Mr. Bisson was telling the media that the McGuinty government had […]
