JOURDAIN–Born to April Cochrane and Conrad Jourdain, of Manitou First Nation, a boy, Brennan Ryelle, weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz. on November 23, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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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 […]
Dear editor: On Nov. 17, I introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons that would see Nov. 11 become a national holiday. All Canadians should be able to observe Nov. 11 as a national day of remembrance. Too often we take our freedom for granted. It is […]
Dear Mike: We have a huge thank you to go out to all of the people who helped us with the 21st-annual regional volleyball tournament held Nov. 27. It was a great success once again, with around 240 participants from 22 teams in the region. We would like to congratulate […]
Dear editor: As your chiropractors, our primary goal is to serve you and to ensure you receive the highest quality health care possible. It is for this reason that we protested, and sought your support in protesting, the government’s decision—after 30 years—to eliminate their partial funding of chiropractic services. Thank […]
Dear editor: Please allow me the opportunity to write an open letter to the district politicians and individuals on the Rainycrest board of directors. I am deeply distressed to think that the Rainycrest board of directors, as reported in last Wednesday’s Fort Frances Times, is considering the privatization of Rainycrest […]
