George (Arnold) Bruyere, 68, a member of Couchiching First Nation, passed away peacefully at his residence in Ottawa, Ont. on Thursday, March 18, 2004, surrounded by his beloved family, brothers, and sisters. During his adolescent years, Arnold assisted his parents in managing of the business of Rice Bay Fisheries. He […]
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Helen Lina Kitzul, 86, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged (formerly of 629 Keating Ave.), Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Oct. 2, 1917 in Roblin, Man. to the late John and Katherine Basaraba. In […]
Jim Maxey passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Monday, March 15, 2004 with his loving wife, Diane, by his side. Thirty-one years ago, Jim moved to Fort Frances and was joined in marriage to the love-of-his-life and best friend, Diane. They made Fort Frances […]
It is with deep sorrow that the family of Elliott “Brian” Lyons announce the sudden passing of a beloved son, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to many, at age 49, on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Brian enjoyed attending and participating in pow-wows. He was an accomplished […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Clifford Stanley McLeod, 90, of Devlin, Ont. announces his passing on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Cliff was born Sept. 17, 1913 in Rainy River, Ont. He grew up in the Rainy River […]
John Olaf Gustafson, 65, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly Friday, March 12, 2004 at his home. John was born July 10, 1938 in Stratton, Ont. and was raised there. In 1963, he moved to Atikokan, Ont., until he moved to Fort Frances in 1994. He spent most of […]
Ray was born June 14, 1939 at Stanjikoming First Nation, Ont. to the late Casimir and Louise Adams. He had lived most of his life in Rainy River District. Ray was a logger by trade and also had worked as the site manager of the Canadian Wilderness Floating Lodges. He […]
It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of our dear mother, Diana, on March 16, 2004. She was loved and will be missed by her children, Susanna and husband, Gary Barker, of Fort Frances, Ont., Angela and husband, Bruce Strandhagen, of Melrose, Fla., and Mike Jr. […]
Town council has been tossing around a major tax hike, much higher user fees, service cuts, and metered water usage as it tries to wrestle with a monstrous $2.7-million shortfall for the 2004 budget. It was inevitable, then, that the notion of “bag tags” for garbage was sure to rear […]
To the editor: Now the Fort Frances Fire Department is under attack from our new town council. Rumours are flying from two or three positions removed to going to a totally volunteer force. Let’s address a total volunteer department. Who are the volunteers going to be? The men whose livelihood […]
Dear sir: Like many Canadians, I was quite disgusted when I saw the brawl on Vancouver ice. Initially, I condemned the attacker and expected a stiff penalty as a result of this incident. But when later I got a glimpse of a press conference and heard a representative of the […]
