Mrs. Elaine Peterson passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2003 at La Verendrye Hospital with her family by her side. She was predeceased by her parents, Ethel and Arthur Sharples of Kenora; brother, Robert; and husband, Clifford. She is survived by her son, Wayne (Danna) of Florida; daughter, Ferne of Barrie, […]
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On Dec. 10, 2002, Mrs. Marie Bertin of Vegreville, Alta., formerly of Ontario, passed away at the age of 80. Marie is survived by her three sons and one daughter, Dan (Arlene) of Rainy River, Ont., Roy (Kathryn) of Victoria B.C., Carla (Ludger) of Devlin, Ont., and Kevin (Yvonne) of […]
Emil James halverson, 72, of Nestor Falls, Ont., passed away peacefully Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. Emil was born July 15, 1930 in Bergland, Ont. He worked at Halverson Resort for a good part of his earlier years. He later moved to Off […]
Fort Frances residents, of course, didn’t just ring in a New Year at midnight last Tuesday night. We also ushered in the start of our town’s centennial celebrations. And what a start it was! Although not officially a centennial event, the “Polar Plunge” on Sand Bay certainly attracted an enthusiastic […]
Dear editor: Could someone please tell me when Northwestern Ontario left Canada and became “Sarsfield-land”? Perhaps that would explain why our businesses are being threatened with sizable fines if they do not abide by the Sarsfield rules. We used to live in a democratic society with elected officials. Elected officials […]
Dear sir: Just responding to news that Wal-Mart is considering coming to Fort Frances. Now given that a bright new store with cheap goods, and greater convenience, can be exciting, not to mention all the new jobs it creates, a Wal-Mart store in town is a bad idea. A bad […]
Dear sir: In the last two to three weeks, I’ve been reading comments regarding Wal-Mart in our town. I am glad that Wal-Mart is coming. It will be nice to have real competition within our area. I’ve been to other Wal-Marts and I think they are great! They have a […]
Dear sir: I have been involved and following Dr. Pete Sarsfield and his Northwestern Health Unit in their attempt to ban smoking in all public places for more than a year now. Last year around this time, Dr. Sarsfield and the health unit were spending a lot of taxpayers’ money […]
Dear sir: A reply to the remarks about Wal-Mart coming to Fort Frances. Mr. Ball mentioned the “whiz kids” from Toronto telling us “country bumpkins” from Northwestern Ontario what is good for them. If Fort Frances is so prosperous, why doesn’t this person live here? Mr. Ball is absolutely correct: […]
Dear sir: I wrote about this some time ago—and I see it’s still going on. So just who gave the “Northwestern Health Unit” the right to ban smoking in all enclosed public places? The provincial government? In small towns around Toronto, it is up to the municipal government. Does this […]
Dear editor: I am writing to you with thoughts of caring and wonderment. It all comes out of witnessing the life of a specific elementary teacher of 25 years and also the lives of many other educators like her. I have seen teachers go from being respected as valuable assets […]
Dear Mr. Behan: I would like to comment on the letter that Cathe Hoszowski wrote (“Bleak Picture”). Like Ms. Hoszowski’s older children, I had to move to a major urban area—Salt Lake City—to pursue academic and career opportunities. In my opinion, I think the real issue is why our local […]
