Dear sir: My wife is a granddaughter of the Hon. Peter Heenan. On July 1, 1936 in Fort Frances, then Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn opened the highway between Fort Frances and Kenora and named it the “Heenan Highway.” In 2001, my wife and I visited Peter Heenan’s hometown, Kenora, and […]
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Dear editor: This past month, Jim Cumming, the publisher of the Fort Frances Times, completed his term as president of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA). As the president of the CCNA, Jim has volunteered his time to represent the interests of nearly 900 local newspapers, which tell the stories […]
Mrs. Muriel Barton, 70, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away June 15, 2003. Funeral services were held Thursday, June 19, 2003 at St. John’s Anglican Church. The family of Clinton, Doris, Carling, Sarah, and Colin would like to thank all those who supported them through cards, phone calls, flowers, and […]
Everett James “Buck” Riley, 88, of International Falls, Mn., passed away June 14, 2003 at Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls. Buck was born July 5, 1914 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was raised in Fort Frances and graduated from high school there. In 1936, he moved to International Falls […]
Peacefully, on Thursday, June 12, 2003, Arthur Douglas McLennan passed away at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. at the age of 83. Douglas was born in Fort Frances, Ont. to Judge and Mrs. Allan McLennan. He was predeceased by his first wife, Joan (O’Donnell); sons, Hugh Douglas and […]
Peacefully, on Thursday, June 12, 2003, Arthur Douglas McLennan passed away at the St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. at the age of 83. Douglas was born in Fort Frances, Ont. to Judge and Mrs. Allan McLennan. He was predeceased by his first wife, Joan (O’Donnell); sons, Hugh Douglas and […]
In loving memory of our dear wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend who passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, June 1, 2003. Bernice was born June 12, 1932 in Portage La Prairie, Man., the eldest child of Harry and Marg Lipinski. At an early age, the family […]
Donald Redford, 83, of Emo, Ont., passed away Thursday, June 5, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Dec. 31, 1919 in Emo to the late Stephen and Edith Redford. Don and his brothers, Steve and Ron, owned and operated gravel and logging trucks […]
Surrounded by the caring staff of the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living, John peacefully passed away Sunday, June 8, 2003. John was born in Rainy River, Ont. on March 28, 1959. He spent much of his life in Thunder Bay, Ont., returning to the district in 1993 […]
With sadness we announce the sudden passing of George Alan Hansen, 69. George is survived by his loving family: his wife, Jean (nee Ripley); his children, Michael Hansen of Prince Albert, Sask. and Leanne (Ron) White of Regina, Sask.; and his five grandchildren, Chelsey and Joshua Hansen, and Ryley-Jean, Brandon, […]
Rodelle Forsyth, 57, of 24 Hematite Ave., Atikokan, Ont., passed away Monday, June 9, 2003 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. She was born March 23, 1946 in Fort Frances, Ont. Rodelle attended elementary school in Barwick, Ont. and high school in Rainy River, Ont. Following high school, she […]
Neil Card, 58, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2003 at his residence. He was born May 30, 1945 in Edmonton, Alta. He was married to Shirley Lynn Green for 31 years. Neil worked for the Ministry of Transportation for 30 years as a survey and engineering […]
