On March 23, 2002, J. Paul Plumridge passed away peacefully, with his family by his side. He was born Sept. 13, 1933 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his father, Lyle and mother, Elizabeth; brother, Maurice; twin brother, Jim; and sisters, Jane, Ann, and Mabel. He will be […]
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It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Edith Mokler. She is survived by her son Alan; grandson, John; and granddaughter, Karen. Also surviving are sisters, Dorothy Taylor, Betty Gregor, Alice Haner, Sadie Hoard, Joyce Galusha and Sylvia Brandwick; and many nieces and nephews.
J. Wesley Smith, 88, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, March 22, 2002 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; sons, Norm and wife, Barbara, of London, Ont., and Ron and wife, Nicole, of Surrey, B.C.; and granddaughters, Stephanie, Heather, and Danielle. […]
Lelah June Cone, 93, of Grandview Nursing Home in Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away at her residence March 15, 2002. Lelah was born June 5, 1908 in Peru, Ind. Lelah, her parents, four brothers, and three sisters immigrated to Canada in 1917. Lelah met and married Russell Cone Sr. in […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Donald John MacLean, 58, of Bears Pass, Ont., on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 with his loving family by his side. Don was born in Halifax, N.S. on Nov. 20, 1943, but moved to Fort William, Ont. after the war. […]
Council may only have two speakers coming forward so far to speak on the smoking bylaw issue at a special meeting next Tuesday night, but the more than 700 cards—each representing a household—delivered by the Northwestern Health Unit to council speaks that second-hand smoke is a major concern in Fort […]
Dear sir: Municipal councils should butt out of the smoking issue, it is not their call. Tobacco products are legally made, legally sold, and legally used. If we are going to have our rights tampered with, let it be done by the provincial or federal governments—they are the professionals at […]
It is a matter of life and death. Smoking and non-smoking. Why the argument in the district to continue to smoke publicly? Is smoking the reason Fort Frances and district has the highest number of cancer patients? Those voting for continuing public smoking, defying the knowledge, honest concern, and advice […]
Dear sir: I follow with interest the anti-smoking campaign in which your paper is involved. In my opinion, there is enough information out there that should scare people to avoid the habit. There are lots of people killed through the use of alcohol or through the use of the highways, […]
Dear sir: I really appreciated the piece in the newspaper by Harry Vandetti entitled “They’re gone, but not forgotten” (F.F. Times, March 6/02). Several years ago, you ran a piece about me in regard to a show that I had produced re: “The Ed Sullivan Show Reunion” starring Carroll Burnett. […]
Dear sir: It is with much interest that I have been following the smoking bylaw debate. I find it to often be the topic of discussion, wherever I go, including our local branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Emo. I have to wonder why the Northwestern Health Unit sent […]
To the editor: The now well-established fact that second-hand smoke is hazardous should, in itself, be sufficient to bring about prohibition of smoking in public places. Any possible problems in implementing such prohibition can be readily overcome. Many of the objections to the passing of municipal no-smoking bylaws appear to […]
