Born to Evelyn Bateman, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Christopher Roy, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on October 10, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Kirk and Nicole, nee Asselin, of Rainy River, Ont., a baby girl, Lara Elizabeth Ann, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. on October 12, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Richard and Holly, nee Lehman, of Emo, Ont., a baby girl, Cierah Laura Jean, weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. on October 14, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Billie Scott and Joe MacNeil, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Reece Christopher, weighing 6 lbs. 10 oz. on October 14, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Camille George and Rudolph Bruyere Jr. of Thunder Bay, Ont., a baby girl, Griffen Braeden, weighing 6 lbs. 3 oz. on October 14, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Steven Luoma and Rochelle Johnson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Raina Lee, weighing 6 lbs. 9 oz. on October 17, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont. Proud grandparents are Bill & Peggy Johnson, Jerry & Darlene Carlson and Steve & Jeanette Luoma and […]

Boris John Korchak, 59, of 929 Victoria Ave. N., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 6, 1942 in Vita, Man. to the late Dmytro and Mary Korchak. Boris grew up and received his education in […]

After a lengthy battle with cancer, Elaine Ossachuk (nee Sisson), 46, passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001 in Kelowna, B.C. Elaine married Jack Ossachuk on Aug. 27, 1977 in Dauphin, Man. Also surviving are two children, Justin of Tulsa, Okla., who plays for the Tulsa Oilers, and Jordan of Kelowna, […]

Frank Hutchinson Nesbit passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 21, 2001 in Winnipeg, Man. He is survived by his loving wife, Marianne (Miki) Nesbit; daughters, Monica (Paul) Stromness, Charlotte (Bob) Berg, and Rose Nesbit; and sons, Jim (Louise) Nesbit, Frank Nesbit Jr., and Larry (Irene) McKee. Also surviving are granddaughters, Trina […]

Emil Carl Domanski, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at La Verendrye Hospital on Oct. 16, 2001. Carl was born in Fort Frances on Oct. 23, 1917. He was predeceased by his parents, Sophie (Toffan) and Joseph Domanski. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Viola […]

The success of the World Health Organization’s Conference on Safe Communities coming up here May 7-9, 2002 will hinge on the support of district residents. Fortunately, dozens have stepped to the plate and are eager to meet the challenge. Among them is Diane Maxey, who signed up as the volunteer […]

To the editor: On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the CBC Ontario News reported the Auditor General of Ontario has accused the provincial government of paying a foreign firm $93 million in 2000 to halt welfare fraud. This was not generally reported. After some research, I found the firm was the Bermuda-based […]