Born to Henry and Bernice, nee McNally, of Barwick, Ont., a boy, Vincent Juel, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on July 27, 2001.

Born to Kelly Morrison and Randy Jones, of Fort Frances, a baby girl, Madison Jane, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. on July 29, 2001 at La Verendry General Hospital.

Born to Brent Perreault and Beulah Chartrand, of Couchiching, Ont., a baby boy, Brent Thomas Jr, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. on July 31, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Michelle McKinnon and Jason Gartzke, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Alexandra Jae, weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. on July 31, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont. Maternal grandparents are Dave and Darlene Hughes and the late Alexander ‘Bud’ McKinnon and Leroy and Linda […]

Born to Corey and Rhonda, nee Loveday, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Brant Corey, weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz. on August 2, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to John and Joan, nee Grynol, a baby girl, Eleanor Evelyn, weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. on August 7, 2001. A sister for Ian. Delighted great-grandmother Evelyn Brundige, Thunder Bay, proud grandparents, Jackie and Nick Grynol of Fort Frances, Patricia and Robert Fenner, Cobourg, Ont., and Larry MacDougall and […]

Peacefully, on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, Pearl Walkey passed away at Pinecrest Home for the Aged, Kenora, Ont., at the age of 92. Pearl was born Sept. 8, 1908 in Little Falls, Mn. but moved to Fort Frances, Ont. as a child. She married Clayton Walkey on July 16, 1935. […]

Margaret Hellen Edenburn 76, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday August 12, 2001 at St. Boniface Hospital, Wpg. Manitoba. Margaret was born on March 22, 1925 in Welland, Ontario to the late George and Nellie Miner. During World War II, she was stationed in Eastern […]

Betty Bennett passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001 at the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby, Ont. in her 81st year. She was the loving wife of the late William Russell Bennett (1998); and dear father of Dr. Fred Bennett and his wife, Betty, of Dundas, Ont., Bill Bennett and […]

It began innocently enough, with a request by Dave and Mike Allison to rent ice time at Memorial Arena for their new “AA” developmental hockey camp for the coming July. It ended quietly Monday night–almost three years later–with a behind-closed-doors discussion and then a 4-1 vote by council in favour […]

Dear Sir: I have a couple of concerns with the proposed condominium project on Front Street. Living next to the proposed project, my first concern is the sewer system. Several homes in this area have had flooded basements twice in the last few years. If the existing lines can’t handle […]

Dear sir: I am writing this letter in regards to the effluent spill on Eighth Street just west of Walker Avenue on Aug. 9, which drained into the backyards of nine residences. Gary Rogozinski is the spokesperson for Abitibi-Consolidated. He has informed us that the effluent has no chemicals in […]