Born to Constance McCormick and Randy Hogan, of Fort Frances, a baby boy, Brayden Alan John, weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz. on Oct. 5, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Born to Paul and Margaret, nee Szeremeta, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Jessica Nicole, weighing 8 lbs. 15 oz. on Oct. 4, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
William Thomas Elroy Wreggitt, 80, of Fort Frances, Ontario passed away at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital on Sunday, October 14, 2001. Bill was born and raised in Farrington, Ontario, and lived most of his life in Fort Frances. He spent much of his younger years trapping, guiding and logging. Bill […]
Paul Emile Lucien Rousseau, 71, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2001 at the Pasqua Hospital’s Palliative Care Unit in Regina, Sask. after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born Dec. 20, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ont. A resident of Saskatchewan since 1958, Paul […]
After a lengthy battle with cancer, Bruno Esaias Seppala, 79, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital here Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001. Bruno was born July 24, 1922 in Sudbury, Ont. He attended the Sudbury Mining and Technical School and worked for Inco for three-and-a-half years. […]
Mike Behan
Moving With Mike
Moving With Mike
Put bluntly, North Americans have been a lucky lot up until now. Until Sept. 11, we did not have to worry that a flight from Winnipeg to Toronto would be hijacked. We did not have to fear walking past a car that suddenly blows up, or open our mail. We […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
“This is the most people I’ve seen gathered in one place in a while.” That was the remark I heard from someone as I shuffled past the lineup on my way up the stairs to the “Ice for Kids” Arena for the Borderland Thunder’s home-opener last Friday night, joining close […]
By Harry Vendetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
The McEvoys and Holmes came here from the mighty Miramichi and knowing the woods and rivers of New Brunswick, also knew a good thing when they saw it here in the ’30s. They enjoyed our surroundings so well that one of them served repeatedly as mayor of Fort Frances and […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
The EPL is commemorating Ontario Library Week from Oct. 15-21. This year’s theme is “Ontario Public Libraries—It’s not by the Book Anymore.” Librarian Shirley Sheppard invites everyone to come out to their open house. “There will be free coffee and dainties, free draws, and giveaways,” she noted. Remember the library […]
Last Saturday, I participated in a ritual. A ritual that has been an important part of my life for the past 30 years—attending a fall festival at the small college in our town. This community event began with a quartet singing Broadway tunes in a large tent set up for […]
News last week the provincial government will give more money to those in Northwestern Ontario who must travel for medical treatment warrants polite applause, but certainly not a standing ovation. On paper, it looks good. Starting Nov. 1, people going to Toronto from Thunder Bay, for instance, would get $941.88–up […]
Dear sir: The horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001 will always be imprinted on our hearts and souls. North America has lost its sense of safety and security. We are vulnerable. It is interesting to see how these horrible events moved nations. In response to Sept. 11, the United States […]
