Born to Eric and Carla, nee Walmsley, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Lynelle Dawn, weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. on July 2, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Born to Judy Councillor and Robert Meawasigne, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Tristan Dylan Quinn, weighing 9 lbs. 14 oz. on July 5, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Walter Henry Roulston, who was born April 13, 1914 in Burriss, Ont. and who resided in Abbotsford, B.C. since 1978, passed away at the age of 87 on Sunday, July 1, 2001 with Ruby, his wife of 62 years, at his side. Words cannot express the depth of personal loss […]
Mr. Nickolia Michael (Nick) Plichta, 61, a resident of 123 Black Bay Crescent, Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 8, 2001 at the family cottage on One Island Lake. Born in Sundown, Man., Nick spent his first 20 years in Fort Frances, Ont. but has resided in Thunder […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Edward Kelly Jr. announces his passing on Sunday, July 1, 2001 at Onigaming First Nation. Edward was predeceased by his father, Edward Kelly Sr., on Aug. 1, 1990; infant brother, David; and his grandparents, Harry and Mary Kelly, and Bert and […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
A spectre from the past may be pushing into our idyllic Atlantis scene in Point Park. Apparently, the annual celebration of a week ago was simply too exciting to be confined. It has somehow generated a wave of nostalgia as powerful as anything our ancient ancestors knew, something we might […]
Bob Nault
View from the Hill
View from the Hill
Quick access to information is the best way to ensure Canadians are kept informed of where the federal government is focusing its attention and on how best to access the many services it has available. In today’s world, the daily pressures that some of us face can make it quite […]
Howard Hampton MPP
Queen's Park Report
Queen's Park Report
There was a collective gasp of disbelief across Ontario when Premier Mike Harris insisted at the Walkerton inquiry that he was right to risk the lives of Ontarians by slashing environmental protection in the name of tax cuts for the wealthy. And another gasp when he insisted he was right […]
I’ve never met Tobi Brenneman Goldfus but still I feel that I know her. She’s the daughter of my college roommate, Helen Good Brenneman. Helen was a spectacular roommate. She was upbeat, bubbly, and vivacious, always smiling, and polite to a fault. Arriving at college before I did, she left […]
Tourism, like any other industry, is cyclical, which may explain the drop in the number of American vehicles crossing into Northwestern Ontario here at Fort Frances so far this summer. Similarly, tourism can be affected by things outside our control–such as a general economic slowdown that’s hit south of the […]
Dear editor: Congratulations to my friend, April Matheson, the Fun in the Sun 2001 Queen and all the other contestants who ran in the competition. It was wonderful to participate with friends and also develop new friendships. This event was a great experience for me and I had a lot […]
Dear Mike: I read with interest the analysis of the timing of yellow traffic lights submitted by B.T. Johnstone in his letter that was printed in your paper last Wednesday (July 4). I certainly agree with the point that was made regarding the ticketing of motorists at the intersection of […]
