Annie Frederick, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2001. She is survived by sons, George, Ray, and Bob; and daughter, Christina LaVigne. Funeral services are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
Features
Christina Helen Ballard passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2001. She is survived by her sons, Jim and Irvine of Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
Lorne “Smokey” Fadden passed away suddenly Monday, March 12, 2001 at St. Boniface General Hospital after a courageous battle with Blastomycosis. Smokey leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Eva, of 59 years; along with his eight children, Barbara (Laird) Durling, Dennis (Marlene), William (Linda), Edna (Stan) Neufeld, Lorna […]
In loving memory of Dorothy Brannan, 79, of Emo, Ont., who passed away Monday, March 12, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was predeceased by her parents, Ralph and Grace Williams; husband, Thaddeus Brannan; brother, Carl Thezenvitz; and numerous sisters and brothers-in-law. Dorothy leaves behind her […]
In loving memory of Norman Earl Alexander, 79, of Stratton, Ont., who passed away peacefully Monday, March 12, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Norman was born July 10, 1921 in the family farm in Morley, Ont. to the late George and Edna Alexander, and has […]
Dear editor: I would like to respond to Ken McDonald in his letter to the editor last week regarding the “Quit Smoking 2001” contest. The contest is funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and supported by 57 local councils on smoking and health in […]
It’s interesting that five months after publishing the initial police press release, you’ve decided it’s time to defend your position (“In Defence of the Bearer of Bad Tidings,” Feb. 28). Why not defend it from the outset when you first experienced the “wrath of family and friends?” Obviously, you are […]
Dear sir: In response to last week’s letter to the editor re: the Quit Smoking 2001 Contest, I would like to provide the following information. The need to reduce the amount of smoking in our area is urgent. Northwestern Ontario residents smoke at a higher rate than residents in the […]
Hello, You may find this letter a little strange as I am writing to you from Perth, Western Australia. Through the Internet, I have met a wonderful family from Fort Frances. They have shared with me all the wonderful things that make your town so appealing to families and the […]
Hi! Thank you for providing the Fort Frances Times on-line. I keep up with the news on a weekly basis and it brings back many fond memories. We lived in Fort Frances for eight years and our three children were born there. During that time, I had managed the Diagnostic […]
Dear sir: A while back, there was some concern about how many of our young people were leaving our community for better paying jobs. We know of this first-hand as our two sons have left Fort Frances for jobs and school. We also are the parents of a developmentally-challenged young […]
Submitted by Struchan Gilson
Duff, flats, galley, racks, hatches, bulkheads, killicks, GTs, PDEs, degaussing ranges, RHIBs, bridge wings, the dogs, the serpent or tail, wardroom, the XO, HODS, EO, FMF. The above terms, and more acronyms than I care to remember, were part of the four days I recently spent aboard the Canadian patrol […]
