Annette Buttner, 87, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, formerly of 1334 Sixth St., E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, June 18, 1999. She was born July 1, 1911 in Chartierville, Que. to the late Louis (Scott) and Marie (Elmire) Landry. At an early age, Annette moved with her […]
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THELMA ETHELEEN SMITH Thelma Etheleen Smith, 84, passed away peacefully June 17, 1999 at the home of her daughter, Marilyne, in Thunder Bay, Ont. where she had resided for the past two years. She was born July 12, 1914 in Disley, Sask. and moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in 1941. […]
James Shine, 74, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Tuesday, June 15, 1999 at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. James was born Dec. 15, 1924 in La Vallee, Ont. to the late Alvin and Mary Shine. He lived in the area all of his life, and in his earlier years […]
Dear sir: Concerning the recent testing of students by the Ministry of Education and Training, which lasted three hours per day for five days, for statistical purposes. These tests were done to rate our teachers’ curriculum and therefore put pressure on them. In turn, this put pressure on the students […]
Dear editor: We would like to take a moment to inform all the daughters and sons who might have elderly parents in any of the senior citizen apartments. Although they may all seem to have the qualities you are looking for, make sure you keep checking on things that are […]
Dear sir: The official opening of the new park in Barwick was held Sunday. It was a ceremony full of fun and appreciated by the crowd. Contrary to a rumour started when the Chronicle Journal printed an article about Chapple a couple of weeks ago, we did not solve our […]
Dear sir: In the recent provincial election in the Fort Frances area, there was a gross error in judgment made by myself when I rented out half of a sign to a political party for five days. This was in no way a reflection of the opinions of Jan Kowbel, […]
Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
We have a new old government for our province. What does it mean for the Northwest? First, Premier Mike Harris will take his victory as a mandate to stay the course he’s been on. Before the election, I heard any number of people say they think what he is doing […]
On the surface, at least, that shouldn’t be a big surprise. In last Thursday’s provincial election, the Ontario NDP under Howie’s leadership took just 14 percent of the popular vote while winning only nine seats–three short of official party status–in the 103-seat legislature (8.7 percent) Four years ago, even as […]
Thank goodness it’s over–the election, that is. Now we can get back to more serious and honest items, like cutting the grass. But, of course, no election is complete with out some post-election analysis. At the Café in Hooterville, the morning after the election, more political experts were gathered around […]
Katherine Halvorsen, 76, of Emo, Ont., passed away at the Port Arthur General Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Monday, June 7, 1999. She was born July 14, 1922 in Blackhawk, Ont. to the late Alex and Gladys Ross. Katherine lived in the Blackhawk area most of her life, and […]
After a long, courageous battle with cancer, Henry Charles Richert passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, June 7, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Feb. 9, 1929 in Fort Frances to the late Gottlieb and Amelia Richert. Henry […]
