Dear editor: I would like to thank the many people who contributed once more to a very successful spring clean-up. Originally, the plan was designed to help senior citizens, disabled people, and those without access to a truck or trailer (or to a friend, relative, or neighbour who had one) […]
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Dear sir: On behalf of the CEP Local 49 in Fort Frances, I would like to thank the many businesses, unions, and individuals who made donations towards our strike against Bell Canada. It is thanks to your contributions that we were able to hold out for a better contract that […]
Occasionally, I get a bit of mail from my faithful readers. Here’s a sampling: Dear Squirrel Pie, Obviously yew don’t know a darn ting about socks! Uffda! Any bushvacher mit a smidgen uff common sense can explain how to get at least two years out uff a pair of socks. […]
On Friday, June 18, 1999, our beloved brother, uncle, and great uncle, George Kelly, passed away due to cancer at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora, Ont. with family members at his side. He was born Dec. 4, 1940 in Kenora to the late Harry Kelly and Mary […]
Peacefully with her loving family by her side, Dorothy Bonot passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 1999 after a long battle with cancer. Dorothy was born Aug. 15, 1928 to Axel and Laura (Ducharme) Anderson on her grandparents’ farm along Highway 621 in the Township of Pratt. She attended school […]
Dennis Eldon Hayes, born Dec. 6, 1953 in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away of pneumonia May 17, 1999 at the age of 45. He went to school in Miscampbell and Fort Frances before working in the bush for Ontario Hydro and Boise. He also worked construction, and belonged to International […]
Mary Anne Helen Medicine passed away May 16, 1999. She was born Feb. 7, 1957. Mary Anne Medicine left behind ex-husband, Glen Medicine of Manitou Rapids Reserve, Ont. She had three children, Steve Wynne of Toronto, Ont., Darlene Sullivan of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Alphonse Nolan of Manitou Rapids […]
Mr. Ken Corrigan, 60, of Shebandowan, Ont., passed away peacefully in hospital Saturday, April 24, 1999 with his family at his side. Born in Emo, Ont. on July 5, 1938, he later moved to Port Arthur, Ont. in 1957. Ken was well-known and respected throughout Northwestern Ontario in the capacity […]
Dear sir: I am writing because of my concerns of the automation of the CN Rail drawbridges located at Mile 68.3 (Bear’s Pass) and Mile 84 (Five-Mile) in Fort Frances subdivision. These are not only the concerns of the six seasonal employees it directly affects, these also are the concerns […]
Dear sir: On April 30, 1999, my term as chairman of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship ended. The time had come for me to step aside and allow for new ideas and new enthusiasm to take the tournament to the next level. Before I can finally feel my job […]
Dear sir: In the early days of the election campaign, the issues are taxes, health care, and education. The most important issue, however, is largely being ignored. Environmental protection is the single best investment we can make for our future. We need, therefore, a government that will protect the biological, […]
Dear sir: As another provincial election approaches, the citizens of Ontario are faced with a very difficult task determining what is really happening in Ontario. If you read the material released by the government, you would be led to believe that a perfect world is being created. Millions of our […]
