John Nelson Cameron, of Stratton, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1998. He is survived by his wife, Virginia; and five daughters and one son.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Browman-Sandul on Friday, Aug. 21, 1998 in Crescent City, Cal. with her son at her side. Mary was born April 3, 1919 and grew up in Ray, Mn. She later moved to International Falls, Mn. and then to […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mary Browman-Sandul on Friday, Aug. 21, 1998 in Crescent City, Cal. with her son at her side. Mary was born April 3, 1919 and grew up in Ray, Mn. She later moved to International Falls, Mn. and then to […]

Robert Leslie “Bob” Pettit, 61, of 1220 Strachan Place, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital. He was born Feb. 9, 1937 in Fort William, Ont. to the late William and Rita Pettit. Mr. Pettit lived in Thunder Bay until 1981, when he […]

Dear editor: Tobacco use prevention is a community problem which requires us to come together and suggest workable solutions. We can all play a part. If you are a customer, let restaurant owners know that you prefer smoke-free dining. If you are a voter, strongly urge your councillors to draft […]

Dear editor: Reading the letter last week from Martin Booth on the care he and his wife received in Rainycrest promoted me to write. My sister and I lost our father, Harold Lucas, in the early part of March, where he had been in and out of hospital several times […]

Dear sir: If you are an “empty nester” aged 55 and over, the proposed Rainy River Life Lease non-profit co-operative housing project may be for you. A number of us who attended the first Rainy River meeting on the proposed project visited the Kenora Life Lease Southward Villa. This one-year-old, […]

Ross McDonald, 52, of King Street, Emo, Ont., passed away Sunday, Aug. 16, 1998 in Emo. Ross was born Jan. 12, 1946 in Emo to Willard and Ruby McDonald. He lived all of his life in Emo, and on May 11, 1968, was united in marriage to the former Marilynn […]

Herbert Horatio (Herb) Summers passed away Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1998 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox, B.C. after a courageous battle with cancer. Herb was born March 9, 1917 in Riverhurst, Sask. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of 54 years; two sons, Gary Summers and Mark Summers of […]

William Russell Bennett passed away suddenly at his residence on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1998 in his 78th year. Beloved husband of Elizabeth; loving father of Frederick and his wife, Betty, William and his wife, Pamela, and Cathy Mazurkiewicz and her husband, Eugene; and grandfather of Amy, David, Jennifer, Holly, Frances, […]

Something special is happening in health care in Northwestern Ontario. No, it’s not the doom and gloom, roof-is-falling-in stuff in the daily media. It’s ordinary people doing extraordinary things as they respond constructively to change. For more than a decade, the do-better-with-less revolution has hammered every workplace. Hospitals and health […]