Peacefully at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Tuesday, May 19, 1998, George William John Emes, 87, passed to his eternal rest after a lengthy illness. George was born January 16, 1911 in Middlechurch, Man., then moved with his family at the age of six to Sprague, […]
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James Lloyd Bruyere, 34, of 29 Sandrigham Court, Brampton, Ont., passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer on May 17, 1998 at Peel Memorial Hospital in Brampton. James was born Sept. 14, 1963 in Fort Frances, Ont., where he attended St. Francis and St. Mary’s Roman Catholic […]
Mary (Farlinger) Ans is free from the grip of Alzheimer’s disease. She passed away peacefully in her 80th year at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances Ont. on Wednesday, May 13, 1998. Mary was the loving wife and best friend of Jim, who passed away Oct. 17, 1967. […]
My favourite chair is a soft one. And an old one. I love to sink deep into its comfortable arms and rest my head on its high-cushioned back. Then roll up the footstool, stretch out my feet, take a deep breath, and relax. Sometimes I sip coffee and sometimes I […]
It’s hard to believe another tourist season is upon us but the walleye opener Saturday marks the start of the annual influx of visitors flooding into Northwestern Ontario–a great majority of whom enter Canada right here in Fort Frances. As such, it’s our job to be the welcoming committee, which […]
Dear sir: As a union organizer, I am writing to express my concern over the hiring of non-union, out of province contractors and tradespeople at the Fort Frances Safeway expansion. Fort Frances has always been primarily a strong union town. Safeway itself uses union employees. Jobs are hard to come […]
Editor’s note: Given the nature of Mr. Laverdure’s letter, it was held one week to give Safeway an opportunity to respond in the same issue. I am pleased to report that Safeway is contracting the services of many Ontario, and specifically Fort Frances, companies throughout our $5-million expansion. Our general […]
Dear sir: The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary thanks the residents of Fort Frances and district for their enthusiastic support of our annual tag day. This was a very successful day made possible by the generous help of many volunteers. The funds from this will enable the auxiliary to purchase much-needed […]
Dear editor: After spending two delightful evenings watching “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Fort Frances High School, I began to ponder what our premier, Mike Harris, would have been thinking had he been present. I don’t think his reaction would have been similar to mine. First, I can […]
Florence Schram, 89, longtime resident of Stratton, Ont., passed away Friday, May 8, 1998 with family by her side at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. Florence was born Oct. 15, 1908 in Stratton to the late Charles and Mary Ann Jolicouer. She was raised in Stratton […]
The shooting incident last Wednesday morning, in which an off-duty employee of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fired a shot at two Rainy River First Nation men netting sturgeon on the river, shows just how strained relations are between the band and DNR. And unless both sides start talking, […]
Dear sir: Last week, I had the pleasure of being a small part of the Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival. I would like publicly to commend the participants, the organizers and volunteers, and the teachers and parents involved. I think it a credit to the community that such […]
