John Nelson Dear editor: The “jeer” against Halal meat in last week’s “Cheers and Jeers” borders onto hate speech. It was an outrageous insult to the Islamic community to print those words. The author and the editor have offended a small but growing group of our community. Plus, the offensive […]
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James Henry Adams, 71, passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. James was born Sept. 2, 1945 in Fort Frances, Ont. He moved to Atikokan, Ont. in 1954, where he attended elementary […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Ballan Sr. announces his passing on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Pete was born on Nov. 5, 1925 in Fort Frances to George and Lena Ballan. He joined the Royal Canadian Navy […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our dear sister, Susy, 53, of Pinewood, Ont., on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Susy was born on Sept. 2, 1963 in Emo, Ont. to Antoine (Tony) and Rose […]
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Edward Shepanski announces his passing, with his children by his side, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ed was born on June 12, 1924 in Kitsman, Bukovina to Nicoli and […]
INDIAN-HARPER-Born to Dayna Harper and Bob Indian, a girl, Noah Rae, weighing 8 lbs 5 oz on December 5, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
