We pause each year—at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month—to remember those who gave their lives for Canada, or more precisely, the freedoms and values we cherish as a nation. One only has to look back to last month’s federal election, which saw a peaceful […]
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Lois Faragher Dear editor: It has come to my attention to write this letter on behalf of myself and fellow members of the Memorial Sports Centre. This matter has come under scrutiny time and time again as I went through this fiasco a few years ago, as well. Apparently, the […]
Elaine Patricia Spicer passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 in Brantford, Ont. She was the youngest daughter of Edwin and Emma Spicer, formerly of Kingsford Township, Ont. Elaine attended public school at Kingsford #1 School and then Fort Frances High School. She later went on to train for a Registered […]
Robert (“Whitey”) Ashworth, 81, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 at Royal Jubilee Hospital. He leaves behind his wife, Irene, of 58 years; daughter, Tracy; sons, Kirk (Cheryl) and Dale; and grandchildren, Kyla, Brandon, Taylor, Hayley, Justin, Emily, and Jessica. He also leaves behind his […]
Vernon Folke Pearson, 83, of Victoria, B.C., passed away at home on Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 with family and friends close by. Vernon, also known as “Van,” was born Feb. 15, 1932 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Marta (Sundin) Pearson and Victor Pearson, who immigrated to Minnesota from Jamptland, Sweden. […]
GOMEZ PERALTA -Born to William Lisandro Gomez and Kenia Lisardy Peralta de Gomez, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Victoria Lisardy, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. on October 27, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
Joyce Cunningham passed away suddenly on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. She was born Saturday, April 8, 1939 in Winnipeg, Man. She was the only child of Pat and Mary Crawford. On July 17, 1962, Joyce was united in marriage […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Dean Allan Smith, 71, formerly of R.R.# 1 Devlin, Ont., on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Dean was born Jan. 21, 1944 to Milton and Vivian Smith, and grew up on the family farm north of […]
Last week I found myself a bit frustrated—mainly because of having a few too many things on my plate. Even though the cattle sale was behind us, some of the business related to it obviously spills over into the weekdays. And, like many other times before, we seldom hear any […]
