Marina Gerber Dear editor: I applaud the groups of “lay ecologists” who get together to pick up other people’s garbage from roadsides. Actually, I’ve “adopted” a small stretch of “our” road myself and on my garbage walk last week, I picked up 18-20 pieces of garbage in about that many […]
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Patricia Margaret George passed away suddenly on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015 in Hull, Que. She was born Sept. 17, 1946 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Edward and Agnes (Calder) George. On Dec. 5, 1971, she welcomed her only child, Christopher John Robert, into the world. Pat graduated from […]
Donald Lawrence Legaree, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 with members of his family at his side. Born Dec. 26, 1934 in Fort Frances, Ont., Don was raised during the depression and war years. While times were tough, his mother raised Don […]
“Legend says, Hunters don’t die . . . they just go deeper into the woods.” It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Guy Simmons, 62, of Emo, Ont., on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. Guy was born Oct 22, 1953 in Churchill, Man. to William and Nellie […]
Dorothy (Eberly) Steiner, of Stratton, Ont., peacefully passed on, at home, to her eternal reward on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at age 88 years, nine months, and nine days. She was born Feb. 5, 1927 to Clayton and Carrie Eberly at Dalton, Ohio. Early in her life, Dorothy accepted Christ […]
The terrorist attacks like the ones that rocked Paris on Friday night, and the bombing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula two weeks ago, are unleashed with one goal in mind: to spread fear. The economic fallout often is immediate—and potentially devastating—if that fear prevents people from travelling […]
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Lee Harold Millett, 60, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Lee was born in Windsor, N.S. in 1954. He moved to Fort Frances in 1975 and began working at the mill. A few years after […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Ruth Marie Bodnarchuk, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., announces her passing on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Lee Millett, 60, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
After wrapping up most of the “on the water” stuff that I needed to do before the end of October, I got to spend a good chunk of time in my office over the past week. It wasn’t because I wanted to be sitting inside while we were having the […]
