Dear editor: I am writing to you on behalf of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. This week, voting resumed for Knox United Church in Fort Frances to get to the next level of funding in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge. The festival has had a wonderful […]
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Dear editor: TransCanada’s promotions sing the praises of Energy East and oil, creating jobs and prosperity. The sugary words and smiling faces hide the costs. Energy East will permit a doubling of oil production in the tar sands by 2020. We must oppose this massive increase. Existing pipelines can do […]
Dorleen “Dot” Toffan, 86, passed away on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dorleen’s parents, Jane (Broughton) and Duncan Hughes, left England in 1919 as newlyweds aboard the Orduna to begin a new life in Canada. Dorleen, one of eight children, was born on […]
Anna van Leeuwen (nee Wiersema) passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. following a long, courageous battle with cancer. Anna is survived by her children, Tom (Liz), Annette (Dave), Florence (Guy), Joyce, and Jim; grandchildren, Erin, Jason, Joyce, Laura, Tristan, Kaitlin, […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Diane Patricia Kirk, 57, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, with her family by her side, at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Diny was born March 8, 1957 in Fort Frances to […]
It is with heavy hearts and great sorrow that the family of Gerald Alfred Brown announces his peaceful passing on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Gerald was born July 1, 1920 in Stratton, Ont. to Alfred and Clara Brown. He attended Pattullo #6 […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Gerald Alfred Brown announces his passing on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances, with Rev. […]
The family sadly announces the passing of Jennie George, 74, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral mass will take place Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church at Couchiching First Nation. Visitation […]
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Diane Patricia Kirk, 57, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, with her family by her side, at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Diny was born March 8, 1957 in Fort Frances to […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Connie Marie Cuthbertson share the news of her passing on November 25, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital. Surrounded by her family she passed peacefully after a bravely fought battle with a very rare form of cancer. Connie was born […]
Dorleen “Dot” Toffan, 86, passed away on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dorleen’s parents, Jane (Broughton) and Duncan Hughes, left England in 1919 as newlyweds aboard the Orduna to begin a new life in Canada. Dorleen, one of eight children, was born on […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Connie Marie Cuthbertson shares the news of her passing on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
