I always get pretty good notice of when the holiday season is approaching because the wives and girlfriends of my fishing friends start sending me messages asking for ideas of what they should get their guys for Christmas. Sometimes this is an easy one for me to answer, especially if […]
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Town council’s decision to maintain term limits on municipal boards and committees, except in cases when there are not enough applicants to fill all the vacancies, was the right one. Given problems in the past of not enough people applying to sit on a particular board or committee, council initially […]
Dear editor: Please accept this open letter to Premier Kathleen Wynne. Dear Ms. Wynne: As a resident of Rainy River District, I am very disappointed in your conduct during the time representatives from this district were at Queen’s Park earlier this month. Scheduling a press conference to coincide with the […]
Nick Batiuk passed away peacefully, with family at his side, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. He was born March 21, 1933 in Kenora, Ont. He moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in 1957. Nick and Betty were married June 18, 1955 in Fort Frances. Nick worked for many years on the […]
Robert Lee Angus passed away, with his family by his side, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital in Edmonton, Alta. He is lovingly survived by his wife of 38 years, Pauline Angus; sons, Patrick (Janine) and Ryan (Jennifer); grandchildren, Zachery and Ryley; and siblings Allan, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of June Marie Hrychuk announce her passing on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. June was born May 31, 1931 in Stratton, Ont. to Tom and Myrtle Jolicouer. Being the eldest of nine children, June was […]
Rudolph (Rudy) John Meyers, 78, passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his parents, John and Mina Meyers. Rudy lived on the family farm in Carpenter Township, from the time he was born until October of last year. He […]
On the morning of Nov. 22, 2014, God call His daughter, Edna Sokoliuk, to her eternal home. Edna was born Aug. 19, 1922 in Birmingham, England, the oldest daughter of seven children born to Percy and Ada Lowe. Edna was married to George Sokoliuk. Edna was training to become a […]
Louis Emile Gerald Cousineau, 85, of 149 Fourth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, shortly after noon on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Louis was born Sunday, May 19, 1929 in Fort Frances to the […]
After a short illness, Laura McConnell, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances with her family by her side. She will be remembered by her loving children, Leslee Lappage of Dryden, Ont., Lyle and wife, Naomi, of Savona, B.C., Cy […]
Dorleen Toffan, 86, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. Funeral mass will be held Friday, Nov. 28, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
The family sadly announces the passing of Anna van Leeuwen (nee Wiersema), 79, of Rainy River, Ont., on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014 at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre. A celebration of Anna’s life will be held Monday, Dec. 1, 2014 at 1 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo, […]
