The memory and legacy of Terry Fox will live on again this Sunday when communities across Canada and around the world stage the annual walk/run that bears his name. Set to go here for the 34th year (registration starts at 1 p.m. at the Sorting Gap Marina), kudos to the […]
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Dear Mr. Editor: We are writing this letter to bring awareness about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. FASD is an umbrella term that describes a range of disabilities that occur as a result of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Consumption of alcohol is one of the most dangerous and harmful things a […]
Evelyn Pearl Grennier (nee Woods) passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014 at Kelowna Hospice House at the age of 79. She is lovingly remembered by her four children, Sandy, Bradley (Karel), Marilyn, and Penney (Nick) Samsom; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Evelyn was predeceased by […]
Robert (Bob) McKelvie passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 in Vancouver, Wash. Bob was born June 23, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Albert (Mac) and Doris McKelvie. After graduation from Fort Frances High School in 1946, he went to work for the Ontario-Minnesota Pulp and Paper Company. In 1968, […]
Linda Darlene Beck, “Bakakoons” from Adik–Caribou Clan, 65, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at the Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Mn. Linda was born Sept. 10, 1948 in Emo, Ont. She grew up at Manitou Rapids First Nation. The former Linda Hunter was […]
Leslie Perrault, 64, passed away Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 in Thunder Bay, Ont. A traditional service was held Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation. A complete obituary will follow.
It is with great sadness that the family of Herman Alfred Anderson announces his passing on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 at the age of 79. Herman is survived by his wife, Jeanette; sons, Michael and wife, Kim, of Fort Frances, Ont. and Bradford and wife, Sharoon, of Red Deer, Alta.; […]
It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Ken (Chick) Faragher Sr. announces his passing, with his family by his side, on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Chick was born July 9, 1945 and raised in Fort Frances, […]
David Edward Frenette passed away, at the age of 20, on Aug. 30, 2014 after a beautiful dive off the Humber River Bridge overlooking Humber Bay and the Toronto skyline. David lived a full and energetic life. He was born Dec. 28, 1993 at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. […]
Linda Darlene Beck, “Bakakoons” from Adik–Caribou Clan, 65, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at the Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Mn. Linda was born Sept. 10, 1948 in Emo, Ont. She grew up at Manitou Rapids First Nation. The former Linda Hunter was […]
