Sadly, the family announces the passing of Oscar Emery Burnell, 77, of Emo, Ont., on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont. Oscar was born Jan. 3, 1937 in Middlebro, Man. to Robert and Eleanor Burnell. He left home at the age of 11 to work […]
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It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of June Gail Whalen, nee Whitefield, on Thursday, July 3, 2014. June was born June 16, 1956 in Fort Frances, Ont. to George and Lottie Whitefield. June is survived by her husband and best friend, Rick Whalen; along with […]
It’s safe to say most district families, at some point, have had to travel to Thunder Bay or Winnipeg to access medical services not offered locally. But while such services typically are top-notch, and travel expenses generally covered by the provincial government, having to drive three-and-a-half hours each way is […]
Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of June Gail Whalen, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances at the age of 58. A celebration of June’s life will be held Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Northridge […]
Pauline Ann Grandaw, 84, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Monday morning, June 30, 2014. She was born Jan. 22, 1930, in Chicago, Ill. to Ward and Katherine Zeipen. Pauline graduated from St. Francis de Sales High School in 1947. She worked as a secretary for 12 years before moving […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear father and loving husband, Louis Decaire, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. He was born July 27, 1927 in St. Boniface, Man. Louis worked for Boise Cascade as a papermaker and retired in September, […]
This week, I would like to offer a bit of a recap of the spring session of Parliament that’s now behind us. New Democrats held the Conservative government of Stephen Harper to account for the weak economic growth we are experiencing in Canada, some bad policies that targeted the most […]
I guess I will continue to complain about the weather. I’m actually getting very concerned about it. The weather not only is wreaking havoc on many homes, cabins, and businesses but it is becoming a very serious condition for our farmers. There currently are a lot of unseeded acres, which […]
