Dear editor: Cuts to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) reduce Canada’s ability to do science and our ability to protect the natural world. Seven DFO libraries, including the Eric Marshall Library of the Freshwater Institute at the University of Manitoba and the St. Andrews Biological Station in St. […]
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Dear Mike: I am writing to thank the community for their help in the Kraft “Hockeyville” 2014 contest. With the help of those involved, Fort Frances garnered 265 members on the website and 366 photos/stories posted. I count that as a major accomplishment—but it’s not over yet. The top 16 […]
The call went out—and the community responded in resounding fashion. When nominations for the 2014 Kraft “Hockeyville” competition closed at midnight Sunday, Fort Frances had garnered 265 members as well as 365 uploads of stories/photos in support of our bid. That was well back of Sylvan Lake, Alta., which topped […]
‘Mom, as our hearts ache, we take comfort knowing your heart has reunited with your true love, our Dad’ Sylvia passed away February 8, 2014. Sylvia was born April 24, 1945 to Gertrude Rostie and George Ronmark in Fort Frances, ON. Sylvia lived in Fort Frances in her younger years […]
COUNCILLOR-Born to Jennifer Tupper and Nathanial Councillor, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Kato Scott Nelson, weighing 2 lbs. 6 oz. on January 3, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
It is with great sadness that the family of Winona Eloise Barker announces her passing on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born May 1, 1936 in Burriss, Ont. She was adopted by Heman and Hestor Lennox, growing up in Burriss. On […]
John Handberg, 68, of Nickle Lake passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
John Bueckert, 54, joined his brothers, David and Pete, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. His finals days were spent surrounded by family and friends. John’s life might seem short to some but the quality of existence that was so important to John far exceeds the quantity of time one lives. […]
Elda (Ilda) Kennedy (nee Lind) passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at her home at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sept. 18, 1922 in Rainy River, Ont. She was married to Edwin Kennedy in 1943 and became the mother of six stepchildren, Alan Kennedy, Vivian […]
John Handberg, 68, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
