We, as a family, are sad to announce the passing of Dorothy W. Mitchell on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 at age 95. Dorothy was born April 10, 1918 in Carman, Man. At the age of five, she moved with her parents to Fort Frances, Ont., where her father had a […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Marjorie Martha Hayes on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. Marjorie was born Sept. 20, 1924 and grew up in International Falls, Mn. During her young adulthood, she worked in the […]
Since Nov. 19, when I asked the minister of transportation to address the issue of road maintenance and safety in Northwestern Ontario, my offices have received hundreds of letters from constituents expressing their concerns. Your message is very clear, and I ask that you continue to send letters so I […]
Those grey things running around neighborhoods, and using the power and telephone lines to cross streets, are a nuisance. There are always three in my yard and the mother kicks the young out of her nest in the early fall. Her nest is in a hollow of a tree near […]
Dear editor: I was an attendee at the recent committee of the whole meeting of the Rainy River District School Board for its accommodation reviews. I was stunned and unimpressed by administration’s recommendation to close Sturgeon Creek School and Crossroads School, and the building of a consolidated “super school” in […]
Dear editor: I was in attendance at the Rainy River District School Board’s committee of the whole meeting Nov. 19 regarding the accommodation reviews and left with feelings of disgust and sadness. It pains me to think the senior administration of the RRDSB is even considering closing our district’s best […]
It is with profound sadness that our family announces the passing of Annie Grabowski, 90, wife of the late Edward Grabowski, on Monday, December 2nd, 2013 at Riverside Health Care Facility in Fort Frances, ON. She will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her son Ron and wife Diane […]
Mr. David Lerman passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 at the age 102 after a brief illness. He was born Nov. 27, 1911 in Winnipeg, Man. from immigrant parents Rebecca and Gedali Lerman, who predeceased him. He was predeceased by his three brothers, Morris, Max, and Alex, and one sister, […]
Katherine Buffington, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 9, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. A complete obituary to follow.
David Lerman, 102, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. In memoriam donations may be made to the Rainycrest Auxilary, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., […]
It is with great sadness in their hearts that the family of Dennis “Spig” Perreault announces his passing on Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dennis was born Feb. 13, 1946 to George and Teresa Perreault. On Nov. 5, 1966, Dennis married his […]
The town is taking a proactive approach to our current economic woes by hiring Twist Marketing of Calgary to help establish a unified brand across Fort Frances. Notwithstanding that it is almost 2014 and we’re only now getting around to finding a “brand,” any effort to move our community forward […]
