Dear editor: I’m writing this letter not only upset and aggravated, but out of concern for my fellow citizens of Fort Frances. My concern is the danger unsalted sidewalks, alleys, and streets propose to all of our citizens, including and especially senior citizens. My elderly grandmother is in Thunder Bay […]
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NAMAYPOKE-TOM–Born to Zoe Namaypoke and Kyler Tom, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Kyrena Anne Jade, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. on December 5, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
Sarah Pruys Grade 3 students at St. Michael’s School, assisted by a few Grade 1 sheep, performed the song “Shaggy, Smelly Sheep” yesterday afternoon at their Christmas concert. It also included “O Canada” in Ojibwe, an Advent prayer, and many songs sung by the students in Grades 1-3.
Sarah Pruys Zakary Kellar, 10, did “the worm” across the Robert Moore School stage this morning while his Grade 4 class sung “Shake Up Christmas” behind him. The school’s dress rehearsal for its holiday concert was enjoyed by all of the students in the audience, who will wait in their […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-22 C (eight below zero F) and southwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will see some snow in the morning, along with a high of minus-six (21) and low around minus-24 (11 below). Expect southwest winds at 10-15 m.p.h. Thursday […]
Staff The Resolute Forest Products mill here will be shut down over the Christmas holidays. Paper production will cease from Dec. 21 until Jan. 7, Xavier Van Chau, director of Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility for Resolute, told the Times. About 150 employees will be impacted during the two-week outage. […]
Duane Hicks The annual cross-border tug-of-war is expected to see a few changes next July 2. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft told town council last night that one of the changes is to shorten the event’s title from “Pulling for Peace” to the more concise “Peace Pull.” “It’s a branding thing, I […]
Joey Payeur In the strange but true department, having to kill a major penalty may have been just what the Fort Frances Lakers needed last night. Kevin Kurm and Mason Meyer each tallied twice as the Lakers (24-3-0-2) won their second-straight game—a 5-3 decision over the visiting Thunder Bay North […]
Glenn Westover, 87, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Glenn was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 24, 1926 to Milton and Ida Westover (nee Abbott). He attended school in Barwick, Ont., where he lived until 1948, when he moved to Fort Frances. It […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to approve an agreement with Métis Ventures Inc. to help repay arrears of taxes at 714 Armit Ave. Back in February, the Sunset Country Métis sent council a letter asking that a payment plan be entered into with the town for […]
the OPP Thunder Bay OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 near Finmark Road yesterday around 3:10 p.m. A Ford truck was eastbound when the driver lost control of the vehicle, entered the east ditch, and rolled over. A large fuel tank in the bed of the truck […]
