This past week, the Conservative government of Stephen Harper defeated an NDP motion to help Canada’s veterans during what is sure to be a slash-and-burn budget process this spring. As part of the Conservative government’s spending review and desire to cut its massive budget deficit, each department has been asked […]
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In the past six weeks I’ve written about outing the “elephant” (suicide), how joy is medicine, how books take me places, my black cape, a roller-coaster ride, and my desperate need for tweezers and for advocates who will listen and not give advice. The latter are worth their weight in […]
I don’t like to drink coffee. Actually, I’m not particularly fond of any hot drinks, so it isn’t just coffee. Tea, hot chocolate, and hot toddies all fall into the category of “I don’t like.” My mouth burns easily compared to my friends, who can swallow steaming coffee straight from […]
I originally thought of Bill Fontana as being irascible. The first time I learned of him was in the office of the Fort Frances Times that then was located on Church Street; he was in meeting with Carl Schubring, the newspaper’s editor at the time. Bill was loud. He seemed […]
When I first met the poems of Toyohiko Kagawa, I was 21 years old. Young and carefree! My good friend, Margaret Meyer, and I were roommates as we worked at the church publishing house for the summer. We were both writers and loved poetry. So that summer, we read poetry […]
In recent months and years, a great deal of attention has been paid to the impacts of bullying in our schools. A lot of this attention has been focused on high-profile suicides that have been caused by bullying. As a result, the government introduced Bill 13, better known as anti-bullying […]
Emo residents are determined Donald Young School won’t suffer the same fate as Alexander MacKenzie, Sixth Street, and Huffman here in Fort Frances. That certainly was the message delivered loud and clear by the 80 people who turned out last Wednesday night for the fourth and final public consultation by […]
Kieth William Watson, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the age of 66. Kieth was born April 16, 1945 to Melvin and Florence Watson. Along with his family, they lived in Calm Lake, Ont. before later moving to Fort Frances, […]
On Friday, March 9, 2012, God called Hinderika “Rita” Sieders home. She passed away peacefully, with her family at her side, at the age of 85. Rita was born Feb. 16, 1927, the oldest of three children, to Thie and Jacoba (Schuurman) Zwinderman in Nieuwe Pekela, The Netherlands. Rita left […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our loving mother, Anne Glowasky (new Sawchuk), on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Mom was predeceased by her husband, Anthony Glowasky; daughter, Carolyne Dawson; parents, Anastasia and Metro Sawchuk; brothers, George, […]
William “Bill” Fontana, 85, of 258 Scott St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Oct. 21, 1926 in Fort Frances to the late Andrew and Clementina Fontana. Bill is survived by his two brothers, Larry (Betty) […]
Brigitte Henzmann Dear editor: We are a family with seven children and live out in the country on a small farm along with our dairy cow, some beef cattle, a donkey, some horses, and other smaller critters. We share this land with a variety of wild animals, as well, such […]
