It’s inspirational to hear somebody like 54-year-old Milt Stegall say he’s making a comeback. It’s also delusional. He reported to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ rookie camp last week to show that he still has it, inspiring people his age and older — football players or not, athletes or not — […]
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Dear editor, The G7 leaders – from USA, Germany, Japan, France, United Kingdom, Italy and Canada – will meet in Puglia, Italy, from June 13 to 15. By then, newspapers and media analysts will most likely again tell us they might not all get along on some major issues during […]
Dear editor, I’ve had access to local beef for as long as I can remember. My parents taught my siblings and I that our beef comes from our barn. Luckily, we have supplied many families throughout the district with locally grown beef. Along with many other local farms, who do […]
Life Coach’s Corner By Liz Adam
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
“Spring cleaning is a chance to hit the reset button on your life.” Author unknown The phrase “spring cleaning” may make you feel fresh and invigorated by the thought of cleaning something that’s been bugging you. Or, the thought of spring cleaning may turn you off entirely and feel like […]
The fifth stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series took place this past weekend at Lake Murray, South Carolina. It was a return visit to this lake for the second year in a row, though it was a month later than when we were there last year. I didn’t have a […]
It is hard to believe that we have reached the middle of May! It hasn’t been the best weather, and my lawn is still squishy, but we are below normal in rainfall but also below in heat. I am assuming this why we are not drying up very well. Thankfully […]
Sadly the family announces the passing of Jim Dronyk ,72, of Fort Frances, Ontario, at his residence on Saturday, May 11, 2024. Jim was born in Fort Frances on November 6, 1951 to parents John and Davine Dronyk. Jim was a very private man but he enjoyed music, especially playing […]
Phillip was born to Scottish immigrants Frank and Innes (Pirie) Fraser on October 6, 1930. He passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 7, 2024, at the age of 93. Born in Manitoba, and lived the past 70+ years in LaVallee, Ontario. He was predeceased by his parents Frank and Innes […]
The family of Roberta Parker announce her peaceful passing on May 8, 2024, at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ontario. Roberta was born in Manitou, Manitoba, on April 28, 1949, to Robert and Helen Rendall. Left to cherish her memory is her daughter Jodi. Also surviving her are her […]
This coming weekend is known as Victoria Day Long Weekend when we celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday. The history of Victoria Day goes all the way back to England which declared Victoria Day a national holiday in 1845. It was not until the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 that Canada’s […]
The LaVallee municipality Reeve and councillors have been busy the last few weeks attending functions of importance and education. Reeve Lucille MacDonald and councillors Steve Loshaw, Elaine Hughes and Brendan Hyatt attended the yearly NOMA (Northern Ontario Municipal Association) conference. Lucille shared, ”It was an extremely busy conference with a […]
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The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre (NOIC), a business development agency which serves businesses across northwestern Ontario, recently shared its findings from four roundtable discussions and 32 entrepreneur spotlights that were conducted earlier this year in partnership with NACO. One of the most striking revelations was the sheer number of women […]
