It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother, and sister, Jessie Ottoson, on her birthday on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Jessie was born Feb. 20, 1916 in Fairlight, Sask. to the late Allan McDougall and […]
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It is with heavy hearts and the deepest of sorrow for the family to announce the sudden passing of a much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Alfreda Kearney (nee Morrisseau), after a lengthy illness at the age of 65. Alfreda went peacefully to Our Heavenly Father on Monday, Feb. […]
Bill KrukoskiAllan T. Bedard Dear editor: Thousands of direct and indirect jobs have been lost to mill closures across this country due to the crisis in the forest products industry. AbitibiBowater has not been immune from this process nor have the citizens across this province—and that includes Fort Frances. With […]
Kim Gosselin Dear editor: I happened to attend the CPR-AED (Automated External Defibrillator) awareness event on Thursday, Feb. 19 at the Memorial Sports Centre. At this time, I would like to acknowledge all those who put this event on, including the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Trillium Foundation, Rainy […]
Len Hettinga Dear editor: I’ve read the articles in the Fort Frances Times dealing with fighting among hockey players during a game. I expected a massive reaction against it but when I heard that 540 hockey fans attended the last game of the Sabres, and a picture of an ongoing […]
Nadia Hedman To the editor: A short update on my request to town council regarding safety concerns with dogs in the back of pickup trucks. My request has been referred to the Planning and Development executive committee. I have continued to send copies of bylaws from different provinces that are […]
There’s a new marketing push underway to promote Rainy Lake as a world-class bass fishery which, by extension, would mean more visitors choosing Fort Frances as a destination rather than just passing through. Yet as that’s being pursued, Pithers’ Point Park—what should be our community’s jewel by the lake—continues to […]
Lowville is a quiet village in Lewis County, N.Y. in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains–population 3,476. This beautiful county has 112 lakes and 2,000 miles of rivers and streams. It is sparsely populated and boasts “more cows than people.” According to the county’s website, it is “a land where […]
It’s not an outdoors shop. It’s not a boat show. It is a fishing show. And the people of Shreveport, La. went out of their way to welcome more than 100,000 out-of-towners to the 2009 Bassmasters Classic. On Sunday evening, as Doug Cain and I were winding down, having dismantled […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Just like gardening outdoors, soil plays a vital role in the survival and growth of your houseplant. The potting soil, or media, in which a plant grows must be of good quality. It should be porous for root aeration and drainage, but also capable […]
By John Rafferty This past week, my Ottawa staff joined me in the riding so they could meet some of the people we work for. It was a busy week, but I think they enjoyed their time. After arriving in Thunder Bay on Friday and having lunch with Margaret and […]
The calves are still coming. It seems a bit slow at the moment, but we always say “they like to wait for the real cold nights to keep you on your toes!” They come when they are ready, no matter what. I have some dates marked down on some and […]
