Congratulations to Trista Barker (daughter of Joe and Lisa) and Bryden Russell, who were wed Saturday in Langley, B.C. They will be honoured at a reception later this month. • • • Congratulations, as well, to Jamie and Caylee Woolsey on the birth of their first child. A baby boy […]
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Among domestic animals used for food, there are three major ones: cattle, pigs, and sheep. Sheep have a great advantage for the farmer. They not only produce meat (lamb and mutton), but they also produce wool. The fur of sheep has been used for hundreds of years to make all […]
The new year is coming up and soon we can say good-bye to 2007. It was an interesting year, giving us all kinds of constantly changing weather. We didn’t have a lot of snow to contend with but things went right to the bottom of the freezer in February, when […]
When Pat, Roger, and family moved into the summer cottage converted into a year-round house, a good portion of the local mouse population moved in, as well. It’s nearly impossible to make a tight, new home mouse-proof. An old house is like Grand Central Station for the residents of Mouseville. […]
NINA VIOLET TICHONIUK Nina Violet Tichoniuk (nee Butler) passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She is survived by her son, Guy Pearson, and grandson, Christopher; and two sisters, Sharon and Joyce and their families. She was predeceased by her mother, Mary Smith; […]
Dear editor: The holiday season is upon us and once again Barb and Charlie Turgeon have turned their home on First Street East into a winter wonderland. They obviously enjoy bringing the holiday spirit to folks who take the time to stop and enjoy the nativity scene, animated figures, music, […]
Dear editor: The snow has arrived and the snowmobile season is here. Are you ready, and parents are your kids legal? In Ontario, you must be at least 12 years of age and have a snowmobile driver’s permit to drive off your own property. To ride on a road, or […]
Dear editor: I was reading the letters to the editor in the Times last week, one of them was very familiar to me. Sheila McMahon had some decorations stolen off her deck between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on the previous Sunday morning (Dec. 9). I, too, lost decorations that […]
While still considering whether or not to purchase a “Communities in Bloom Ontario” membership for 2008, council agreed Monday night that if the town is to join, local volunteers will be needed to help spearhead the initiative. In a report to council, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown noted Parks […]
With the Northwestern Health Unit’s annual ’flu shot clinics wrapping up for the season, the program manager for infectious disease noted more people were vaccinated this year than last. “We’re over the number of ’flu shots that we’ve given at this point this year than we were all last season, […]
Want to get a Borderland resident a Christmas gift that’s bound to go up in value in the New Year? Then buy them a bridge card or two before Dec. 31. The Times has learned that bridge cards sold at Canada Safeway are expected to go up in price by […]
As of Jan. 1, the Town of Fort Frances will require local residents and property owners to obtain a building permit prior to the construction or erection of tarped-style storage shelters. “By definition of the Building Code Act and its regulation, the Ontario Building Code, fabric-covered shelters are considered as […]
