Jozefa Zielonko, 89, a long-time resident of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away in Winnipeg, Man. on Saturday, April 14, 2001. She was predeceased by her husband, Waclaw. She is survived by her children, son, Anthony, wife, Diane, and three grandchildren of Winnipeg, Man., daughter, Gladys, and husband, Earl Robertson, of […]
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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our husband, father, and friend, Harry Dokuchie, on Friday, April 13, 2001 while awaiting cardiac surgery. Harry was born Aug. 29, 1946 in Fort Frances, Ont. but later moved to Thunder Bay, Ont., where he made his home. Harry leaves […]
It will be mostly clear tonight but with patchy fog. Expect an overnight low around minus-four C (25 F) and northwest winds at 10-20 mph. Tomorrow will be sunny early on, with increasing cloudiness later. Expect a high of seven (45) and low near minus-one (30), with continued northwest winds […]
After competing in the regional qualifier in Atikokan on Wednesday, more than half of the Muskie badminton squad will move on to the finals. “It went well, it went very well,” noted Fort High teacher Greg Ste. Croix, the badminton athletic director. “It was a different result from what I […]
Anyone planning to attend the 19th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet here and haven’t got a ticket yet, you’d better act fast–there’s only 20 left. “I would think we’re going to be sold out by Monday or Tuesday,” said DU member Larry Cousineau, who’s also in charge of ticket sales. Tickets for […]
Fort Frances is taking its time to decide on a policy-setting fee for a local businessman to install antennae on the municipal water tower. Discussed a year ago, the request to put an antenna on the water tower here was renewed by Jam Net 21 Internet provider Dave Ashworth at […]
It’s still on the assembly line in Wichita, Kan. but Rusty Myers Flying Service Ltd. here has added a $2-million plane to its fleet. The company, which caters to tourists and resort owners who want to reach remote cabins or hunting and fishing spots, has purchased its first turbine engine […]
Book lovers will have the chance to buy a variety of titles tomorrow when “Books are Fun,” a Winnipeg-based business, holds its second-annual book fair at the Fort Frances Public Library. “We had a book fair around Christmas last year,” said head librarian Margaret Sedgwick. “We had a small problem […]
It appears “Quest for the Best” will be staged this fall in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce trade show instead of a summer event like Fun in the Sun or the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. “We decided to do ‘Quest’ with the trade show. It still has to […]
Laurie Bedard is very pleased with the response she has gotten of late about the Easter eggs she currently has on display at the Fort Frances Public Library. A self-taught artist, Bedard’s talent for taking an ordinary egg and transforming it into a beautiful piece of art is something that […]
The Fort Frances Times won top honours in the Best On-Line Edition category of the 2000 Better Newspapers Competition staged by the Ontario Community Newspapers Association. The award, handed out Saturday night during the OCNA’s spring convention in Toronto, was accepted by Lincoln Dunn of the Times’ Electronic Publishing Division. […]
Dear Mr. Behan: I’m a network analyst and network architect with seven years of broadband engineering and public carrier experience (American market). I read the editorial “Ominous Numbers” (April 4) and would like to explain why I will soon become another statistic. Despite all the rhetoric and brouhaha over Bell […]
