Dear Editor, Re: Elimination of Knights of Columbus Park For the past 50 to 60 years the Town of Fort Frances has developed recreation areas in concert with our local schools in McIrvine, at Walker/St.Francis, at Alexander McKenzie, at Sixth Street, at Robert Moore and the Huffman School sites. My […]
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I almost was caught up Saturday as a local convoy of trucks, cars and SUV’s motored down King’s Highway from the west slowing up traffic. Carrying Canadian flags and announcing they were organized to create freedom for Canadians from the rules imposed on them by the federal, provincial, and municipal […]
Dear editor, As I am pushing towards 99 years of age I thought it would be a good idea to write you one letter before I lose most of my bells and whistles. I am concerned that the International bridge is going to be a headache for every one in […]
Dear editor, It is always a sad thing to witness the ‘fall’ or ‘failure ’of another. Most often two things may happen. I may choose to gloat in the ‘sin’ of the other and possibly feel superior, or I can choose to recognize that we are both fragile beings capable […]
A message from the Royal Canadian Legion: The Royal Canadian Legion strongly condemns the shocking actions of protestors who encroached upon the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Saturday. They jumped on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and parked vehicles on the surrounding grounds. This sacred memorial site commemorates […]
Dear editor, To quote one of the truckers I saw interviewed on CBC yesterday, “Enough is enough.” The “Freedom Convoy,” you have had your convoy, demonstration and protest. You did so without a permit. Somehow you were able to raise awareness of your convoy a week or more in advance […]
Well, I made the mistake of figuring out how many bales I fed in January. Then I had a hot flash. I hope that it was just because of the cold weather otherwise, even with the stuff I bought, I am going to be a little to close for comfort. […]
By Elizabeth Donaldson
Special to the Times
Special to the Times
When I was growing up we never heard terms such as polar vortex or Alberta Clipper and were never under a “Cold Weather Advisory”. The ‘old timers‘ would say,” We are in for a cold snap!” An old tin Fahrenheit thermometer nailed to our clothes line pole gave us an […]
By Jack Elliott
As outlined in the January 26 edition of the Times, the critical problem of having adequate medical practitioners for the Rainy River District has again raised its head. This is a chronic problem made even more desperate by the Covid 19 Pandemic and extreme burnout threatening medical staff across the […]
It’s just amazing what a surgeon can do. My old carcass was in need of some repair, so decided to invest some time and money in getting it overhauled. What? You say that’s like putting a new set of tires on a rusty old car before you take it to […]
It is with great sadness the family of announces that Sandra Gail (Sandy) Piccinato (nee Murray), age 59, of Fort Frances, Ontario, passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at la Verendrye Hospital. Sandy was born on April 9, 1962, in Emo, Ontario, and was the first of three girls […]
Wasii Clan It is with heavy hearts that the family of Daniel Kyle Morrison announces his passing on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born in Winnipeg, Man. to Darlene Morrison and Daniel Burnside. He grew up in Lac La Croix before moving to Fort Frances […]
