Dear editor: I would like to respond to the letter from Ken Perry which appeared in last week’s issue of the Fort Frances Times. I believe I can safely speak for all councillors in stating the new council of the Town of Fort Frances is committed to ensuring that the […]
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Press Release Riverside Health Care hosted local MPP Greg Rickford at La Verendrye General Hospital last Thursday for a public press conference. Alongside Riverside management, board members, staff, and the public, Rickford announced the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care will be providing Riverside with $62,000 in one-time funding for […]
Staff Local poet Judith Johanson, left, signed a copy of her newly-released first collection, “Intersections,” for Rooksana Randeree yesterday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library. Johanson performed readings from the book for about 20 audience members.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and friend, Jean-Pierre “J.P.” Daigle. He entered into rest on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., with family by his side, after a short battle with heart disease. J.P.’s […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Marjorie Ellen McCombe, 74, of Rainy River, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Marjorie was born in Parry Sound, Ont. to Kathleen and Harold McCombe of Bracebridge, Ont. Marjorie […]
Ramona Jean Smith passed away, at the age of 87, on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019 at La Verendre General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Ramona was born to Gladys Eloise and Roy Smith, at home on the family farm north of Barwick, in Chapple Municipality, on June 6, 1931. She […]
With great sadness, the family announces the sudden passing of Todd Ducharme, 57, of Emo, Ont., at his residence on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Todd was born on May 29, 1961 to Laurel and Clarence Ducharme. He worked in B.C. as a carpenter, and also was employed as a surveyor […]
Peter Landry, of Barwick, Ont., passed away suddenly, at the age of 76, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Peter was born on April 19, 1942 in Pinewood, Ont. to Hector and Irene (nee Gouliquer) Landry. As a child, his family moved often […]
The family of Edward Joseph George, 79, is sad to announce his passing on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019. A complete obituary will follow.
A friend of mine from Dawson City recently sent me a joke with the headline, “You must be from Nova Scotia if you shovel snow in the rain.” That’s true, more often than not. But I’m not from Nova Scotia. I’m from Northwestern Ontario, where you have to be hardy […]
It is surprising how the accumulation of snow is deceiving. Through to Christmas, we had very little snow on the ground. And even through to the last week of January, the depth of the snow was not huge. The deer regularly waltzed through the yard and often bedded down either […]
Duane Hicks Dale Ossachuk of Pinewood removed the castor sacs from a beaver Saturday morning during a fur-handling demonstration at the Métis Hall here. These are the scent glands beavers use to mark their territory. Later that day, Ossachuk did a demonstration on a fisher.
