It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Melvin Jack Lindsell of Fort Frances on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. Mel was born in Fort Frances on Nov. 2, 1927. He met the love of his life Thelma Alberta Cain, and they were married on Sept. 26, 1951 Mel […]
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The family of Sandra Lee McConnell announces her passing on Jan. 19, 2020 at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre. Sandra was born on Nov. 22, 1951 to Joe and Jesse McCoy, in Fort Frances, Ont.. She married Jack McConnell on Feb. 8, 1969. In August 1978, the two along with […]
It is with profound sadness the family announces the passing of Esther Halverson on Jan. 11, 2020 at the Dryden Regional Health Centre. She was predeceased by her husband, Selmer; mother, Violet Gustafson; and daughter Carolyn. She is survived by daughters June, Alvina, Phyllis; son Ben; numerous grand children and […]
With profound sadness we announce the passing of Elsie Catherine Dupuis, our loving and devoted Mother and Grandmother, on Jan. 22, 2020 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, with her family by her side. Mom was born in Fort William, Ont. on Jan. 20, 1931 and was the chosen daughter of her […]
The family of Robert Nastor is saddened to announce his sudden passing on Jan. 22, 2020 at the age of 73. Robert was born on March 21, 1946 in Kamsack, SK to John and Pearl Nastor. With his family he moved to Fort Frances when he was a young boy. […]
It is with deep sorrow, the family of Josephine Bruyere announces that our Heavenly Father, called our Mother home to his Eternal Kingdom. She passed away peacefully Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020 at the age of 92 with her family at her side. Josephine was born on Dec. 31, 1927 in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Louis Gilbert Jewell announces his passing on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020 at the LaVerendrye General Hospital with family by his side. Louis was born on September 7, 1930 in LaVallee, ON to Gilbert and Ella Jewell. As a young man he […]
Physician recruiter for Riverside Healthcare, Todd Hamilton, delivered a presentation on the local doctor shortage. -Sam Odrowski photo
Dear Editor, Resolute Forest Products Canada Inc. (RFP) closed its Fort Frances pulp and paper mill in February 2014. In the latter part of 2014 and early 2015 Expera tried to buy and operate the pulp and paper mill in Fort Frances. However, Expera suspended its efforts to buy this […]
Dear Editor, I refer to Cynthia Donald’s letter which you published in your January 22nd issue of The Times, as well as the Publisher’s Pen – Solutions needed for Community Housing. Both were so very thought provoking and got me thinking immediately of a huge problem that we Seniors living […]
Stories. Stories told over coffee, between bites of dinner, around a campfire with s’mores. Between friends. Family. Strangers waiting in line. They can be spoken or written. Factual or whimsical. They connect us to our past and shape our future. Stories are truly the ties that bind. I’ll go one […]
Tricia Mitchell of Environment and Climate Change Canada delivered a presentation on boundary waterways, particularly the threat of algae blooms to Lake of the Woods, at the Devlin Hall for the Rainy River District Municipal Association AGM on Saturday. Delegates also heard presentations from the Northwestern Health Unit on coming […]
