I just turned 53 years old. Where has the time gone? Where have I been all my life? How did I get here? Turn around and I was 10. Turn around and I was 21. Turn around and I was 40. Turn around and here I am, not yet on […]
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Last week was an eventful one in Ottawa, but not all of our business there had to do with the Senate. While the Senate circus continues with new revelations each day, there actually is work getting done behind the scenes. A good example was the passage of an NDP motion […]
One night last week, I was walking out to my garage to turn some lights off just after supper. As I got closer, I could hear something under a tarp behind the garage where I was keeping some peas that I like to feed deer with (my wife and I […]
Many of us have never been to battle, never seen a comrade fall, never had to make a series of life-or-death decisions–all in the blink of an eye. In fact, to the majority of the population, the concept of fighting for our freedom, or the freedom of others, is as […]
Well, for those of you who didn’t make the RRFA dinner and entertainment night on Saturday, you missed out on a great time! The board was very organized so the meeting portion passed quickly. And congratulations to Elaine Aveyard, who let her name stand to join the current board. Bernie […]
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. I’ve been “Diabetes Aware” since Thea, my youngest daughter, was six. And thanks to the dedicated efforts of Sir Frederick Banting and his colleague, Dr. Charles Best, Thea is alive at age 21. Ninety years ago that wasn’t the case. Those with Type 1 diabetes, […]
There’s really only one place to start this week’s column. I was as surprised as anyone when I got the word last week about Fort Frances Lakers’ assistant coach, assistant general manager, and director of scouting Grant Perreault having been diagnosed with colon cancer. It’s the rare person in this […]
Dear editor: Please accept this open letter to the Senate of Canada. Honourable Senators: As I see it, as the final “court of appeal,” your task is to protect the rights of all citizens against the oppressive power of the state. As the prime minister has said, the Senate is […]
Dear editor: All that I can say is that the walking dead (zombies) made the front page twice in the Fort Frances Times, which only shows that the managing editor is hard up for true front-page coverage. There might have been 400 curious people at the event, which was a […]
To the editor: Our 26th-annual community Christmas dinner is fast approaching and once again will be held on Dec. 25 at Knox United Church from noon-2 p.m. Everyone is welcome, and we will have a bounty of wonderful food, music, fun, and laughter. Volunteers always are needed, however, and again […]
Maurice Shebagegit, 74, of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born March 21, 1939 in Emo, Ont. and had lived in this area all of his life. As a young man, he […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear mother, grandmother, aunt, and sister, Kathleen Grace Buckshot. Kathleen was born April 9, 1937 to Robert and Alice Adams at Couchiching First Nation. She attended St. Margerite’s Residential School until the age of 16. Kathleen was united […]
