It is with great sadness that the family of Agnes Hill announces her passing on Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 at the UBC Transitional Care Unit in Vancouver, B.C. at the age of 92. Agnes was born in Nagyborzsony, Hungary on Aug. 8, 1921 to Martin and Agnes Kempf. She emigrated […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Louise Frances LaBossiere announces her passing on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Louise was born May 18, 1938 in Prince Albert, Sask. to Gertrude and Harold Neufeld. She married Omer in 1965 […]

The greatest mushroom and blueberry patch in Heaven now has someone special walking there with a huge smile on his face. Joseph (Joe) Olynyk entered into Heaven on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 at the age of 83 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. Joe was born Aug. 26, 1930 in […]

Dear editor: Last week’s bear attack near Peterborough is an important reminder to people, and provincial politicians in particular (because bear management is provincial responsibility), of the benefits of a spring bear hunt. Ontario’s spring bear hunt was a successful wildlife population management tool to assist in maintaining the abundance […]

Dear editor: Re: a notice in the Times last week by the Rainy River District School Board to hold a meeting on Nov. 19 at a business in Fort Frances. This meeting is for the school board to receive information from the three Pupil Accommodation Review processes that were held […]

Dear editor: I am writing you about my dismay at seeing the new Christmas parade format in the Oct. 2 issue of the Times. Having participated in the parade for the past several years with a float, I can’t see the benefit of having a parade of lights parked in […]

Few local issues garner as much emotion and controversy as school closures, and that’s certain to be the case yet again as the local public board wrestles with the future of Donald Young in Emo, Sturgeon Creek in Barwick, and Crossroads in Devlin over the next three months. The Rainy […]

ANGUS–Born to Ashley Shaw and Tommy Angus, of Devlin, Ontario, a boy, Corbin Geoffrey Dean, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on September 26, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

TUESDAY–Born to Taylor Perrault and Brett Tuesday, of Red Gut Bay, Ontario, a boy, Grayson Skylar, weighing 6 lbs. 7 oz. on September 24, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

COMEGAN–Born to Roxanne Handorgan and Sean Comegan, of Morson, Ontario, a boy, Chael William, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. on September 24, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

KABATAY–Born to Emily Potson and John Kabatay Jr., of Seine River, Ontario, a girl, Harper Alexandra, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. on September 21, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

TORKELSON–Born to Jason and Jennifer, nee Martin, of Mine Centre, Ontario , a girl, Rita Joy, weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. on September 21, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.