Dear editor: CBC, CBC French, CBCN, and TVOntario are all paid for by us, the Ontario taxpayer. If we put up an antenna to try and get CBC and CBC French (one tower in Blackhawk and a second tower near Emo), only one channel can be tuned in at a […]
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Dear editor: Upon reading Mr. Belluz’ letter to the editor in the April 13 edition of the Times, it struck me that most of the initiatives he cited were from provincial origins. However, it was extremely interesting that Mr. Belluz could recount so many accomplishments to take credit for. It […]
Dear editor: I am trying to follow basic arithmetic formulas to arrive at the logic our town employees, councillors, and mayor are following to arrive at in costing out and charging for the use of water and sewer, but having no success in arriving at a logical answer. There are […]
The board of directors of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship deserves high marks for its efforts to ensure the annual tournament is viable this year—and beyond. Chairman Gord Watson and his crew have worked diligently to cut costs, retain sponsors and drum up new ones, and try to attract […]
Call it a sign of the times. Only incumbent MP John Rafferty chose to open a campaign office here in Fort Frances while the other three candidates—Liberal Ken Boshcoff, Conservative Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann, and Ed Shields of the Greens—opted not to. Mr. Boshcoff cited the limitations on campaign spending, saying he […]
Paul Frederic Hampton passed away Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora, Ont. He was born July 1, 1932 in Regina, Sask. Paul came to Rainy River, Ont. in 1938 with his parents and siblings by railcar. A year later, the family made their […]
Novelli (Nels) Venerus was born in Cordenons, Italy on Jan. 1, 1949, the second son of Cesare and Teresa Venerus. His father moved to Cochenour, Ont. in 1953 to work in the gold mine. Nels, his older brother, Mario, and mother followed by boat, arriving in Canada on Feb. 5, […]
It is with great sadness that the family announce the passing of Mary Sokil, 97, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., at her residence on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Mary was born Aug. 5, 1913 in Winnipeg, Man. to the late Stephan and Christine Burak. She moved to […]
Hayden Beckett Dear Mr. Editor: My name is Hayden Beckett. I am writing to thank all of my coaches from IP1 Timbits hockey. I had a great time in my first season. The coaches and parent volunteers made my first season of hockey amazing! I had a coach who worked […]
Dan Belluz Dear editor: What has the previous school board done over the past number of years? It kept the focus on the students in our system while being fiscally responsible! The previous board created strategic plans that were student-focused and consistently passed balanced budgets that supported the students in […]
Frank Fraser Dear editor: I would like to extend my apologies to the two “young ladies” who were at our front door at 2 a.m. this past Saturday (April 9). We were watching a movie, and dozing off on the couch, when I heard what I thought was something scratching […]
Ken Grynol Dear editor: I wish to applaud all the people who came out to the April 5 public school board meeting in total support of David Kircher. This meeting should have been held in a larger room. The walls were lined up with people standing, both doorways were jammed, […]
